Australian Successes
In 1955, Stampfl was invited to Australia to become Director of Athletics at Melbourne University and he settled in Melbourne until his death.
At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Stampfl coached 11 of the athletes in the Australian team.
He trained many successful Australian athletes during his lifetime; most notably:
- Ralph Doubell - 1968 Olympic Gold Medal 800 metres - World Record
- Gael Martin - 1984 Olympic Bronze Medal shot put
Other Stampfl athletes included Olympic finalists Tony Sneazwell, Alan Crawley and Merv Lincoln, in addition to Commonwealth champions Peter Bourke, Sue Howland and Judy Peckham.
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