2024-08-10 13:03:04
Rank changed from corporal to platoon leader.
Platoon leader Jessica Pilz won bronze in the combined bouldering and climbing event in Paris. The Army athlete, who trains at the Army Performance Sports Center in Innsbruck, had to concede defeat in the final to Janja Garnbreit of Slovenia and Brooke Labudou of the United States. The 27-year-old’s medal is Austria’s second climbing medal at this year’s Olympics.
Secretary of Defense Claudia Tanner: “I am extremely proud of Platoon Leader Jessica Pilz’s outstanding performance. Her years of hard work have paid off at the Olympics. After finishing seventh at the Tokyo Olympics, she The goal of winning a medal was achieved.
Since 1962, the Army Sports Center has been promoting the development of competitive sports in Austria through its 11 Army Sports Centers. Every year, 495 people participate in military sports support projects, including 20 people in disabled sports. Army Sports has traditionally provided many participants for major sporting events such as the Olympics, European Championships and World Championships. Athletes from the federal army have achieved numerous successes and won medals for Austria in the past.
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