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Gottfried Fuchs

Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (died 1972)

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Born
May 3, 1889
Died
February 25, 1972
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1889

About Gottfried Fuchs

Gottfried Erik Fuchs, also known as Godfrey Fuchs, was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national team in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics. He left Germany to escape the Holocaust, as he was Jewish, and ultimately emigrated to Canada. This performance of 10 goals in one international match tied a record set by Sophus Nielsen at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which remained on the books until 2001. He had the record of being the top German scorer in one match.

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Gottfried Fuchs timeline

  1. This performance of 10 goals in one international match tied a record set by Sophus Nielsen at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which remained on the books until 2001.
  2. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national team in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics.

The world when Gottfried Fuchs was born

Gottfried Fuchs was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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