Emil Juracka
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's handball | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1936 Berlin | Team competition |
Emil Juracka (June 11, 1912 – February 21, 1944) was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Austria field handball team, which won the silver medal in the tournament, where he played three matches including the final.[1]
In 1944, Juracka was killed in action during World War II, while being treated for his injuries at the main field hospital in Toshchitsa, Russia (now Belorussia).[2][1]
References
- 1 2 "Olympedia – Emil Juracka". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1944 deaths
- Austrian male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Austria
- Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Austria
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Austrian military personnel killed in World War II
- 20th-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian handball biography stubs
- Austrian Olympic medalist stubs