Josef Hasenöhrl (5 May 1915 – 13 March 1945 in
Schöndorf (an der Ruwer)) 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
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
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
. He was killed in action in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
Hasenöhrl was a
sculler
Sculling is the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern. A long, narrow boat with sliding seats, rigged with two oars per rower may be referred to as a scull, it ...
with Ruderverein Ellida, Vienna. In 1936 he won the silver medal in the
single scull
A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.
Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to minimi ...
s competition
rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 11 to 14 August on a regatta course at Grünau on the Langer See.
The competition was dominated by the hosts, Germany, who medaled in ever ...
.
In 1937 he won the
Diamond Challenge Sculls
The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs. at
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...
beating J F Coulson in the final. His coach was
Tom Sullivan.
Hasenöhrl was serving as a lieutenant with the ''
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
'' when he lost his life on the
Western Front (World War II)
The Western Front was a European theatre of World War II, military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The Italian campaign (World W ...
at the end of the Second World War.
He is buried at
Sandweiler
Sandweiler () is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City.
As of , the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of . Other settlements within the commune include ...
(Block P, Grab 214).
References
External links
Josef Hasenöhrl at databaseOlympics.comphoto
1915 births
1945 deaths
Austrian male rowers
Olympic rowers for Austria
Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Austria
German Army personnel killed in World War II
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
European Rowing Championships medalists
German Army officers of World War II
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Austrian military personnel killed in World War II