Austria at the Olympics

Austrian athletes were represented in all Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of 1920 in Antwerp. In this case, the number of participants varied from 2 (1904 in St. Louis) to 183 (Berlin, 1936). Until 1918, as athletes from other parts of the Austrian part of the Austro- Hungarian Dual Monarchy in the Olympics participated.

With the exception of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 and in London in 2012 succeeded in every part, at least to win a medal. With a total of 201 medals the focus is at the winter sports (especially skiing). This contrasts with 98 medals in summer sports and 9 in the art competitions. Austria is therefore next to Norway and Liechtenstein is one of only three countries that were successful in the Winter Games than in the Summer Games.

  • 5.1 medals per sport

Orientations

So far, twice found Olympic Winter Games held in Austria. They were both times Winter Games in Innsbruck. In Innsbruck, the first Winter Olympic Youth Games in 2012 were held.

In the application of Salzburg at the 2010 Winter Games, the Austrian town on 2 July 2003 is excreted in the first round of voting. Four years later, on 4 July 2007, Salzburg failed again in the 1st round in the bid to host the Winter Games in 2014.

Successful candidates

  • Innsbruck 1964 ( Winter Games )
  • Innsbruck 1976 ( Winter Games; Only at the second choice were the games to Innsbruck, because the actual organizer, Denver, the games had to return. )
  • Innsbruck 2012 ( Winter Youth Games )

Unsuccessful candidates

  • Innsbruck 1960 ( Winter Games )
  • Vienna 1964 ( Summer Games )
  • Graz 2002 ( Winter Games )
  • Klagenfurt 2006 ( Winter Games )
  • Salzburg 2010 ( Winter Games )
  • Salzburg 2014 ( Winter Games )

From ÖOC not -handoff candidates

In some years, several Austrian cities for hosting Winter Games were interested. According to statutes of the IOC, a country can nominate more than one place as host. For the following applications therefore ended the application process with the national pre-selection:

  • Innsbruck 2002 ( Winter Games )
  • Kitzbühel 2006 ( Winter Games )
  • Kitzbühel 2010 ( Winter Games )
  • Innsbruck 2014 ( Winter Games )

Medalist

Main article: Alphabetical listing of all Austrian medalist

Austria's most successful participants in the Olympic Games (Table includes all athletes who at least two medals, which have at least one of gold, won ):

Won the most medals has Felix Gottwald ( Nordic combined, 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze ) with seven Olympic medals. Four medals were won by Thomas Morgenstern ( ski jumping, 3 gold, 1 silver), Hermann Maier ( Alpine Skiing, 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Benjamin Raich ( Alpine skiing, 2 gold, 2 bronze), Mario Stecher ( Nordic combined, 2 gold, 2 bronze), Stephan Eberharter ( Alpine Skiing, 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), Gregor Schlierenzauer ( ski jumping, 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), Martin Höllwarth ( ski jumping, 3 silver, 1 bronze), Marlies Schild ( Alpine Skiing, 3 silver, 1 bronze ) and Klaus Sulzenbacher ( Nordic combined, 1 silver, 3 bronze).

A successful " title defense ", ie the repetition of the Olympic victory, Charles Shepherd succeeded in figure skating (1932 and 1936 ), Peter Seisenbacher in judo ( Middleweight, 1984 and 1988 ), Roman Hagara / Hans -Peter Steinacher in sailing ( Tornado, 2000 and 2004 ) and Andreas and Wolfgang Linger in luge (double seater ), the ski jumping team ( Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler were both successes here) and the crew of the Nordic combiner ( both times with Felix Gottwald and Mario Stecher ) respectively in 2006 and 2010.

More Participations

Olympic Summer Games:

  • 5 times: Ellen Mueller- Price ( fencing, 1932-1936, 1948-1956 )
  • 4 times: Hans Sauter (gymnastics, 1948-1960 )

Olympic Winter Games:

Notes:

Successful Games

The most successful Olympic games for Austria were those of 2006 in Turin. The Austrian delegation won 9 gold medals and the seven - times silver and bronze. It is presented with Michaela Dorfmeister, Benjamin Raich, Felix Gottwald and Thomas Morgenstern four double Olympic champion. In medal of these Games, it was enough for Austria with 23 medals to a remarkable third place, behind Germany and the United States.

In these games you could topen 1992 the previous record of Albertville two medals. At the time, won the Austrian athletes 6 times gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze medals.

The most successful Summer Games back to the year 1936. At that time the Austrians in Berlin could bring 13 medals. Of these, 4 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze.

Medal Tally

The medal count from 1904 here contains 2xGold and 1xSilber which were won by the Austrians, but are officially attributed to the IOC the USA.

Not included in this medal table those 9 medals that have been won in the art competitions:

Medal after sports

Not included in this medal table those 9 medals that have been won in the art competitions as well as those of the 9 medals between 1906 Games in Athens:

Cisleithania 1964 Summer Olympics Julius Lenhart Tornado (sailboat) Hans-Peter Steinacher Hans Haas Olympic weightlifting Josef Steinbach Otto Scheff Adolf Schmal Cycle sport Wrestling Andreas Linger Petra Kronberger Anita Wachter Anna Fenninger Othmar Schneider Hubert Strolz Ernst Vettori Christoph Bieler Bernhard Gruber Michael Gruber (skier) Christl Haas Ernst Hinterseer Christian Hoffmann Karl Schnabl Summer Olympic Games Hubert Raudaschl Wolfram Waibel, Sr. Niki Stajković Helmut Oblinger Werner Schlager Franz Berger (wrestler) Josef Meixner Franz Pitschmann Arnold Jonke Wolfram Waibel Jr. Andreas Geritzer Liu Jia Winter Olympic Games Markus Prock Markus Schiegl Tobias Schiegl Wolfgang Perner Siegfried Grabner Katharina Gutensohn Wolfgang Loitzl Daniel Mesotitsch Christoph Sumann Johann Lindner 1924 Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics 1988 Summer Olympics 1928 Winter Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics 1952 Winter Olympics 1960 Winter Olympics 1972 Winter Olympics 1984 Winter Olympics 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