Karl Hipfinger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKarl•Hipfinger
Used nameKarl•Hipfinger
Born28 October 1905 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died20 April 1984
Measurements173 cm
AffiliationsPolizei SV, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Austrian weightlifter Karl Hipfinger competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics as one of the favourites but was not able to finish the middleweight competition due to an injury. He went on to win a middleweight bronze medal at the 1932 Games.

Hipfinger set eight world records in the middleweight and light-heavyweight classes; six in the clean & jerk, one in the snatch, and one in the middleweight total in 1927. A policeman by profession, he was European Champion in 1929 in his hometown of Wien (Vienna), and was placed third in 1930 and 1934. He only missed the podium in 1935 because of his heavier bodyweight. Hipfinger’s first Austrian Championship came in 1926 in the middleweight class, and he won five more national titles in 1927, 1929-32.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Weightlifting AUT Karl Hipfinger
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) DNF
1932 Summer Olympics Weightlifting AUT Karl Hipfinger
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze