Paul Weinstein (athlete)
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Paul Weinstein was a German
athlete who competed in the early twentieth century.
He was born in Wallendorf
.
He won the bronze medal in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
in the high jump
. Samuel Jones
won the gold medal and Garrett Serviss won silver. Weinstein also competed in the pole vault event
and finished seventh.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
athlete who competed in the early twentieth century.
He was born in Wallendorf
Wallendorf
Wallendorf is a municipality in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Sauer river. It was first mentioned in an old document from 1136 as "Vualcheresdorf". Wallendorf has 388 inhabitants. It is located on the German side of a bridge connecting it to the Luxembourgish town of...
.
He won the bronze medal in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was...
in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
. Samuel Jones
Samuel Jones (athlete)
Samuel "Sam" Symington Jones was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the high jump where he won the gold medal.-External links:*...
won the gold medal and Garrett Serviss won silver. Weinstein also competed in the pole vault event
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Seven pole vaulters from two nations participated...
and finished seventh.