Richard Max Ritter (November 7, 1886 – May 24, 1974) was a
German
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freestyle and
backstroke
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swimmer
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who competed in the
1908 Summer Olympics
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and in the
1912 Summer Olympics
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.
Biography
He was born in
Magdeburg
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Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...
and died in
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
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...
.
In 1908, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the
100 metre backstroke competition.
Four years later, at the 1912 Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the
100 metre freestyle event. In the
400 metre freestyle competition, he won his heat in the first round and advanced to the next round but did not start in his semi-final heat. He was also a member of the German relay team, which finished fourth in the
4x200 metre freestyle relay event.
See also
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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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References
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profile*
1886 births
1974 deaths
Sportspeople from Magdeburg
Swimmers from Saxony-Anhalt
German male backstroke swimmers
German male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Germany
Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Presidents of World Aquatics
20th-century German sportsmen
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