Heinz Steinberger
Encyclopedia
Heinz Steinberger is a former ice speed skater
from Austria
, who represented his native country in two Winter Olympics (1976 in Innsbruck
and 1984 in Sarajevo
).
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, who represented his native country in two Winter Olympics (1976 in Innsbruck
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...
and 1984 in Sarajevo
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The Speed Skating Competition at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games was held on the outdoor track of the Zetra Ice Rink in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, from Wednesday February 8 to Sunday February 19, 1984.-500 m:...
).