August Schmierer
German rugby union player
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| Intro | German rugby union player | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Athlete Rugby union player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 April 1870 |
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August Schmierer (28 April 1870 – ?) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament mainly by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team. Schmierer had left Frankfurt in 1897 and was in 1900 already chairman of the Cannstatter Fußball-Club. But he was invited to the olympic tournament by his former club.