Fencer Rudolf Berger was Austrian foil champion in 1925 and 1926. In the Austrian sabre championships, he finished second in those same two years. He represented Akademischer SC Wien in 1925 and Wiener Fechtclub “Rodenstein” in 1926. At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics Berger was a member of the foil team eliminated in the quarter-finals. He lived in South Africa for a number of years after World War II. He had two sons and three daughters and one daughter named Brunhilde was silver medalist at the 1963 Junior (i.e. under-20) World Fencing Championships in 1963 representing South Africa.