Adolf Kainz

Olympic athlete

1903 – 1948

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Who was Adolf Kainz?

Adolf Kainz was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won the gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Kainz also won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm though he competed under Germany because they had annexed Austria earlier that year.

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Born
Jun 5, 1903
Linz
Died
Jul 12, 1948

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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