Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.[1]
Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUT |
NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 29 (24 men and 5 women) in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Franz Wimmer |
Medals Ranked 34th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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Medalists edit
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann |
Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000m |
Bronze | Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein |
Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
Athletics edit
Men's marathon
- Adolf Gruber — 2:46:20 (→ 23rd place)
Cycling edit
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Kurt Schein — 1:13.1 (→ 11th place)
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Rudolf Maresch
Franz Wimmer
Kurt Schein
Walter Bortel — 10th place
Men's Individual Road Race
- Franz Wimmer — 5:27:28 (→ 30th place)
- Walter Bortel — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Kurt Schein — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Rudolf Maresch — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Boxing edit
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Four male cyclists represented Austria in 1956.
Diving edit
Women's 10m platform
- Eva Pfarrhofer
- Preliminary Round — 46.02 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Fencing edit
One fencer represented Austria in 1956.
Gymnastics edit
Rowing edit
Austria had four male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Sailing edit
- Open
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Wolfgang Erndl | Finn | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | DNF | 12 | 1910 | 15 |
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "Austria at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links edit