Alfred Sageder (29 September 1933 – 2017) 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 ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

, in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, and in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. He was born in

Gramastetten Gramastetten is a municipality in the Austrian state of Upper Austria in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the upper Mühlviertel. Population Tourism Health resort Gramastetten Near the state capital Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is ...

. In 1956 he and his partner

Josef Kloimstein Josef Kloimstein (1 November 1929 – 15 November 2012) was an Austrian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Game ...

won the bronze medal in the coxless pairs event. He also competed with the Austrian boat in the coxed pair competition and was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later he won the silver medal with his partner

in the coxless pairs event. At the 1964 Games he was part of the Austrian boat which finished eighth in the coxed pair competition.

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* * 1933 births 2017 deaths Austrian male rowers Olympic rowers for Austria Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-rowing-bio-stub