Richard Verderber

Richard Verderber
Born	(1884-01-23)January 23, 1884 Gottschee, Duchy of Carniola, Austrian Empire
Died	September 8, 1955(1955-09-08) (aged 71) Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Austrian Empire Austria-Hungary
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1902 – 1934
Rank	Oberst
Other work	Fencing Champion

Olympic medal record
Representing  Austrian Empire
Men's Fencing
	1912 Stockholm	Team sabre
	1912 Stockholm	foil

Richard Verderber (January 23, 1884 – September 8, 1955) was an Austrian fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal. He won the bronze medal in the individual foil event.^[2]

Military ranks

• Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter: 1 September 1902
• Leutnant: 1 November 1903
• Hauptmann: 1 January 1915
• Major: 1 January 1920
• Oberstlieutenant: January 1929
• Oberst: 15 March 1934

Decorations and honors

• Austrian Merit Order in Bronze and Silver^{[clarification needed]}
• Order of the Iron Crown
• Military Merit Cross
• Karl Troop Cross

References

1. "Richard Verderber". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
2. "Richard Verderber Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-07.

External links

• Richard Verderber's profile on databaseolympics.com
• Richard Verderber at Olympedia