Karl Kaschka

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameKarl Konrad•Kaschka
Used nameKarl•Kaschka
Born8 January 1904 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died4 December 1941 in Bir-el-Gubi, Al-Marj (LBA)
AffiliationsUnion Fechtclub, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Fencer Karl Kaschka captained the Austrian sabre team that finished fifth at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He also acted as an international judge at those Games. In 1932 and 1933 he was Austrian sabre champion.

In 1941, Kaschka was killed in action along with his gunner during World War II, when his aircraft was shot down during aerial combat with a British Hurricane near Tobruk, Libya. Kaschka was a major of the German Wehrmacht and a member of the Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26) “Horst Wessel”.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Fencing AUT Karl Kaschka
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Austria =5

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1936 Summer Olympics Fencing AUT Karl Kaschka
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Semi-Finals Pool 1 Judge

Special Notes