Karl Storch

Background

He was born in Fulda.

Career

The coal dealer, father of four daughters, stood 1,84m, with a weight of 110 kg in competition. Karl Storch was awarded the Rudolf Harbig-Gedächtnispreis in 1954.

Achievements

• The member of South Carolina Borussia Fulda competed for Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal (invalid - 56,45m - 58,18m - 58,86m - 57,80m - 58,38m).