Fritzi Schwingl

Friederike "Fritzi" Schwingl (28 July 1921 – 9 July 2016) was an Austrian slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Fritzi Schwingl
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1948 LondonK-1 500 m
Canoe Sprint World Championships
Silver medal – second place1950 CopenhagenK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1954 MâconK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1948 LondonK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1950 CopenhagenK-1 500 m
Women's canoe slalom
Canoe Slalom World Championships
Gold medal – first place1949 GenevaFolding K-1 team
Gold medal – first place1951 SteyrFolding K-1 team
Gold medal – first place1953 MeranFolding K-1
Silver medal – second place1949 GenevaFolding K-1
Silver medal – second place1951 SteyrFolding K-1
Bronze medal – third place1953 MeranFolding K-1 team
Bronze medal – third place1957 AugsburgFolding K-1 team

Biography

Schwingl won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1954, K-2 500 m: 1950) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1950, K-2 500 m: 1948). She also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (Folding K-1: 1953; Folding K-1 team: 1949, 1951), two silvers (Folding K-1: 1949, 1951) and two bronzes (Folding K-1 team: 1953, 1957). As of 2009, Schwingl is the only woman to medal at both the slalom and sprint canoeing world championships.

References
  1. Canoeing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Kayak Singles, 500 metres Final Round Archived November 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine SportsReference.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fritzi Schwingl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
  • Amtsblatt Stadt Klosterneuburg, July 2011 - Mention of Fritzi Schwingl's 90th birthday (in German)


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