Leonhard Waitl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLeonhard•Waitl
Used nameLeonhard•Waitl
Nick/petnamesHartl
Born5 April 1939 in Füssen, Bayern (GER)
Died7 March 2010 in Pfronten, Bayern (GER)
Measurements177 cm / 79 kg
AffiliationsEV Füssen, Füssen (GER) / FC Bayern München, München (GER)
NOC Germany West Germany
Nationality West Germany

Biography

Defender Leonhard Waitl placed sixth with the West German ice hockey team at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic Games. With Waitl, the German team placed seventh at both Innsbruck in 1964 and Grenoble in 1968. He earned 127 caps with the national team.

Domestically Waitl played for EV Füssen, winning West German titles in 1958-59, 1961, 1963-65. He then moved to FC Bayern München and eventually to Augsburger EV. In 1972 he returned to Füssen and won his last national title in 1973. Waitl also participated once in the 1995 Sailing World Championships.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) GER FRG Leonhard Waitl
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 6
1964 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) GER FRG Leonhard Waitl
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 7
1968 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) FRG Leonhard Waitl
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) West Germany 7