| Austria at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | AUT |
| NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 112 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Willi Welt |
| Medals Ranked 32nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Gertrude Liebhart | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500m |
 Bronze | Maximilian Raub Herbert Wiedermann | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000m |
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Franz Worisch | 3 m springboard | 67.18 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Julius Janowsky | 10 m platform | 62.65 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Kurt Liederer | 60.21 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Franz Worisch | 63.02 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Eva Pfarrhofer | 10 m platform | 40.26 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Finland  | 3–4 |  Austria |
|---|---|---|
Stolpe  11', 34'Rytkönen 36' | Report | Gollnhuber 8' (pen.), 30' Stumpf 59'Grohs 79' |
Austria had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Wolfgang Erndl | Finn | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4273 | 5 | |
| Harald Musil Harald Fereberger | Star | 15 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2260 | 14 | |
Three shooters represented Austria in 1952.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Siegfried Gurschler | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1145 | 17 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 396 | 18 | |
| Wilhelm Sachsenmaier | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1140 | 19 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 396 | 23 | |
| Laszlo Szapáry | Trap | 178 | 22 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Peter Steinwender | 400 m freestyle | 5:03.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Helmut Koppelstätter | 100 m backstroke | 1:11.9 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ilse Albert | 200 m breaststroke | 3:12.5 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
