Franz Strachota

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFranz Jakob Matthias•Strachota
Used nameFranz•Strachota
Born14 October 1918 in Wien (Vienna), WienAUT
Died14 April 2009 (aged 90 years 6 months) in Wien (Vienna), WienAUT
AffiliationsSV Arminen — Wien (Vienna), WienAUT
NOCAustriaAUT

Biography

Franz Strachota was on the Austrian field hockey squad at the 1948 London Olympics, but they failed to advance from the group stage. They lost 8-0 to India and drew 1-1 with Spain and Argentina. Strachota was a forward and represented SV Aminen Wien (Vienna) domestically. He returned to the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, when Austria reached the quarter-finals before losing 4-0 to India.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Hockey AUT Franz Strachota
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria =7
1952 Summer Olympics Hockey AUT Franz Strachota
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Austria =5