Henry Hauenstein

Henry Denis Hauenstein (3 May 1881 - December 1940)[1] was a rower who competed for Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He participated in the Men's eight.[2]

Hauenstein was a member of Leichhardt Rowing Club. He was the Club's first eight-oared representative and rowed in the New South Wales (NSW) of 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911.[3] NSW was won in 1908, 1910 and 1911.[3] He rowed at the Peace Regatta at Henley-on-Thames in 1919 when the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) crew won the King's Cup.[3]

In 1915, he enlisted with the First Australian Imperial Force and rose to the rank of Lieutenant.[4] He was awarded the Military Medal.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Family notices". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 December 1940. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Henry Hauenstein". Sport Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "History of Leichhardt Rowing Club". History of Australian rowing. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Henry Hauenstein Service Record". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Coe, Bruce (2014). "Australasia's 1912 Olympians and the Great War". International Journal for the History of Sport 31 (18): 2313–2325.
  6. ↑ "Rowing". The Referee. 26 December 1917. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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