Arno BIEBERSTEIN

German swimmer Arno Bieberstein won a gold medal in the 100 backstroke at the 1908 London Olympics. From 1905-07 he was German champion in the 100 back. Bieberstein competed for SC Hellas Magdeburg. By profession he was a bank clerk. In 1988 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. As a result of a serious accident in childhood Bieberstein suffered from epilepsy. In 1918 while sun bathing on the diving platform in Hellas bath he suffered a seizure from which he died tragically.