Back اوتو هيرشمان ARZ Otto Herschmann Catalan Otto Herschmann Czech Otto Herschmann Danish Otto Herschmann German Ότο Χέρσμαν Greek Otto Herschmann Spanish اتو هرشمان FA Otto Herschmann Finnish Otto Herschmann French
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| Citizenship | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1877 Vienna, Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1942 (aged 65) General Government, German Occupied Poland | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Swimmer, fencer, lawyer, and sport official | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming and fencing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | 1.W.A.S.C., Vienna (Austria) / Wiener AC, Vienna (Austria) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1896, 1912 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dr. Otto Herschmann (4 January 1877 – 17 June 1942) was an Austrian Jewish swimmer, fencer, lawyer, and sports official. He is one of only a few athletes who have won Olympic medals in multiple sports, having received a silver medal in swimming in 1896 and a silver medal in fencing in 1912. He also worked as a lawyer, and served as president of the Austrian Olympic Committee and the Austrian Swimming Federation. Herschmann was murdered by the Nazis in 1942 during The Holocaust.[1]
- ^ "Otto Herschmann". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.