Austria at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Austria at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of Austria.svg
IOC code AUT
NOC Austrian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympia.at  (in German)
in Amsterdam
Competitors73 (67 men, 6 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Ludwig Wessely
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 73 (67 men and 6 women) competitors took part in 39 events in 13 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Franz Andrysek Weightlifting Men's 60 kg 28 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hans Haas Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg 28 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Leo Losert ,
Viktor Flessl
Rowing Men's double sculls 10 August

Athletics

Four athletes (2 men and 2 women) competed for Austria in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. It was the first time that women's athletics events appeared at the Olympics. Bartoletta reached the finals in the discus throw, finishing 6th overall. It was Austria's best place in an athletics event since 1900 (a 5th-place finish in the men's steeplechase).

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hermann Geißler 100 m 11.23did not advance
Hermann Geißler 200 m 22.41 QUnknown4did not advance
Hermann Geißler 400 m 50.21 QUnknown5did not advance
Ludwig Wessely 110 m hurdles Unknown3did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Ludwig Wessely Result11.66.7312.581.7052.215.835.463.2047.444:47.062247
Points683750642544710728573406551637
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Josefine Lauterbach 800 m Unknown8did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Liesl Perkaus Discus throw 33.546 Q33.546

Boxing

Austria sent boxers to the Olympics for the second time. One boxer competed in the welterweight class. As with all 3 of Austria's boxers in 1924, Fraberger lost his first bout and placed 17th.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Johann Fraberger Welterweight Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Smillie  (CAN)
L points
did not advance17

Cycling

Two cyclists, both men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1912.

Track

Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Franz Dusika Time trial 1:22.015
Sprint
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage 1Repechage FinalQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
RankRankRankRankRankRank
August Schaffer Sprint 3 r3Did not advance
Tandem
AthletesEvent1st RoundSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tandem 2did not advance

Diving

Two divers, one man and one woman, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, and the first time that Austria sent a male diver. Bornett, who had finished 6th in the springboard event in 1924, finished 9th this time. Staudinger competed in both of the men's events, but placed 6th in his group in each and did not advance to the finals.

DiverEventSemifinalsFinal
PointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank
Josef Staudinger Men's 3 m board 28128.546did not advance
Klara Bornett Women's 3 m board 4056.909
Josef Staudinger Men's 10 m platform 2673.326did not advance

Equestrian

Three riders, all men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Von Pongracz, who had placed 12th in the individual dressage in 1924, competed again; this time, he finished 13th. The Austrian team finished 6th in the team dressage competition (the first time that event was held).

Dressage
AthleteHorseEventScoreRank
Gustav Grachegg Daniel Dressage 191.9621
Wilhelm JaichGraf204.1614
Arthur von Pongracz Turridu204.2813
  • Daniel
  • Graf
  • Turridu
Team dressage 600.406

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 6th in the sport, in which Austria had competed at every Olympics except 1904.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Richard Brünner Men's foil 3 wins5did not advance
Kurt Ettinger 5 wins2 Q2 wins6did not advance
Hans Lion 4 wins2 Q2 wins5did not advance
Men's team foil 1–12 Q1–23did not advance

Hockey

Austria competed in field hockey for the first time in 1928.

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Rank
Austria men's Men's tournament Flag of India.svg  India
L 6–0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
L 3–1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
L 4–0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
L 1–0
5Did not advance9

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Austria roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics. [2]

  • August Wildam
  • Arthur Winter
  • Alfred Revi
  • Emil Haladik
  • Fritz Steiner
  • Erwin Nossig
  • Fritz Herzl
  • Fritz Lichtschein
  • Hubert Lichtneckert
  • Hans Rosenfeld
  • Hans Wald
  • Kurt Lehrfeld
  • Karl Ördögh
  • Josef Berger
  • Paul Massarek
  • Willi Machu
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 4400260+268 Gold medal match
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43018916 Bronze medal match
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 42025834
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 410321192
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4004114130
Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685
17 May 1928
17:00
India  British Raj Red Ensign.svg6–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Chand Field hockey ball.svg 4', 6', ?', ?'
Shaukat Field hockey ball.svg ?'
Gateley Field hockey ball.svg ?'
Report
Umpires:
Ch. Roux (FRA)
F. Schiff (NED)

