Siegfried Powolny
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| silver | 1936 Berlin | Team competition |
Siegfried Powolny (born September 20, 1915 in Linz ; † (fallen) July 19, 1944 in Kabariwzi , Sboriw Rajon , Ternopil Oblast ) was an Austrian field handball player who received the silver medal with his teammates at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin .
Powolny was the youngest player on his team at the age of 20, compared to the oldest Fritz Wurmböck (33), and played in two games. In the final round, Austria defeated Switzerland (11: 6) and Hungary (11: 7), but lost 6:10 in the decisive gold medal game against Germany.
Web links
- Siegfried Powolny in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympic Spelen Anekdotes , olympische-anekdotes.be
- ^ Austria Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games , sports reference
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| SURNAME | Powolny, Siegfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian field handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1944 |
| Place of death | Kabarivtsi , Sboriv Raion , Ternopil Oblast |