Otto Aust
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Otto Torsten Johan•Aust |
| Used name | Otto•Aust |
| Born | 25 July 1892 in Långedrag, Göteborg, Västra Götaland (SWE) |
| Died | 12 October 1943 (aged 51 years 2 months 18 days) in Twistringen, Niedersachsen (GER) |
| Affiliations | GKSS, Göteborg (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Otto Aust was a secretary at the Swedish consulate in Bremen, where he married his wife Johanna Meier in 1933. He died in 1943 in a small town just south of Bremen. At the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm Aust won bronze in the 6 metres class as a crew member of the yacht Kerstin together with the Sandberg brothers. They prevailed in the match race for third place against the Sass, also from Sweden.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Sailing | SWE |
Otto Aust | |||
| 6 metres, Open (Olympic) | Kerstin | 3 | Bronze |