Philipp Strauch (8 August 1862 – 3 October 1924) was a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

from the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

, who represented his native country at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

Nynäshamn Nynäshamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 13,510 inhabitants in 2010. While interest in the area as a potentially useful port grew from the mid-19th century, it was only ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. Strauch took the bronze in the

10 Metre The International Ten Metre Class is a ''construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule (sailing), International Rule. At their heyday, Me ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strauch, Philip 1862 births 1924 deaths Male sailors (sport) from the Russian Empire Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre Olympic sailors for the Russian Empire Olympic bronze medalists for the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian sportsmen