Hermann Salzner
Encyclopedia
Hermann Salzner is an Austria
n sprint canoer
who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon
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Salzner also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of 11th in the K-2 10000 m
event at Melbourne
in 1956
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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 from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon
Mâcon
Mâcon is a small city in central France. It is prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne, and the capital of the Mâconnais district. Mâcon is home to over 35,000 residents, called Mâconnais.-Geography:...
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Salzner also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of 11th in the K-2 10000 m
Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 10000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks...
event at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 1956
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
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