Josef Schäffer
Josef Schäffer (born July 2, 1891 in Moravia) was an Austrian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]He was the Austrian champion in pole vault in 1914, shot put in 1911, and decathlon in 1913.[1]
He competed in the decathlon, shot put, discus throw and two-handed discus throw at the 1912 Summer Olympics, his first Olympics. He finished tenth in the decathlon, throwing the second-furthest in the discus on his way to his score of 6568.585. In the shot put, he finished thirteenth. In the discus throw, he only managed to come twenty-ninth in the regular discus throw but came sixteenth in the two-handed discus.[2]
His personal bests achieved were
- SP – 12.80 (1912)
- Decathlon – 5049 (1912)
- DT – 42.09 (1914)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Josef Schäffer". Olympics. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Josef Schäffer". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Schäffer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Josef Schäffer at Olympedia
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