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Born | (15 May 1879 Horsens, Denmark |
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Died | 20 June 1906 (aged 27) Roskilde Fjord, Denmark |
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Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m | |||||||||
Club |
Københavns IF Hellerup IK |
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Personal best(s) | 200 m – 24.0 (1899) 400 m – 51.5 (1900) |
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Medal record
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Ernst Ludvig Emanuel Schultz (15 May 1879 – 20 June 1906) was a Danish sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Schultz won the Danish 150 m title in 1899 and held national records over quarter-mile and 200 m distances in 1898–99. In 1900 he co-founded a sports club in Hellerup and served as its first president.
Besides athletics Schultz also competed in rowing and association football. He drowned while trying to rescue his rowing partner when their boat capsized in Roskilde Fjord.