Josef KLOIMSTEIN

Together with his temmate Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein was one of the few rowers, who participated in two different boat classes at the same Olympics. In a working accident he lost a part of a foot and then decided to start rowing. He started his career at the age of 23 and additionally was active in many other sports, like cycling and skiing. In addition to his two Olympic medals he won 24 Austrian rowing championships in total in different boat classes and, together with Sageder, won four medals at European rowing championships, three in the coxless pairs and one in the coxed pairs, also with Franz König.