Julius Keyl was a German

German Empire

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 track and field athlete

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 and gymnast

Gymnast

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 who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics

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 and in the 1906 Summer Olympics

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At the Summer Olympics 1900 in Paris

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 he participated in one events. In the 100 metres

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres

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 competition he was eliminated in the first round after finishing fourth in his heat.

Six years later at the Summer Olympics 1906 in Athens

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he was a member of the German gymnastics team which finished fifth.