Charles Haberkorn

Charles Haberkorn (born Karl Haberkorn; 16 November 1880 – 26 November 1966), later Habercorn, was a German-American tug of war competitor and wrestler who participated in both sports in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Charles Haberkorn
Personal information
Birth nameKarl Haberkorn
Born(1880-11-16)16 November 1880[lower-alpha 1]
Kingdom of Württemberg
Died26 November 1966(1966-11-26) (aged 86)
St Louis, Missouri
Sport
Sporttug of war
Medal record
Olympic Games
Men’s Tug of war
Representing Mixed team
1904 St. LouisTeam competition

In the 1904 Olympics, he won a bronze medal as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team,[2] which is officially considered a mixed team.[3]

As a wrestler, he competed in the freestyle lightweight category and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He was born in Württemberg, Germany and died in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]

Haberkorn was born in the Kingdom of Württemberg and immigrated to St. Louis in 1894 with his family. He became a U.S. citizen in 1911.[5]

He died in November 1966, two days after being severely burned in an accident trying to light his gas oven.[6]

Notes
  1. Some sources incorrectly give his birth date as March 31, 1874.[1]

References
  1. "Obituaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016.
  2. "Olympic". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26.
  3. IOC. "St. Louis 1904 tug of war men Results - Olympic tug-of-war". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  4. "Charles Haberkorn". Olympedia. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. Missouri, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856–1942
  6. Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910–1969
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