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Rudi Victor Ball (June 22, 1911 – September 1975) was a champion ice hockey player. Ball was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ball was the sole Jewish athlete to represent Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games.〔()〕 Helene Mayer, also Jewish,〔()〕 represented Germany at the Summer Games that year.〔(Tatz, C. 1984. ''Sporting Traditions'' )〕 There was much controversy about his inclusion in the 1936 German Olympic Ice Hockey team at the time by the Nazi government. Ball was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.〔(IIHF Hall of Fame )〕 ==Career== During his playing career, spanning from 1928 to 1952, he won the German Championship 8 times (1928–1944) and participated for Germany in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Winter Games and in four World Championships 1930–1938. He played in total 49 official games for Germany, between 1929 and 1938, and scored 19 goals. Ball was voted as the best European ice hockey player in a French Sports Magazine in 1930. He was considered one of the most popular and dreaded European ice hockey players prior to the Second World War. Ball scored over 500 goals during his career. He and his two brothers, Gerhard Ball and Heinz Ball, represented Germany in many international competitions in their hockey careers. While reasonably short, Ball was considered extremely fast on the ice and was admired as having much skill and ability. Ball was included in the 1932 German ice hockey team, to play at the 1932 Olympic games, held in Lake Placid.〔George Lattimer. 1932. ''Official report, III Olympic winter games, Lake Placid'',〕 The German team won the bronze medal. He played all six matches and scored three goals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudi Ball」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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