Karl Ritter von Halt

Dr Karl Ritter von Halt, born Karl Ferdinand Halt (June 2, 1891 – August 5, 1964) was a German sport official and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was born and died in Munich.

In 1912 he finished 22th in the javelin throw competition and 14th in the shot put event. He also participated in the pentathlon competition. There he was eliminated in the third event because he did not finish his 200 m run. He also participated as a member of the German team in the first round of the 4x100 metre relay competition.

In the decathlon he finished ninth.

After he received the Military Order of Max Joseph in 1921 he became Karl Ritter von Halt.

Karl Ritter von Halt led the Sports Office of the Third Reich, Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen (NSRL), taking over from Arno Breitmeyer as "Reichssportführer" in 1944. He remained the NSRL leader until the office and the organization were disbanded in 1945 following Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II.

He led the National Olympic Committee of Germany between 1951 and 1961, succeeding Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg.

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* [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath06dem.html list of German athletes]