Hermann Weiß (ice hockey player)
Hermann "Harry" Weiß (born March 17, 1909 ; † unknown) was an Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper in the 1920s and 1930s.
life and career
White was a goalkeeper at the Vienna Ice Skating Club and on the Austrian national team at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . In 1936, the team around captain Hans Trauttenberg took 7th place with the Hungarian team ex aequo .
He was of Jewish descent and fled National Socialism to London in early 1939.
Achievements and Awards
- 1927 gold medal at the European Championship
- 1930 gold medal at the European Championship
- 1931 bronze medal at the world championship
- Gold medal at the European Championship
- 10-time holder of the international badge of the ÖEHV
Web links
- Hannes Biedermann: Austria's ice workers, Olympia and swastika , blog from December 2, 2013 on www.derstandard.at ( The five rings and the swastika on derstandard.at )
- Hermann Weiß in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ IIHF: IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 . Moydart Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1 , p. 564.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | White, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weiss, Hermann; Know Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1909 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |