Austria at the 1900 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 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors 13 in 3 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
3		 Bronze
3		 Total
6
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Austria competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympics are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

13 Austrian competitors entered 3 disciplines, with 19 entries across 10 events.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

One Austrian athlete competed in two events, not winning any medals in the sport.

Event Place Athlete Final
1500 metres 6th Hermann Wraschtil Unknown
2500 metre steeplechase 5th Hermann Wraschtil Unknown

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Austria competed for the second time in fencing at the 1900 Games. The Austrian saberists won a pair of bronze medals, the nation's first medals in the sport.

Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Foil 8th Rudolf Brosch Advanced
by jury		 To repechage
by jury		 Advanced
by jury		 4th place
semifinal A		 8th place
25-34 van der Stoppen Advanced
by jury		 Not advanced
by jury		 Did not advance
38-54 Heinrich Rischtoff Not advanced
by jury		 Did not advance
Sabre 3rd Siegfried Flesch 1st-4th
in pool		 None held 3rd place
semifinal A		 3rd place
7th Heinrich von Tenner 1st-4th
in pool		 2nd place
semifinal B		 7th place
8th Camillo Müller 1st-4th
in pool		 2nd place
semifinal A		 8th place
9-16 Harstein 1st-4th
in pool		 5th-8th
semifinal A		 Did not advance
Masters sabre 3rd Milan Neralić 1st-4th
in pool		 None held 4th place
semifinal A		 3rd place
9-10 Horvath 1st-4th
in pool		 5th place
semifinal A		 Did not advance

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Otto Wahle
Otto Wahle
Event Place Swimmer Semifinals Final
Men's 200 metre
freestyle		 3rd Karl Ruberl 2:22.6
1st, semifinal 5		 2:32.0
10th Otto Wahle 2:35.6
1st, semifinal 1		 Did not start
Men's 1000 metre
freestyle		 2nd Otto Wahle 15:27.0
2nd, semifinal 3		 14:43.6
Men's 4000 metre
freestyle		 8th Anderlé 1:26:25.6
4th, semifinal 1		 Did not finish
Men's 200 metre
backstroke		 2nd Karl Ruberl 2:56.0
1st, semifinal 3		 2:56.0
Men's 200 metre
obstacle event		 2nd Otto Wahle 2:56.0
1st, semifinal 2		 2:40.0
4th Karl Ruberl 3:06.0
2nd, semifinal 1		 2:51.2
Event Place Swimmer Seconds Metres Score
Men's underwater swimming 13th Anderlé 22.4 23.50 69.4

[edit] References

  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Austria". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
  • Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0. 


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