Karl Proisl

Karl Proisl (9 July 1911 – 2 December 1949) was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1930s.

Karl Proisl
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1936 BerlinC-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1936 BerlinC-2 10000 m
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1938 VaxholmC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1938 VaxholmC-2 10000 m

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with his partner Rupert Weinstabl: a silver in the C-2 1000 m event and a bronze in the C-2 10000 m event.

Proisl also won two medals at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm: a gold in the C-2 1000 m event and silver in the C-2 10000 m event. He competed for Germany because it had annexed Austria at the time of the championships.

References
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived January 16, 2011)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl Proisl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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