Alfred Umgeher (3 October 1926 – 2 November 2013) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the

1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in London, Great Britain. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation, formed in 1946 from the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK). The men's ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. Umgeher also competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, finishing ninth in the K-2 10000 m event.

References

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Alfred Umgeher's profile at Sports Reference.com
1926 births 2013 deaths Austrian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Austria ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Austria-canoe-bio-stub