Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Austria at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg
IOC code AUT
NOC Austrian Olympic Committee
Website www.oeoc.at  (in German)
in London
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Otto Scheff Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle July 16

Results by event

Athletics

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metres Heats Eduard Schönecker Unknown
4th, heat 13
Did not advance
Men's 200 metres HeatsEduard SchöneckerUnknown
3rd, heat 12
Did not advance
Men's marathon 25th Emmerich Rath None held3:50:30.4
Felix Kwieton Did not start
Men's 10 mile walk 15thEmmerich RathNone held1:30:33.8
8th, semifinal 2
Did not advance

Fencing

Austria's lone sabreur advanced to the second round before being eliminated.

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's sabre Second
round
Siegfried Flesch 5-0 (1st in A)1-3 (3rd in 6)Did not advance

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyle Semi-
finalist
Otto Scheff 1:11.8
1st, heat 2
Unknown
4th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Men's 400 metre freestyle 3rdOtto Scheff5:51.0
1st, heat 7
5:40.6
1st, semifinal 1
5:46.0
Men's 1500 metre freestyle 4thOtto Scheff24:15.8
2nd, heat 6
24:25.0
2nd, semifinal 2
Unknown

Tennis

EventPlaceNameRound
of 64
Round
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's singles 16th Arthur Zborzil ByeLost to Bissing Did not advance
26th Rolf Kinzl Lost to Eaves Did not advance
Felix Pipes Lost to Kreuzer
Men's doubles 4thFelix Pipes
Arthur Zborzil
None heldByeByeLost to
Ritchie/Parke
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain 02.000
Germany 02.000
Total04.000

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