August Heim
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | August•Heim |
| Used name | August•Heim |
| Born | 13 March 1904 in Offenbach am Main, Hessen (GER) |
| Died | 8 May 1976 in Offenbach am Main, Hessen (GER) |
| Affiliations | FC Offenbach, Offenbach am Main (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
German fencer August Heim was German foil champion in 1930, 1932 and 1937, and German sabre champion in 1933-35 and 1938. At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics he was eliminated in the first round of team foil. In 1936, he returned to the Olympics in Berlin, winning two bronze medals both with the foil and sabre teams. Individually Heim was eliminated in the second round of the foil and sabre. In 1931, 1935 and 1937 Heim won another three bronzes in team sabre at the Unofficial Fencing Worlds. After World War II he became a coach at his homeclub of Offenbacher FC.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Fencing | GER |
August Heim | |||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 p1 r1/4 | ||||
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Fencing | GER |
August Heim | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 5 p3 r2/5 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 4 p3 r2/4 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (0–0–4 1931 Wien bronze: sabre team; 1934 Warszawa bronze: foil team; 1935 Lausanne bronze: sabre team; 1937 Paris bronze: sabre team)