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Karl Hein (athlete)

Karl Hein, German hammer thrower (died 1982)

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Born
June 11, 1908
Died
July 10, 1982
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1908

About Karl Hein (athlete)

Karl Hein was a German hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Karl Hein (11 June 1908 – 10 July 1982) was a German hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Hein won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw competition. Hein won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1937 AAA Championships and in 1938 he set two world records and won the European title. He won the German national championships in 1946–47 and placed second in 1956.

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Karl Hein (athlete) timeline

  1. Karl Hein (11 June 1908 – 10 July 1982) was a German hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
  2. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Hein won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw competition.
  3. Hein won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1937 AAA Championships and in 1938 he set two world records and won the European title.
  4. He won the German national championships in 1946–47 and placed second in 1956.

The world when Karl Hein (athlete) was born

Karl Hein (athlete) was born in 1908. 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.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Karl Hein (athlete)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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