Vilém Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr.

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVilém Alois Maria August•Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr.
Used nameVilém•Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr.
Other namesWilhelm Goppold von Lobsdorf
Born15 August 1893 in Praha (Prague), Hlavní město Praha (CZE)
Died7 July 1945 in Terezín, Ústecký kraj (CZE)
NOC Bohemia

Biography

Vilém Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr. was the son of Vilém Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Sr., who competed for Bohemia at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr. later settled in Germany where he married a German woman, became a lawyer, and changed his name to the German equivalent of Wilhelm. He also supported the Germans during World War II which led to an estrangement between he and his father, although Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr. spoke at a memorial service for his father at their fencing club, CSK Riegel.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Fencing BOH Vilém Goppold z Lobsdorfu, Jr.
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) =4 p7 r2/4
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) 6 p4 r3/4
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Bohemia =7
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNS

Olympic family relations