Adolf Gruber

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]

Dolfi Gruber

Pawson (2), Kantorek (1) and Gruber (3), Enschede Marathon (1959)
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1920-05-15)15 May 1920 Vienna, Austria
Died	7 January 1994(1994-01-07) (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

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]