Bruno Holzträger (29 July 1916 – 15 November 1978) was a Romanian field handball player and coach. Of German origin, he played for the Romanian national team and competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Holzträger was born on 29 July 1916 in Mediaș, Nagy-Küküllő County.[1] He played field handball as a member of the athletic club Mediascher Turnverein and was considered one of the best in the world in the sport in the 1930s.[1][2] He was selected to participate in the handball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics, the only time field handball was played at the games, as a member of the Romanian team.[3] The Romanian team placed fifth out of six squads and Holzträger only appeared in one match, the one to decide the fifth and sixth-place teams.[3][4] He was 20 years old when selected to the Olympics and continued playing more than a decade later, being a member of the state championship team at age 30.[2]
Following his playing career, Holzträger became a noted coach and referee: he was considered one of the greatest handball coaches in the World War II-period and in the post-war period, leading the women's team Karres Mediaș to three national championships.[2][3][5]
Holzträger died in Mediaș at the age of 62 on 15 November 1978.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Bruno Holzträger". Olympedia.org.
- ^ a b c d "Bruno Holzträger gestorben" [Bruno Holzträger died]. Die Woche. No. 571. 24 November 1978. p. 8.
- ^ a b c "Ein Mann namens Bruno Holzträger" [A man named Bruno Holzträger]. Hermannstädter Zeitung. 1 March 1996. p. 8.
- ^ XI Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936: Official Report. Vol. 2. 1937. pp. 1, 068, 1, 070 – via LA84 Foundation.
- ^ Steiner, Johann (2003). Handball-Geschichte(n). ADZ International Press – via Issuu.