Trieloff was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team. He was the third runner on the squad, running 400 metres. He followed Arthur Hoffmann and Hans Eicke, each of whom ran 200 metres, and was followed by Hanns Braun running the 800.
The team dominated the first round, defeating the Dutch team easily with a time of 3:43.2. In the final, though, the Germans could not match the American team. Trieloff in third place when he started his leg, and finished five yards behind the second place Hungarian team. Braun was able to move into second place at the very end of the race, however, giving Trieloff a silver medal.
Trieloff also competed in the 400 metres event, finishing second in his first round heat and not advancing to the final.
Referencesedit
^"Otto Trieloff". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Sourcesedit
Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2006.
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otto, trieloff, otto, paul, trieloff, november, 1885, july, 1967, german, athlete, competed, 1908, summer, olympics, london, born, duisburg, died, essen, rüttenscheid, olympic, medal, recordmen, athleticsrepresenting, germany1908, london, medley, relaytrieloff. Otto Paul Trieloff 17 November 1885 6 July 1967 was a German athlete He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London He was born in Duisburg and died in Essen Ruttenscheid 1 Olympic medal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting Germany1908 London Medley relayTrieloff was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team He was the third runner on the squad running 400 metres He followed Arthur Hoffmann and Hans Eicke each of whom ran 200 metres and was followed by Hanns Braun running the 800 The team dominated the first round defeating the Dutch team easily with a time of 3 43 2 In the final though the Germans could not match the American team Trieloff in third place when he started his leg and finished five yards behind the second place Hungarian team Braun was able to move into second place at the very end of the race however giving Trieloff a silver medal Trieloff also competed in the 400 metres event finishing second in his first round heat and not advancing to the final References edit Otto Trieloff Olympedia Retrieved 5 March 2021 Sources editCook Theodore Andrea 1908 The Fourth Olympiad Being the Official Report London British Olympic Association De Wael Herman 2001 Athletics 1908 Herman s Full Olympians Retrieved 25 July 2006 Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 25 July 2006 nbsp nbsp This article about an athletics Olympic medalist for Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Trieloff amp oldid 1156376673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
