“Thank you very much!” Volunteer award goes to the final

Where would Upper Austria’s sports clubs be if there weren’t 200,000 volunteers and their active help? They are usually not at the forefront with their work, and yet they are the ones who keep the business running with commitment and empathy.

The volunteer award from the Upper Austrian News and Sportland Upper Austria puts the many role models in front of the curtain. You can still vote for a few days, then the winners will be determined. So you still have until September 10th to say “Thank you!” to say that they work day after day for the next generation and make sports club life in the country possible in the first place. The award ceremony will take place on September 25th.

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medal collector

Manfred Eisenknapp, Head of Section at UBSV Attnang/Vöcklabruck for tennis and table tennis

He is a veteran of Upper Austrian sport for the disabled: For 14 years, 53-year-old Manfred Eisenknapp from Desselbrunn has been section manager at UBSV Attnang/Vöcklabruck for the tennis and table tennis divisions. As an active player, he won 20 Austrian and 27 Upper Austrian championship titles in these two sports, as well as countless silver and bronze medals. Eisenknapp can also refer to three participations in European Championships. He is the team leader for the Upper Austrian amputee tennis team.

Versatile sportsman

Hermann Lobmayr, longtime chairman of SC Altmünster

A real jack of all trades when it comes to sporting diversity is Hermann Lobmayr. Born in Altmünster in 1951, he has been a member of the sailing club in his home town since 1976. Since 1980 he has been sailing regattas, mainly as a crewman, and has also taken part in world and European championships, not to mention national title fights. From 2003 to 2022 he was chairman of the SCA, which made him an honorary member and honorary chairman the previous year. Lobmayr has been a member of the Altmünster ski club since 1966 and has been an active member of the local curling club since 1982.

Circus trainer

Sabine Rosenauer, head of the Sportunion-Gmunden section MUHFIT

MUHFIT was founded in 2015 as a sports and exercise program and is a section of the Sportunion Gmunden, which is headed by Sabine Rosenauer. The “trained” circus director teaches her protégés how to juggle, with diabolo, unicycle or balance ball. In addition, Rosenauer is a luminary when it comes to the organization, costumes, stage design, performance wagons and much more. She has already been able to demonstrate her skills and abilities at the annual plaster spectacle in Linz.