Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Austria at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  AUT
NOC Österreichisches Olympisches Comité
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 34		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
2		 Total
2
Olympic history (summary)
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Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Contents

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • Adolf Gruber — 2:46:20 (→ 23rd place)

[edit] Cycling

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)

[edit] Diving

Women's 10m Platform

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

[edit] References


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