Herbert Wiedermann

Herbert Wiedermann ( born 1 November 1927 in soil, Carinthia ) was an Austrian canoeist. He won two Olympic medals in the double kayak.

In the Canoe World Championships 1950 in Copenhagen, the starting for Vienna Max robbery and Herbert Wiedermann won the bronze medal in the double kayak about 500 yards past two Swedish boats. In the 4 x 500 -meter relay team canoe Sweden won with Gert Fredriksson before the hosts from Denmark, the Austrian squadron with Herbert Klepp, Max robbery, Herbert Wiedermann and Günther Rührnschopf received the bronze medal. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, the squadron was not on the program. Robbery and Wiedermann won two in a kayak at the 1,000 - meter distance bronze behind the boats from Finland and Sweden. On the 10,000 - meter distance also won the Finnish to the Swedish boat, behind the Hungarians occupied robbery and Wiedermann fourth place. Both Austrian medals in Helsinki won canoeists: In addition to the bronze medal of robbery and Wiedermann, won Gertrude Liebhartsgasse silver in one kayak.

In the Canoe World Championships in 1954 won in Macon robbery and Wiedermann with the two of Linz Alfred Schmidt and Hermann Berger Salzner bronze in the relay behind the Swedish and Hungarian canoeists. On the 10,000 - meter course won robbery and Wiedermann the world title from the Swedes Sigvard Johansson and Rolf Fjellmann. The end of the career for the double kayak with robbery and Wiedermann were the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. The two won over 1000 meters behind the boats from Germany and the Soviet Union again the bronze medal. On the long haul, the two world champions did not occur at, Salzner and Schmidt Berger occupied eleventh place. Just like four years ago in Melbourne Austria won two medals and again both on the race track: Except for robbery and Wiedermann also received Sageder Alfred and Joseph Kloimstein in rowing the bronze medal.

While Max prey to his sports career now ended, Wiedermann joined yet some years. At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 he reached the semi-finals in the one-person kayak, with the 1960 for the only time discharged at the Olympics kayaking season, he retired from the repechage.