Personal information | |
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Full name | Ernst Emil Ulbricht |
Born | Helmsdorf , Kingdom of Saxony | 23 February 1864
Died | 15 July 1900 Makapuʻu Point, Territory of Hawaii | (aged 36)
Team information | |
Discipline | Track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Stayer |
Amateur team |
Ernst Emil Ulbricht (1864–1900) was a German-born American racing cyclist[1][2] and winner of the silver medal in the Stayer competition at International Cycling Association's first World Championships in Chicago in 1893.[3][4] As a road racer he won the time prize in the 1894 and 1895 editions of the Santa Monica Road Race.[5][6][7][8]
By 1900, Ulbricht was working for the Honolulu Iron Works. During a weekend excursion he drowned after being taken by surprise by a huge wave near Makapuʻu Point in Hawaii. His body was found a few days later inside a giant shark that was captured and killed by local fishermen. After the autopsy the coroner concluded that the corpse must have been eaten by the shark after drowning.[9]