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Bernhard Reitshammer

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Bernhard Reitshammer
Personal information
Born (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994 (age 30)
Innsbruck, Austria[citation needed]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Austria
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Otopeni 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kazan 100 m medley

Bernhard Reitshammer (born 17 June 1994)[1] is an Austrian swimmer. He has represented Austria at two Olympic Games.

In April 2021, Reitshammer qualified to represent Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[2] where he went on to compete in the 100 metre backstroke, 100 metre breaststroke and 200 metre individual medley events.[3]

He also qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He reached the semifinals in the 100 m backstroke.[4] He also participated in the 100 m backstroke[5] and the 4x100 medley relay.

He represented Austria at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 49th place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event.[6] He represented Austria at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, and the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy he placed third with the Austrian team in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay. At the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships he won gold in the 100 m medley.[7]

He studied at the University of Innsbruck.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ Roman, Stelzl (10 April 2021). "Tiroler Reitshammer hat bereits das zweite Olympia-Ticket in der Tasche". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ "REITSHAMMER Bernhard - Athlete Profile". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke – Semifinals – Results Summary" (PDF). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ Griffin, Sean (10 December 2023). "2023 European Short Course Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap". Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile: Bernhard Reitshammer". FISU Taipei. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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