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The Austrian Fencing Federation (German: Österreichischer Fechtverband, ÖFV) is the national organisation for fencing in Austria and as such is a member of the international governing body for amateur fencing, the International Fencing Federation. It is based in Graz.
| Sport | Fencing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Austria |
| Abbreviation | ÖFV |
| Affiliation | FIE |
| Regional affiliation | EFC |
| President | Ritwik Rastogi |
| Official website | |
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The Austrian Fencing Federation was founded in 1929,[1] with Richard Brunner as its first president, although there had been earlier Austrian fencing bodies, beginning in 1887 with a German-Austrian Fencing Federation founded in Mannheim. It was dissolved in 1938 as a result of the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, and refounded on 26 April 1946.[2] As of 2010[update], it had 52 constituent organisations with a total of 1,430 members. There are also two general secretaries.
Since 2008, the president of the federation has been Markus Mareich.
Presidents
edit- 1945–1946: Friedrich Golling
- 1947–1949: Franz Chrudimak
- 1949–1952: Karl Hanisch
- 1952–1971: Hermann Resch
- 1971–1987: Peter Ulrich-Pur
- 1987–1989: Peter Berger
- 1989–1994: Rainer Mauritz
- 1994–2000: Klaus Vorreither
- 2000–2002: Roland Kayser
- 2002–2008: Josef Poscharnig
- 2008–2015: Markus Mareich
- since 2016: Ritwik Rastogi
Notable Austrian fencers
edit- Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy), saber, Olympic silver
- Siegfried Flesch (1872–1939), saber, Olympic bronze
- Dr. Otto Herschmann, saber, Olympic silver
- Heinz Lechner (born 1928)
- Ellen Preis (1912–2007), foil, Olympic champion, 3x world champion, 17x Austrian champion
References
edit- ^ "Die Geschichte des ÖFV" Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Österreichischer Fechtverband (in German)
- ^ Zentrales Vereinsregister (Central Register of Organisations), Federal Ministry of the Interior: ZVRZahl (no.) 507226010 (in German)
External links
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