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Johann Baptist Gudenus

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Johann Baptist Gudenus
Personal information
Full nameJohann Baptist Theodor Franz de Paula Philipp Maria von Gudenus
NationalityAustrian
Born(1908-06-11)11 June 1908
Vestenötting, Austria-Hungary
Died10 February 1968(1968-02-10) (aged 59)
Vienna, Austria
Sport
SportBobsleigh

Johann Baptist Theodor Gudenus or Johann Baptist, Graf von Gudenus (11 June 1908 – 10 February 1968) was an Austrian sprinter and bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.

Early life

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Johann Baptist Theodor Franz de Paula Philipp Maria was born into the noble Gudenus family, as the younger son of Philipp Friedrich Gabriel Heinrich Maria, Graf von Gudenus (1877-1948) and his wife, Angela Hardt (1880-1973). His paternal grandparents were Count Heinrich Johann Baptist Ghislain von Gudenus (1839-1915) and Countess Ernestine of Thun und Hohenstein (1853-1910). [1]

Career

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At the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, he finished 12th and last in the two-man event. Four years later he finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Competing at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metres competition.

Personal life

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On 26 June 1939 he was married to Karin Giaver (1905-1980). They had one son and one daughter:

See also

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References

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