- Eduard Schönecker
Erich Eduard "Edi" Schönecker (
January 21 ,1885 –April 6 ,1964 ) was anAustria n athlete, football (soccer) player, andarchitect . He competed at the1908 Summer Olympics inLondon .In the 100 metres event, Schönecker took fourth place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals.
He placed third in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres cometition to be eliminated from that event as well.
He played football for
SK Rapid Wien and was able to win 1 cap for Austria.He is also well known for building sport stadiums. He designed the Stadium "Pfarrwiese", which was the home of Rapid Wien until 1981. And he was responsible for the construction of the
Hohe Warte Stadium , which is the home of Austrias oldest football clubFirst Vienna FC . This stadium was the biggest in Europe at this time and is still in use.References
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/edi-schonecker-1.html profile]
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