Hans Haas

Olympic weightlifting, Olympic athlete

1906 – 1973

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Who was Hans Haas?

Hans Haas was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Vienna.

In 1926 he became Austrian champion for the first time and in 1928 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class.

Four years later at the 1932 Games he won the silver medal in the lightweight class.

Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Haas on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists.

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Born
Oct 17, 1906
Vienna
Also known as
  • Хас, Ханс
Nationality
  • Austria
Lived in
  • Vienna
Died
May 14, 1973

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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