Birth Date: | 25 March 1913 |
Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Vienna, Austria |
Position: | Right wing |
Played For: | EK Engelmann Wien |
Ntl Team: | AUT |
Career Start: | 1930 |
Career End: | 1948 |
Oskar Johann Nowak (25 March 1913 – 29 June 1989) was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed for the Austrian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint-Moritz.
In the 13 games Nowak played at the two Olympics, he scored five goals. He also competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Nowak was also a key component of the Austrian national team at the World Championships, making a total of 29 appearances between 1934 and 1947. He was among the top scorers on the national team, scoring 21 goals at the World Championships.[2] Nowak played club hockey for EK Engelmann Wien in the Austrian Hockey Championship.