Richard Rau
Richard Rau ( born August 26, 1889 in Berlin, † November 6, 1945 in Wjasma, Soviet Union ) was a German sprinter who successfully in the years before and after the First World War, 1909-1920 a total of ten times German champion in the 100 and 200 meter was.
Life
He started at first for the club 05 West Berlin, then for the SC Charlottenburg, which preserves his memory in the form of Richard Rau Memorial sports events up to the present day.
After ending his playing career Rau was from 1920 Judge at SC Charlottenburg. He applied for membership in the Nazi Party and was accepted. During the Second World War he was an officer in the Waffen-SS. Rau died at the age of 56 years in a Soviet POW camp.
Richard Rau had a competition weight of 62 kg at a height of 1.72 m.
World Record
Rau was multiple record runner. In 1911 he scored with 10.5 s over 100 and 22.0 s over 200 meters two German records. His record for the 100 meters was only improved in 1926 by Helmut Körnig to 10.4 s ( setting the world record held by Charles Paddock ). His record in the 200 meters, he improved on 28 June 1914 themselves, and equal to four tenths to 21.6 s could this power be only ten years later undercut by Hubert Houben ( 21.5 s ).
Out unlucky it was that in 1912 official record lists were introduced about 100 meters until the summer of the year in which the American Donald Lippincott and its way past Stockholm on July 6 10.6 s was allowed to enter first, a time that Rau one year earlier (1911 ) and achieved improved twice in the following years was:
- On 28 May in Prague ( 10.6 s )
- On July 9 in Berlin ( 10.6 s )
- On August 13, 1911 in Braunschweig ( 10.5 s )
- On May 2, 1912 in Munich ( 10.5 s )
These times, however, were neither officially recognized as the 10.5 s, which had run Erwin core on May 26, 1912 in Munich, or 10.4 s, which generated Viktor Hötter on June 14, 1914 in Münster.
Rau took part in the Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912. There he was with the German relay in the intermediate run of 4 x 400 - meter relay world record. The Otto Rohr, Max Hermann, Erwin core and cage rotor Richard Rau on July 8, achieved 42.3 s were recognized as the first world record in this discipline by the IAAF. In the final, the German quartet was disqualified. It won the British ( David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor D' Arcy, Willie Applegarth ) in 42.4 s before the Swedes ( Ivan Möller, Charles Luther, Ture Persson, Knut Lindberg ) in 42.6 s over 200 m was Rau in 22.2 s fourth behind Ralph Craig ( 21.7 s ), Donald Lippincott ( 21.8 s ) and Willie Applegarth ( 22.0 s ).
Other successes
German Championships:
Olympic games
1912 Stockholm:
- Fourth of over 200 m in 22.2 s
- World record in the 4 × 100 m in 42.3 s