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Erich Eduard "Edi" Schönecker (January 21, 1885 – April 6, 1963) was an Austrian athlete, football (soccer) player, and architect. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Biography

In the 100 metres event, Schönecker finished 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 competition 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 club First Vienna FC. This stadium was the biggest in Europe at this time and is still in use.

References

Sources

• Eduard Schönecker's profile at Sports Reference.com
• Biography of Eduard Schönecker (in German)
• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2006.

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Eduard Schönecker (Vienna, 21 gennaio 1885 – Vienna, 6 aprile 1963) è stato un calciatore, velocista e architetto austriaco.

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