Siegfried Hochermann

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameSiegfried•Hochermann
Used nameSiegfried•Hochermann
Born1 January 1881 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
DiedJanuary 1942 in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Siegfried Hochermann was an Austrian swimmer who was entered at several events at the 1906 Intercalated Olympics, but he did not compete in any of them. Hochermann was a well-known swimmer and water poloist in Austria who helped organize the Wiener Schwimm-Club Austria.

Hochermann was an engineer by profession. He was one of the founders of the ÖLV-Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband in 1906, where he served as secretary, and was President of the Wiener Amateur Sportverein (WAS) from 1924 to 1926. In October 1913 Hochermann married Ida Bauer (Boscovits).

Hochermann was from a Jewish family. Under the Nazi regime, he was deported to Berlin and on 19 January 1942, to the Riga Ghetto, where he was executed shortly thereafter.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1906 Intercalated Games Swimming (Aquatics) AUT Siegfried Hochermann
100 metres Freestyle, Men (Intercalated) DNS
400 metres Freestyle, Men (Intercalated) DNS
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Intercalated) DNS