SC Komet Berlin
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SC Komet Berlin was a German sports club from the city of Berlin.
Komet was active from the late 1890s through to the late 1930s with its athletics department and association football club
figuring on the German sports scene.
In 1900 the club was a founding member of the German Football Association
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) at Leipzig
, but beyond this never played a prominent role in the sport. Komet also helped form the VBAV (Verband Berliner Athletik-Vereine or Berlin Federation of Athletic Teams) on 15 November 1904 with club member Otto Gronert serving as first chairperson. The club became the first in Germany to organize a women's athletic department that same year.
The sport of javelin throw
ing was introduced to Germany through a 1906 demonstration to the club by then world record holder Swedish
athlete Eric Lemming
, the developer of the modern technique of the sport.
A number of athletes from the sports club participated in the 1908 Olympic Games
held in London, England with runner Arthur Hoffmann
coming away with a silver medal as part of Germany's men's medley relay
team, the country's best result in athletics at these games. Hoffmann was Germany's 100m champion at the time.
Komet was one of ten clubs that formed Berlin's first ice hockey
league in 1910.
Komet was active from the late 1890s through to the late 1930s with its athletics department and association football club
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
figuring on the German sports scene.
In 1900 the club was a founding member of the German Football Association
Founding Clubs of the DFB
The DFB was formed January 28, 1900 in Leipzig. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 62:22 in favour . Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may...
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) at Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, but beyond this never played a prominent role in the sport. Komet also helped form the VBAV (Verband Berliner Athletik-Vereine or Berlin Federation of Athletic Teams) on 15 November 1904 with club member Otto Gronert serving as first chairperson. The club became the first in Germany to organize a women's athletic department that same year.
The sport of javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
ing was introduced to Germany through a 1906 demonstration to the club by then world record holder Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
athlete Eric Lemming
Eric Lemming
Eric Valdemar Lemming was a Swedish athlete who competed in a wide variety of events.Lemming won a total of 7 Olympic medals over three Olympics including 4 golds....
, the developer of the modern technique of the sport.
A number of athletes from the sports club participated in the 1908 Olympic Games
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
held in London, England with runner Arthur Hoffmann
Arthur Hoffmann (athlete)
Arthur Hoffmann was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Danzig and died in Hamburg....
coming away with a silver medal as part of Germany's men's medley relay
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's medley relay
The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event consisted of 1600 metres being run by four athletes per team. Unlike the later 4 x 400 metres relay, however, the athletes had different distances to run. In the medley, the first two runners each ran...
team, the country's best result in athletics at these games. Hoffmann was Germany's 100m champion at the time.
Komet was one of ten clubs that formed Berlin's first ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league in 1910.