Gustav Krojer (30 June 1885 – 30 January 1945) was an Austrian

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athlete who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1912 Summer Olympics, he also appeared twice for the

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Athletics

Krojer competed at the 1906 Austrian Olympic selection competition, and he won in the 100 metres and the triple jump and finished second in the long jump, high jump and the standing high jump, so off he went to the 1906 Intercalated Games being held in

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. At the Games he competed in seven events in total, one on the track, five in the field and also competed in the pentathlon, his best finish at the games was in the standing high jump where he finished ninth, although only ten athletes competed. Six years later and now aged 26 years old, Krojer was competing at the 1912 Summer Olympics, this time he only entered four events, and sadly he again failed to reach any finals. Krojer was national champion in the javelin throw in 1911 and the high jump in 1913.

Football

Krojer also played football, he was a defender, between 1907 and 1913 he played for

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, and in 1911 he was called up for international duty and played twice against

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, winning the first game at home 3-1 in a friendly, then losing the return match later in the year 0-2. On 30 January 1945, Krojer died in

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, Austria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krojer, Gustav 1885 births 1945 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria Footballers from Vienna Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position Austrian pentathletes Athletes from Vienna Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary