 He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck.Paumgarten's older brother Fridtjof (1903-1986) won several skiing competitions and was on the 1928 Austrian Olympic team, but did not compete due to a training injury.Paumgarten's younger sister Gerda Paumgarten (1907-2000) was also a successful skier, winning 4 Alpine World Championship medals.