Othmar Eiterer is an Austrian retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1940s and the 1950s. He won two gold medals at the

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...

, earning them in

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

(Folding K-1) and

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

(Folding K-1 team).

References

* Austrian male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Austria-canoe-bio-stub