Arno Bieberstein

Arno Bieberstein (October 24, 1884[1] in Magdeburg – July 7, 1918[2] in Magdeburg) was a German backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3]

A photo of Bieberstein's 1908 Olympic Gold Medal
Bieberstein's 1908 Olympic Gold Medal
Arno Bieberstein
Personal information
BornOctober 24, 1884
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 London 100 m backstroke

He won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke event and did not compete in any other competition.

In 1906 and 1907, he became German champion in backstroke as member of his homebased SC Hellas Magdeburg.

Notes and references
  1. dataOlympics profile Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "duni-magdeburg.de profile". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  3. "Arno Bieberstein". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.


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