Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Austria at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Austria.svg
IOC code AUT
NOC Austrian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympia.at  (in German)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors29 (24 men and 5 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Franz Wimmer
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Max Raub
Herbert Wiedermann
Canoeing Men's K-2 1000m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alfred Sageder
Josef Kloimstein
Rowing Men's coxless pair

Athletics

Men's marathon

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Men's Individual Road Race

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Austria in 1956.

Individual road race
Team road race
Time trial
Team pursuit

Diving

Women's 10m platform

Fencing

One fencer represented Austria in 1956.

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Rowing

Austria had four male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
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Wolfgang Erndl Finn 141510DNF5DNF12191015

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

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  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.