Baron Hans Heinrich "Dickie" von Trauttenberg (January 6, 1909 - October 25, 1985) was an Austrian
ice hockey player who competed for the
Austrian national team at the
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...
in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...
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Playing career
Trauttenberg studied at
Cambridge University and played for their hockey team during the 1930s, captaining the team in 1931.
[Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club alumni records.]
One of the top defensemen in Austria at the time, he made 25 appearances for the national team at the
World Championships between 1930 and 1935.
In what would be his final international tournament, Trauttenberg captained the Austrian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was residing in London at the time and played his club hockey with
Streatham
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Streatham was in Surrey ...
of the
English National League
The English National League was an early ice hockey league in England. It was founded in 1935 by most of the teams who had previously competed in the English League. It was suspended during the Second World War, but returned in 1946. In 1954 t ...
.
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1909 births
1985 deaths
Austrian ice hockey defencemen
German emigrants to Austria
Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Austria
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