Josef Ritz

Josef Ritz
Personal information
Born(1899-12-14)14 December 1899
Vienna, Austria
Died31 July 1943(1943-07-31) (aged 43)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport
SportFencing

Josef Ritz (14 December 1899 – 31 July 1943) was an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

He fought in the Wehrmacht and was killed on the Eastern Front, near Kharkov in 1943 during World War II.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Ritz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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