Karol Rómmel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympic medal record
Men’s Equestrian
Bronze 1928 Amsterdam Team three-day event

Karol Rómmel (Russian: Карл Альфонсович (Alfonsovich) Руммель, German: Karol von Rommel; born May 23[1], 1888 in Hrodna - died March 7, 1967 in Elbląg) was a Russian/Polish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1912 he participated for Russia in the individual jumping competition and finished fifteenth.

Twelve years later he participated for Poland. He finished tenth in the individual three-day event and seventh with the Polish team in the team three-day event. He also placed tenth in the individual jumping. As a member of the Polish jumping team he finished sixth in the team jumping competition.

In 1928 again representing Poland he won the silver medal in the team three-day event with his horse Doneuse after finishing 26th in the individual three-day event.

He served in World War I as well as in World War II and was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp and in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.

Juliusz Rómmel was his elder brother.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ other sources report his day of birth: May 22

[edit] External links