Wolfgang Sigl (born 23 December 1972 in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

) is an Austrian rower. He finished fifth in the men's lightweight double sculls at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Both his mother ( Renate Sigl Sika) and grandmother ( Eva Sika) were multiple medallists at

European Rowing Championships The European Rowing Championships is an international Rowing regatta organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation) for European rowing nations, plus Israel which, though not a member of the European federation is treated as a European ...

in single sculls. His grandmother won five silver and two bronze medals, and his mother won two bronze medals.

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* 1972 births Living people Rowers from Linz Austrian male rowers Olympic rowers for Austria Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Austria {{Austria-rowing-bio-stub