Gerald Ressmann

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGerald•Ressmann
Used nameGerald•Ressmann
Born24 July 1970 in Villach, Kärnten (AUT)
Measurements190 cm / 100 kg
AffiliationsKlagenfurter AC 1909, Klagenfurt (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Gerald Ressmann played ice hockey as a right wing with the Austrian team at the 1994 Lillehammer, 1998 Nagano, and 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. The team was eliminated in the group stage in 1994 and finally placed 12th and last, after losing the match for 11th place to Norway 3-1. Four years later at Nagano the team again placed last and 14th, and in 1992 they came 12th out of 14. Ressmann won 79 international caps and scored 22 points (10+12).

Domestically, Ressmann played with Villacher SV, Wiener (Vienna) EV, EC Klagenfurter AC, and Wiener (Vienna) Capitals. He became a four-time Austrian champion with Klagenfurt (2000-01, 2004) and Villach (1993). He later obtained his coaching diploma and coached EC Klagenfurter AC, EHC Lustenau, and EHC Althofen.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1994 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) AUT Gerald Ressmann
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria 12
1998 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) AUT Gerald Ressmann
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria 14
2002 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) AUT Gerald Ressmann
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria 12