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{{MedalTableTop}}{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}{{MedalCountry|{{AUT}}}}{{MedalOlympic}}{{MedalGold|1936 Berlin|K-2 1000 m}}{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}{{MedalBronze|1938 Vaxholm|K-2 10000 m}}{{MedalBottom}}Adolf "Adi" Kainz (5 June 1903, Linz – 12 July 1948) was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won the gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Kainz also won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm though he competed under Germany because they had annexed Austria earlier that year. References - [https://web.archive.org/web/20110121095558/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KAINZADO01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
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