Maximilian Stiepl (March 23, 1914 – August 27, 1992) was an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

and in the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

. In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition. In the 1500 metres event as well as in the 5000 metres competition he finished fifth. Twelve years later he finished tenth in the 10000 meters event, 24th in the 5000 meters competition and 38th in the 1500 meters event.

World record

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

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1914 births 1992 deaths Austrian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Austria Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria World record setters in speed skating Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-speed-skating-bio-stub