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Autograph - Toni Merkens

Autograph - Toni Merkens

LOT US1-229
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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
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US LOT US1-229
EAN 4000000000250
US LOT US1-229
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 4000000000250
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
US LOT US1-229
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 4000000000250
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945
Autograph


Description

Nice autogrpah setup.

Nikolaus Anton "Toni" Merkens (June 12, 1912 – June 20, 1944) was a racing cyclist from Germany and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he won the gold medal in the men's 1000 meter match sprint event.

Merkens trained as a bicycle mechanic with Fritz Köthke. In 1933 he won his first German championship in sprint. In 1934, he was able to repeat this success and also won the British Open Championships and the Grand Prix de Paris. At the World Championships he finished fourth. In 1935 he again won the championships in Germany and the UK and the Paris Grand Prix. At the World Championships in Brussels, he also won the title in the final against Dutch cyclist Arie van Vliet 2-1.

During the first race of the 1936 Olympic final, Merkens clearly interfered with Arie van Vliet, but no foul was called by the officials. Van Vliet also lost the second race of the final and received the silver medal. After a protest by the Dutch team, Merkens, rather than being disqualified, was fined 100 marks.

Merkens turned professional immediately after the 1936 Olympics. In 1937 and 1939, he was German Vice Champion in the sprint. In 1940 he was the German champion in stayers, and was Vice Champion in 1941. In 1942 he won the German professional championship in the sprint and was Vice Champion again in the stayers.

Merkens was drafted into the army in 1942. Merkens was killed in World War II fighting the Soviets on the Eastern Front. He was struck between the heart and lungs by a shell splinter, and died in a hospital in Wildbad after becoming ill with meningitis.


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History Trader Inc., 521 Thorn Street #165, Sewickly, PA 15143-0165, USA