Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Austria at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code AUT
NOC Austrian Olympic Committee
Website www.oeoc.at (in German)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors 29 (24 men and 5 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Franz Wimmer
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 BronzeMax Raub
Herbert Wiedermann		CanoeingMen's K-2 1000m
 BronzeAlfred Sageder
Josef Kloimstein		RowingMen's coxless pair

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Men's Individual Road Race

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Austria in 1956.

Individual road race
Team road race
Time trial
Team pursuit

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

  • Eva Pfarrhofer
    • Preliminary Round — 46.02 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Fencing

One fencer represented Austria in 1956.

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Rowing

Austria had four male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wolfgang Erndl Finn 14 15 10 DNF 5 DNF 12 1910 15

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Austria at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Austria Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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