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Otto Herschmann

Swimmer, fencer, and lawyer (1877–1942)

  • Fame49.5
  • Momentum0.0
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Lived 1877–1942, aged 65Austria
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    1877–1942
    Aged 65
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Updated 2026-06-20

Dr. Otto Herschmann was an Austrian Jewish swimmer, fencer, lawyer, and sports official. He is one of only a few athletes who have won Olympic medals in multiple sports, having received a silver medal in swimming in 1896 and a silver medal in fencing in 1912. He also worked as a lawyer, and served as president of the Austrian Olympic Committee and the Austrian Swimming Federation. Herschmann was murdered by the Nazis in 1942 during The Holocaust.

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