Josef Ritz

Fencer

Born

28 March 1896, Vienna

Died

31 July 1943, Kharkiv

Citizenship

Austria

Sport

fencing

Occupation

fencer

Josef Ritz (14 December 1899 – 31 July 1943) was an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He fought in the Wehrmacht and was killed on the Eastern Front, near Kharkov in 1943 during World War II.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6280124 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.