Herbert Polzhuber
Austrian fencer (1938–2015)
헤르베르트 폴츠후버
Herbert Polzhuber (June 1938 – 24 June 2015) was an Austrian fencer and modern pentathlete. Considered one of Austria's greatest épée fencers, he participated at four consecutive Olympic Games in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976, being a fencer in each in addition to a pentathlete in his first appearance. He is also partly remembered for an incident at the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, where he allegedly drank 10 beers and a bottle of cognac before firing his pistol into the ground and passing out.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | 1964 | |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | 1968 | |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | 1972 | |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | 1976 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.