Franz Worisch

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFranz•Worisch
Used nameFranz•Worisch
Born17 May 1926 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died7 August 1989 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian diver Franz Worisch later married his teammate Eva Pfarrhofer and became the father of diver Michael and artistic swimmer Alexandra Worisch. Additionally, he was grandfather to Nadine Brandl, also an artistic swimmer

Franz Worisch participated in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. At London, he placed 12th in the springboard and 15th in the platform event. At Helsinki he finished tenth and 22nd respectively. In 1950, Worisch finished fourth at the European Championships in springboard. He appeared in the 1952 film Seesterne (Starfish) as a diver.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) AUT Franz Worisch
Springboard, Men (Olympic) 12
Platform, Men (Olympic) 15
1952 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) AUT Franz Worisch
Springboard, Men (Olympic) 10
Platform, Men (Olympic) 22

Olympic family relations