Alfred Schmidtberger (born January 21, 1930) is an Austria

Austria

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n sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 who competed in the 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m (1954) and the K-4 10000 m (1950) events.

Schmidtberger also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the K-1 10000 m

Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 10000 metres

These are the results of the men's K-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Final:The final took place on July 27.-References:* p. 629.*...

 event at Helsinki

Helsinki

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 in 1952

1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

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