Julius Wagner
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Competed in Intercalated Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Bruno Julius•Wagner |
| Used name | Julius•Wagner |
| Born | 12 October 1882 in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Died | 2 March 1952 in Bern, Bern (SUI) |
| Measurements | 185 cm / 82 kg |
| Affiliations | Turnverein Reutlingen/Fußball Club Bern |
| NOC |
| Medals | IG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Julius Wagner was a native German. In 1906 he competed for Germany at the Athina Olympics. The same year he married a Swiss woman and gained Swiss nationality. In 1908 and 1912 he then represented Switzerland at the Olympics. In 1906 he participated in seven athletics disciplines, tug-of-war (winning gold) and three gymnastics disciplines. He competed in the hammer throw in 1908 and the pentathlon in 1912.
Wagner worked as a publisher and wrote books about each Olympic Games from 1912-48. In his era he was one of the world’s best-known sports historians. He was co-founder of the Swiss NOC (Schweizerisches Olympisches Comitee) in 1912 and was a board member until 1942. In 1920 he was among the founders of the Zurich newspaper Sport. Wagner also served as a member of the Organizing Committee of the 1928 St. Moritz Winter Olympics. From 1912-15 he was president of the Swiss Football Association.
Personal Best: 100 – unknown; LJ – unknown; SP – 12.10 (1098); HT – unknown.