Karel Hartmann
Karel Hartmann | |||
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Born |
Příbram, Austria-Hungary | 6 July 1885||
Died |
c. 16 October 1944 (aged 59) Auschwitz, German-occupied Poland | ||
Position | Rover | ||
National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
Playing career | 1909–1928 | ||
Medal record |
Karel Hartmann (6 July 1885 – c. 16 October 1944) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the Olympic games in 1920. He was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal in Antwerp.[1] He and his family were killed in the Holocaust.
Biography
[edit]Hartmann was born in Trhové Dušníky[2] into a Czech Jewish family, to parents Max and Emilie, nee Hammerschlag. His great-uncle was Moritz Hartmann.[3] In 1922 he succeeded Paul Loicq as vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.[4] In 1923 he was appointed the President of the Czechoslovak Hockey Association On 23 July 1942, two weeks after his 57th birthday, he was transported from Prague to the Terezín Ghetto.[3] From there on 16 October 1944, Hartmann, his wife and their two sons were transported to Auschwitz concentration camp, where Karel and Edita were most likely murdered upon arrival.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karel Hartmann". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "Karel Hartmann Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Karel Hartmann". holocaust.cz. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2021. (in Czech)
- ^ "1914-1933". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- 1885 births
- 1944 deaths
- Czech people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp
- Czech Jews who died in the Holocaust
- Czech ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- People from Příbram District
- Czechoslovak Jews
- Ice hockey people from the Central Bohemian Region
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Czechoslovak ice hockey forwards
- Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen
- Jewish sportspeople
- Czech ice hockey player stubs