Herwig Dirnböck

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHerwig•Dirnböck
Used nameHerwig•Dirnböck
Born23 November 1935 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Measurements177 cm / 76 kg
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian flatwater canoer Herwig Dirnböck partnered Kurt Liebhart at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The pair reached the final in the Canadian doubles over 1,000 metres but finished ninth and last. Dirnböck later wrote books about cycling tours in Austria.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) AUT Herwig Dirnböck
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Kurt Liebhart 9