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Nationality | Austrian |
Born | 12 November 1905 |
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Sport | Speed skating |
Franz Ortner (born 12 November 1905, date of death unknown) was an Austrian speed skater. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1936 Winter Olympics. [1]
Franz Heinzer is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons, second only to Franz Klammer. He won a total of 15 World Cup downhill races, fourth behind Klammer (25), Peter Müller (19) and Stephan Eberharter (18). Together with Franz Klammer, Toni Sailer, Jean Claude Killy, Karl Schranz and Stephan Eberharter, he is considered among the best downhill racers of all time. He also won the season title in Super-G in 1991.
František Donth, was an Ethnic German Nordic skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in Cross-country skiing in the 1920s. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 50 km (1925), two silvers in the 18 km, and bronze in the 50 km (1927).
Athletes from East Germany and West Germany competed together as the United Team of Germany for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 337 competitors, 275 men and 62 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.
Athletes from West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany and West Germany sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games. 275 competitors, 232 men and 43 women, took part in 154 events in 17 sports for West Germany. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, a German segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Austria competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 234 competitors, 217 men and 17 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.
Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports.
Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.
Luxembourg competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Summer Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics. 49 competitors, 48 men and 1 woman, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.
Franz-Peter Hofmeister was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Bernd Herrmann was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Guy Périllat Merceroz is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s.
Franz Schuler is a former Austrian biathlete and police officer, who competed as a member of the Polizeisportverein Innsbruck. He was born in Kufstein.
Margret Göbl was a German pair skater. With her partner and future husband Franz Ningel, she was the 1962 World bronze medalist, a three-time (1960–1962) European medalist, and a three-time (1960–1962) German national champion. The pair also finished fifth at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. They were coached by Rosemarie Brüning.
The Federal Ministry of Defence of Austria is the ministry in charge of all matters relating to military affairs, especially the Austrian Armed Forces. Its current minister is Klaudia Tanner.
Franz Anton is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He specialized in the C1 class from the start of his career. Between 2012 and 2018 he was also competing in the C2 class together with Jan Benzien.
Franz Pelikan was an Austrian football goalkeeper who played for Austria in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC Admira Wacker Mödling.
Franz Stocher is a former Austrian racing cyclist. A specialist of the track, he was the world champion in 2003 in the points race event. He competed at five Olympic Games.
Norbert Ortner was an Austrian internist, whose name is associated with two cardiovascular syndromes.
Franz Feldinger was an Austrian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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