Hermann Salzner (
Linz, 15 July 1928 – 30 October 2010) was an
Austrian
sprint canoeist
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the
1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak even ...
in
Mâcon. Salzner also competed in two
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
, earning his best finish of 11th in the
K-2 10000 m event at
Melbourne in
1956
Events
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Mention of Hermann Salzner's death
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1928 births
2010 deaths
Austrian male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Austria
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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