Helmar Steindl

Helmar Steindl was an Austrian white-water canoeist who participated in the 1972 München Olympics when the canoe slalom events were held in Augsburg. He partnered Heimo Müllneritsch in the Canadian doubles. The pair eventually finished eighth. They also participated in eight World Championships with a fifth place with the Austrian team in 1967 as their best result. Steindl won three silver medals in the kayak singles.

Steindl was also active as an alpine skier and became a skiing instructor. He first worked as an instructor with the national teams of Iran and Austria. Later he turned to canoe coaching with the Austrian national team. He built the white-water training facilities on Gurk near Klagenfurt. Steindl also became sports director of the Austrian Canoe Federation.