Xaver Frick (athlete, 1913)
Xaver Frick (born February 22, 1913 in Balzers ; † June 11, 2009 in Vaduz ) was a Liechtenstein athlete and cross-country skier . He is considered one of the pioneers of organized sport in Liechtenstein.
biography
Frick, who comes from Balzers, worked from 1929 as a clerk and from 1941 to 1978 as head of the regional court . In 1935 he was a founding member of the country's National Olympic Committee and from that point on worked as a part-time secretary. In 1936 he was one of the founders of the State Sports Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein . Frick was also a board member of numerous sports associations, including the Alpine Club, the Gymnastics Club and the Balzers Ski Club and the Liechtenstein Gymnastics and Athletics Association (LTLV), of which he was president for 38 years and to which he paid particular attention.
In addition, he remained active as an athlete despite his functionary work. Among other things, he represented Liechtenstein at numerous European championships and was also a member of the Liechtenstein team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , where he started as a track and field athlete in the 100 and 200 meter disciplines, but was eliminated in the preliminary run. The next Olympic Games in which he participated were the 1948 Winter Games in St. Moritz , where he came eleventh with the 4 × 10 km cross-country relay. Frick is the only Liechtenstein athlete to have participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Between 1963 and 1970 Frick held the office of President of the Liechtenstein NOK. In 1996 he published his autobiography For Liechtenstein in action as an ambassador for sport . On March 26, 2003, he and his LOC companion Eduard von Falz-Fein received the first ever Golden Laurel Leaf from the Princely Government for his services to Liechtenstein sport . Frick died on the night of June 10th to 11th, 2009 at the age of 96.
Web links
- Xaver Frick in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- HLFL editor: Frick, Xaver. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Individual evidence
- ↑ With passion and sportsmanship
- ^ History of the LCV ( Memento from June 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Buchzentrum.li ( Memento from June 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Personalities from the past and present ( Memento from June 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frick, Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein athlete and cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Balzers |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 2009 |
| Place of death | Vaduz |