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His own man : Otto Peltzer: champion athlete, Nazi victim, Indian hero

Macgregor, Donald2016
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The amazing story of the forgotten athlete Otto Peltzer. In 1920s Germany he became an international celebrity having competed in two Olympics. However, his outspokenness made him persona non grata to the Nazis. His homosexuality was a pretext for a trial which resulted in his being sent for 're-education' in Mauthausen concentration camp. After the war, having survived four years of brutal treatment and lost his home and family to the Red Army, Peltzer was blocked from competing or coaching by his 'denazified' pre-war enemies. He found salvation in India, where, as national coach, he followed up a surprise victory over an all-conquering German team by training street urchins to Olympic level.
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