Arnulf Pilhatsch
Arnulf Pilhatsch (born January 9, 1925 in Gnas ; † August 1, 2000 in Sankt Nikolai im Sausal ) was an Austrian high jumper , decathlete , triple jumper , basketball player and rally driver .
Life
In the high jump he was eliminated from the qualification at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and won silver at the International University Sports Week in 1951. At the European Athletics Championships in 1954 in Bern, he was eighth in the decathlon.
He was Austrian champion eleven times in the high jump (1941-1943, 1946-1949, 1951-1954), four times in the decathlon (1950-1953) and once in the triple jump (1949).
After his athletics career , he became a rally driver . In 1965 he won the Alpine Tour with Peter Lederer as co-driver .
His son Alexander Pilhatsch took part in the Olympic Games as a swimmer in 1984 and 1988. His granddaughter Caroline Pilhatsch is also a successful swimmer.
Personal best
- High jump: 1.95 m, May 25, 1948, Graz (former national record)
- Triple jump: 13.88 m, July 29, 1949, Graz
- Decathlon: 6634 points, September 7, 1952, Geneva
Web links
- Athlete portrait at the ÖLV
- Arnulf Pilhatsch in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Arnulf Pilhatsch in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Arnulf Pilhatsch in the database of eWRC-results.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pilhatsch, Arnulf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian high jumper, decathlete and triple jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gnas |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 2000 |
| Place of death | Sankt Nikolai im Sausal |