18 May 1928
19:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Holst Field hockey ball.svg 4', 6'
Heilbuth Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Report Lichteneckert Field hockey ball.svg ?'
Umpires:
A. Broese van Croenou (NED)
R. Jassoy (GER)

22 May 1928
19:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Diercxsens Field hockey ball.svg ?', ?', ?'
Baudoux Field hockey ball.svg 68'
Report
Umpires:
E. W. C. Ricketts (IND)
B. Turnbull (IND)

24 May 1928
18:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1-0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Fehr Field hockey ball.svg ?' Report
Umpires:
T. Evekink (NED)
P. Regibo (BEL)

Rowing

Two rowers, both men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1912. Flessl and Losert advanced to the semifinals of the men's double sculls. They were beaten twice by the American boat, once in round 2 and again in the semifinals. The latter defeat resulted in a bronze medal for the Austrians. It was Austria's first medal in rowing.

AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3SemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Men's double sculls 7:55.81 QBye6:55.62 R7:32.61 Q6:46.41 Q6:48.82 (Bronze medal icon.svg)did not advance

Sailing

One sailor competed for Austria in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Johanny was unable to advance to the final series in the 12' Dinghy competition.

Men
AthleteEventPreliminary seriesNet pointsFinal rankFinal seriesNet pointsFinal rank
12341234
Robert Johanny 12' Dinghy 9RETRETDNS3919Did not advance

Swimming

Three swimmers, one man and two women, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Schäfer was the only Austrian swimmer to advance to the semifinals; none reached an event final.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fritzi Löwy Women's 400 m freestyle 6:20.03did not advance
Karl Schäfer Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:56.62 QUnknown4did not advance
Hedwig Bienenfeld Women's 200 m breaststroke Unknown4did not advance

Weightlifting

Ten men represented Austria in weightlifting in 1928. Austria was one of five nations to have the maximum 2 weightlifters in each weight class. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. The Austrians had the most success at the lighter end of the competition, with Andrysek winning the featherweight and Haas sharing gold in the lightweight (with Kurt Helbig of Germany). They were Austria's first Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting; the best results for the county in 1924 had been silver medals. Andrysek and Haas also set Olympic records in 2 of the 3 lifts as well as totals; Andrysek's total was a world record, and both men's snatch lifts matched the standing world record. Leppelt also contributed to the record books with an Olympic record (shared three ways) in the snatch.

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Franz Andrysek Men's −60 kg 77.5790 OR 1120 OR , = WR 1287.5 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Andreas Stadler 72.5128071152267.56
Hans Haas Men's −67.5 kg 856102.5 OR 1135 OR , = WR 1322.5 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Anton Hangel 77.5109041203287.57
Karl Hipfinger Men's −75 kg 82.51395519177.520
Franz Nitterl 22did not finish022
Karl Freiberger Men's −82.5 kg 955957132.55322.56
Josef Zemann 7514105313543157
Josef Leppelt Men's +82.5 kg 1055110 OR 114043555
Rudolf Schilberg 1153105613573555

Wrestling

Two men represented Austria in wrestling in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport; all of the Austrian wrestlers to date, including 1928, had competed in the Greco-Roman events. Wiesberger had Austria's best-yet result in the sport, placing 4th in the Greco-Roman heavyweight.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Ludwig Schlanger Men's GR featherweight Flag of Estonia.svg  Väli  (EST)
L Decision 3pts
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Kárpáti  (HUN)
L Fall 6pts
Did not advance14
Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Men's GR heavyweight Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Zvejnieks  (LAT)
W Decision 1pt
Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Sobh  (EGY)
W Fall 1pt
Flag of Finland.svg  Nyström  (FIN)
L Decision 4pts
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Badó  (HUN)
W Fall 4pts
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Urban  (TCH)
W Decision 5pts
Did not advance4

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References

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  2. 1928 Official Report.