Austria at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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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.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Ruberl, KarlKarl Ruberl | Swimming | men's 200 metre backstroke |
Silver | Wahle, OttoOtto Wahle | Swimming | men's 1000 metre freestyle |
Silver | Wahle, OttoOtto Wahle | Swimming | men's 200 metre obstacle event |
Bronze | Flesch, SiegfriedSiegfried Flesch | Fencing | sabre |
Bronze | Neralić, MilanMilan Neralić | Fencing | masters sabre |
Bronze | Ruberl, KarlKarl Ruberl | Swimming | men's 200 metre freestyle |
Results by event
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 |
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1500 metres | 6th | Hermann Wraschtil | Unknown |
2500 metre steeplechase | 5th | Hermann Wraschtil | Unknown |
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 |
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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 | |||
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Event | Place | Swimmer | Semifinals | Final |
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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 |
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Men's underwater swimming | 13th | Anderlé | 22.4 | 23.50 | 69.4 |
References
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Austria". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at .
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-0378-3.