Alfred König
Alfred König, also known as Ali Ferit Gören and Alfred Göring (born 2 October 1913-1987), was an Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter. He was Austrian national champion in the 200m juniors in 1932, the 400m in 1936, the 4x100m relay in 1937, and the 4x400m relay in 1934 and 1937. At the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, he won a gold medal in the 200m, was part of the gold medal winning 4x400m relay, won a silver medal in the 400m, and won a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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| Nationality | Austrian Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1913 Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1987; 74 years old Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Vienna, Austria, and Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hakoah Vienna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He moved to Turkey following the Anschluss in 1938, and running under the name Ali Ferit Gören in 1938 he broke the Turkish national record while winning the 1938 Balkan Games 400 m title. In 1939, he successfully defended his 400m Balkan Games gold medal, and won three other medals.