Gerhard Stöck
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Born | 28 July 1911 Kaiserswalde, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 March 1985 (aged 73) Hamburg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put, javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Charlottenburg, Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | SP – 16.49 m (1939) JT – 73.96 m (1935)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerhard Karl Eduard Stöck (28 July 1911 – 29 March 1985) was a German athlete. He won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 1936 Summer Olympics and placed third in the shot put.
Stöck was the son of a butcher. He was born in Kaiserswalde in 1911, a small village now located in Poland, and grew up in the
Stöck had a degree in
Stöck was married and raised an athletic family. His daughter, Jutta Stöck, became an Olympic sprinter, while his son-in-law, Peter Hertel, was a 1966 world champion in rowing. His grandson, Ole Hertel, was a competitive shot putter and discus thrower.[2]
In the lead up to Operation Uranus, Stöck was the one who reported an expected Soviet attack that day to General Schmidt's division, this attack was the first of the operation. The message was not passed on to Schmidt however as it was thought to be another false alarm. This lack of early response is thought to have contributed to the Soviet success of Operation Uranus. [3]
References
- ^ a b Gerhard Stöck. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b c Gerhard Stöck Archived 22 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ISBN 0-14-024985-0.