Siegfried Purner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSiegfried•Purner
Used nameSiegfried•Purner
Born16 February 1915 in Innsbruck, Tirol (AUT)
Died3 February 1944 in Kozaki, Vitebsk (BLR)
Affiliations?, Innsbruck (AUT)
NOC Austria
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Midfielder Siegfried Purner was a member of the Austrian field handball team that won the silver medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He played two matches during the tournament. Domestically, he played with Tiroler Handballverein at Innsbruck. Purner was killed in action during World War II in 1944 near Kozaki in Russia, now Belarus.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Handball AUT Siegfried Purner
Handball, Men (Olympic) Austria 2 Silver

Special Notes