Fritz Herzl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFriedrich Otto "Fritz" (-Frederic Otto)•Herzl (-Hart)
Used nameFritz•Herzl
Other namesFred O. Hart
Born2 December 1898 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died28 April 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa (USA)
AffiliationsV. f. B., Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Field hockey player Fritz Herzl was an Austrian team member at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The team finished ninth and last in the tournament. The team lost all matches in the preliminary round, scoring only one goal, against Denmark.

Herzl started to play field hockey with VfB Wien (Vienna). He also played ice hockey with the Cottage Eislaufverein up to 1938. He emigrated as a Jew to the Unites States during World War II and took the name Frederic Otto Hart. Herzl served in the Austrian Army during World War I. When he left Austria in 1939, he was president of Autofina Finance Operations but had to give up his job. In the US he became a member of the Exchange Club, a students committee, at Mason City. He also was secretary of the Jewish Committee for more than 20 years. The family later moved to Sioux City.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Hockey AUT Fritz Herzl
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria 9