Franz Wenninger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFranz Mathias•Wenninger
Used nameFranz•Wenninger
Born20 October 1910 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died1 August 1996 (aged 85 years 9 months 12 days) in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Affiliations1.W.A.S.C., Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Goalkeeper Franz Wenninger was a member of the Austrian water polo team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The team finished sixth eventually after placing second in the classification round 5-8. Riedl’s only international medal came at the 1938 European Championships, when Austria took silver. Domestically, he played with 1. WASC Wien (Vienna).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) AUT Franz Wenninger
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Austria 6

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