Josef Schäffer

Josef Schäffer (born July 2, 1891 in Moravia) was an Austrian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Career He was the Austrian champion in pole vault in 1914, shot put in 1911, and decathlon in 1913.

He competed in the decathlon, shot put, discus throw and two-handed discus throw at the 1912 Summer Olympics, his first Olympics. He finished tenth in the decathlon, throwing the second-furthest in the discus on his way to his score of 6568.585. In the shot put, he finished thirteenth. In the discus throw, he only managed to come twenty-ninth in the regular discus throw but came sixteenth in the two-handed discus.

His personal bests achieved were SP – 12.80 (1912) Decathlon – 5049 (1912) DT – 42.09 (1914)