Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Franz•Worisch |
Used name | Franz•Worisch |
Born | 17 May 1926 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT) |
Died | 7 August 1989 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT) |
NOC | Austria |
Austrian diver Franz Worisch later married his teammate Eva Pfarrhofer and became the father of diver Michael and artistic swimmer Alexandra Worisch. Additionally, he was grandfather to Nadine Brandl, also an artistic swimmer
Franz Worisch participated in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. At London, he placed 12th in the springboard and 15th in the platform event. At Helsinki he finished tenth and 22nd respectively. In 1950, Worisch finished fourth at the European Championships in springboard. He appeared in the 1952 film Seesterne (Starfish) as a diver.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | AUT | Franz Worisch | |||
Springboard, Men (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
Platform, Men (Olympic) | 15 | |||||
1952 Summer Olympics | Diving (Aquatics) | AUT | Franz Worisch | |||
Springboard, Men (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
Platform, Men (Olympic) | 22 |