Sepp Hellensteiner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJoseph "Sepp"•Hellensteiner (Trixl-)
Used nameSepp•Hellensteiner
Born26 October 1889 in Sankt Johann in Tirol, Tirol (AUT)
Died6 December 1980 in Hall in Tirol, Tirol (AUT)
AffiliationsKitzbüheler Ski Club, Kitzbühel (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian cyclist Sepp Hellensteiner qualified for the 1912 Olympics when he won the selection competition held on a street track between Purkersdorf-Rekawinkel-St. Pölten-Sieghartskirchen-Purkersdorf (3 laps, total 291 km) in a time of 10-48:43.4 on 2 June 1912. At the Games he finished seventh with the road race team and 45th individually among 120 competitors.

Hellensteiner turned professional in 1913 but his career ended with the beginning of World War I. He then regained his amateur status and competed at the 1923 World Championships, eventually retiring in 1933.

Besides cycling, Hellensteiner was a very good Alpine skier. He learned the so-called “Norwegian technique” and became a skiing instructor at Tirol, Schliersee, Kufstein, and finally Kitzbühel. He also won several regional competitions.

Hellensteiner was born to an unmarried mother and was adopted by the sisters Trixl at Wiesenstall. He then ran the Wiesenstall mountain farm with his life partner Veronika Landegg for decades.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) AUT Sepp Hellensteiner
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 45
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Austria 7

Errata

Date of birth also seen incorrectly as 13 April 1890.