Emmerich Rath (5 November 1883,

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– 21 December 1962,

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) was a German Bohemian athlete who competed in the

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and in the

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for

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Biography

Rath has been described as a "sporting all-rounder". He won the heavyweight

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championship of Germany.Kent, Graeme. (2008). ''Olympic Follies: The Madness and Mayhem of the 1908 London Games: A Cautionary Tale''. JR Books. p. 131. He was a

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from his youth. In 1908, he finished 25th in the

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. He also participated in the 10 mile walk competition and was eliminated in the first round. Four years later, he finished 33rd in the Olympic marathon race. He also participated in the cross country race but did not finish. In 1914, he was part of the Czech ice hockey team at the European Championships in Berlin. Rath competed in

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contests and was a pioneer

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* 1883 births 1962 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Austrian male cross-country skiers Austrian male marathon runners Austrian male long-distance runners Austrian male race walkers Austrian vegetarianism activists Czech ice hockey players Czech male boxers Czech male cross-country skiers Czech male long-distance runners Czech male marathon runners Czech male race walkers German Bohemian people Olympic athletes for Austria Olympic cross country runners People associated with physical culture Sportspeople from Prague {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub