Hanneliese Spitz

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameHanneliese•Spitz (-Kremslehner)
Used nameHanneliese•Spitz
Born24 November 1941 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Measurements170 cm / 68 kg
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian flatwater canoeist Hannelise Spitz placed sixth in the kayak singles at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. She had won a bronze medal at the Sprint World Championships the previous year. Nationally, she won nine Austrian titles in the kayak singles from 1961-69.

Spitz also was active in whitewater canoeing and won three gold medals (1969, 1971, 1973), one silver (1967), and one bronze (1965) in the non-Olympic Canadian doubles mixed event. By profession, she became a secretary in her father’s audit company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) AUT Hanneliese Spitz
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic) 6

Special Notes