Adolf Kainz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolf Kainz

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1903

Place of Birth: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1948

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Adolf "Adi" Kainz (5 June 1903, Linz – 12 July 1948) was an Austrian sprint canoeist 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.