Josef Hasenöhrl Explained

Josef Hasenöhrl
Birth Date:5 May 1915
Birth Place:Vienna
Death Place:Luxembourg
Sport:Rowing
Club:RV Ellida

Josef Hasenöhrl (5 May 1915 – 13 March 1945 in Schöndorf (an der Ruwer)) was an Austrian rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in World War II.

Hasenöhrl was a sculler with Ruderverein Ellida, Vienna. In 1936 he won the silver medal in the single sculls competition rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1937 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating J F Coulson in the final.[2] His coach was Tom Sullivan.[3]

Hasenöhrl was serving as a lieutenant with the Wehrmacht when he lost his life on the Western Front (World War II) at the end of the Second World War.[4]

He is buried at Sandweiler (Block P, Grab 214).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Josef Hasenöhrl . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002442/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/josef-hasenohrl-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 April 2018 .
  2. http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
  3. News: Sullivan in London . . 23693 . 28 December 1938 . 9 . 30 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 24 July 2018 .
  5. Web site: Josef Hasenöhrl . Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge.