Franz Berghammer

Olympic medal record
Men's handball
1936 Berlin Team competition

Franz Berghammer (November 20, 1913 – July 7, 1944) was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Austria field handball team that won the silver medal in handball at the Olympics. He played two matches during the tournament, scoring five goals.[1]

He was killed in action during World War II. He had gone missing between 24th and 30th June 1944 near Babruysk, in what is now Belorussia.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Olympedia – Franz Berghammer". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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