Karl Proisl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Proisl

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Traisen, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1949

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Karl Proisl (9 July 1911 – 2 December 1949) was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with his partner Rupert Weinstabl: a silver in the C-2 1000 m event and a bronze in the C-2 10000 m event. Proisl also won two medals at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm: a gold in the C-2 1000 m event and silver in the C-2 10000 m event.
He competed for Germany because it had annexed Austria at the time of the championships.