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o. Univ. Prof. Dr. Friedrich Fetz
Sports Career
Austrian Gymnastics Champion (12-Kampf), 1954
Representative of Austria in Gymnastics.
Competitor for Austria at the Olympic Games in Helsinki (Gymnastics).
Paavo Nurmi bore 1952 the Olympic torch into the stadium
The gymnastics sport has been around for a long time. Most people don't know the sports history well but the Olympic connection started in Helsinki, and Prof. Fetz was there.
By the way, the winner of Helsinki was Viktor Chukarin who also went on to win the next Olympic Games 1956.