Jugendlicher Athlet

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Bronze statue “Winner” in front of the Temple of Theseus in the Volksgarten in Vienna.

Austria was subject to a sports boycott after the end of the First World War. Despite hardship, Austrian sports managed to regain a foothold. To celebrate, Josef Müllner’s artwork was unveiled in front of thousands of athletes in May 1923 by Federal President Michael Hainisch. Under National Socialism, the once naked youth was given a leaf to protect the playing children from a harmful influence.