Franz Foidl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFranz•Foidl
Used nameFranz•Foidl
Born25 October 1906 in Praha (Prague), Hlavní město Praha (CZE)
AffiliationsTiroler Ringsport-Club, Innsbruck (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Praha (Prague)-born Austrian wrestler Franz Foidl took part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He lost his Greco-Roman light-heavyweight bouts to the eventual Estonian bronze medallist August Neo, and fourth-placed Werner Seelenbinder from Germany. Foidl was then eliminated in the fourth round of six.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Wrestling AUT Franz Foidl
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC