Wilfried Auerbach

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilfried•Auerbach
Used nameWilfried•Auerbach
Born17 March 1960 in Ried im Innkreis, Oberösterreich (AUT)
Died21 November 2025 (aged 65 years 8 months 4 days)
Measurements190 cm / 91 kg
AffiliationsRV Ister Linz, Linz (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian rower Wilfried Auerbach was a two-time Olympian, at Moskva (Moscow) in 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984. On both occasions he partnered Thomas Linemayr, in the coxless pairs in 1980 and in the double sculls in 1984. On both occasions, they only reached the B-finals, and were classified ninth in 1980 and seventh in 1984, as the B-final winners.

Auerbach later became a marketing manager in different well-known companies and then a freelance business consultant. He also became active as an influential right-winged politician in Austria.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Rowing AUT Wilfried Auerbach
Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic) Thomas Linemayr 9
1984 Summer Olympics Rowing AUT Wilfried Auerbach
Double Sculls, Men (Olympic) Thomas Linemayr 7