Max Bloesch

Max Bloesch (also Blösch; 27 June 1908 9 August 1997) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Olympic medal record
Men's handball
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team competition

He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.

Later in life, he was a conservationist who helped the population of storks in Switzerland rebound. For his work as "Father Stork" he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.


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