Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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Austria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Austria within Austria-Hungary
IOC code  AUT
NOC Österreichisches Olympisches Comité
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors 3 in 3 sports
Medals Gold
2		 Silver
1		 Bronze
2		 Total
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Three sportsmen from Austria competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Though Austria was then a part of Austria-Hungary, most sources separate Austrian competitors from the Hungarians at the 1896 Games.

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[edit] Medals

Austria finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and five medals overall.

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

  • Adolf Schmal — Cycling, Men's 333 metres
  • Adolf Schmal — Cycling, Men's 10 kilometres

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

All three of Schmal's medals were won in the cycling competitions, even though he competed in two different sports. He competed in four events, earning a top three finish in three of them.

Event Place Cyclist Time/Distance
333 metres 3rd Adolf Schmal 26.0 seconds (tie)
Race-off: 26.6 seconds
10 kilometres 3rd Adolf Schmal Unknown
100 kilometres – Adolf Schmal Did not finish
12 hour race 1st Adolf Schmal 314.997 kilometres

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Schmal also competed in the sabre fencing tournament, placing fourth in the five-man round robin.

Event Place Fencer Record Touches Round-robin Final
Wins Losses For Against
Sabre 4th Adolf Schmal 1 3 7 11 4th None held
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Denmark 0 1 .000
Greece 1 2 .333
Total 1 3 .250

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Two Austrian swimmers competed in 1896. One of the two competed in each of the three open events, and each swimmer won one medal.

Event Place Swimmer Time
100 metre freestyle 2nd Otto Herschmann 1:22.8
500 metre freestyle 1st Paul Neumann 8:12.6
1200 metre freestyle – Paul Neumann Did not finish

[edit] References

  • Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck.  (Digitally available at [1])
  • Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9.  (Excerpt available at [2])
  • Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X. 


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