Paul Massarek

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePaul Herbert•Massarek
Used namePaul•Massarek
Born26 April 1901 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died23 March 1962 in Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
AffiliationsV. f. B., Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Field hockey player Paul Massarek was an Austrian team member at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The team finished ninth and last in the tournament. The team lost all matches in the preliminary round, scoring only one goal, against Denmark. Massarek fled to Canada during World War II as his family were social democrats. He became a sales manager by profession working with Nottingham Agencies at Toronto. Formerly he worked as a hotel manager in Wien (Vienna), London and Toronto.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Hockey AUT Paul Massarek
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria 9