Adolf Gruber

Dolfi Gruber
	Pawson (2), Kantorek (1) and Gruber (3), Enschede Marathon (1959)
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	15 May 1920; Vienna, Austria
Died	7 January 1994 (aged 73); Vienna, Austria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running/Marathon
Club	Wiener AC / ATSV Auersthal

Adolf Gruber (15 May 1920 – 7 January 1994) was an Austrian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952, 1956 and the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Gruber won 33 Austrian titles over varying distances ranging from 3,000 metres to the marathon distance.^[2] In addition to athletics he competed in football, cycling, speed skating and table tennis.^[2] His personal best time in the marathon was 2:23:30.

After training in hotel management and then teaching, he was drafted into World War II where he was seriously wounded. He underwent 13 operations on his left upper arm following a wound inflicted by a amchine gun.^[2]

Gruber finished second behind Colin Kemball in the marathon event at the British 1958 AAA Championships from Windsor to Chiswick on 28 June.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Gruber Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.