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Emil Janausch

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Emil Janausch
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born(1901-02-14)14 February 1901
Alt-Erlaa, Vienna, Austria
Died21 May 1960(1960-05-21) (aged 59)
Atzgersdorf, Vienna, Austria
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Hammer throw
ClubWiener AF

Emil Janausch (14 February 1901 – 21 May 1960) was an Austrian athlete who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

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Janausch finished second behind Endre Madarász in the discus throw event at the 1931 AAA Championships[2][3] and the 1933 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

Janausch competed in the men's discus throw at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Amateur titles contested". Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emil Janausch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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