Oscar Schiele

Who was Oscar Schiele?

Oscar Schiele was a German freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Halberstadt and died in Magdeburg.

In 1906 he won a silver medal as a member of German 4x250 m relay team. He also finished seventh in the one mile freestyle competition.

Six years later at the 1912 Olympics he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event as well as of the 100 metre backstroke competition. He was also a member of the German relay team which finished fourth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event.