Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at  (in German)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	29 (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)
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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]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000m
Bronze	Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein	Rowing	Men's coxless pair

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's marathon

• Adolf Gruber – 2:46:20 (→ 23rd place)

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Kurt Schein – 1:13.1 (→ 11th place)

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Rudolf Maresch
  Franz Wimmer
  Kurt Schein
  Walter Bortel – 10th place

Men's Individual Road Race

• Franz Wimmer – 5:27:28 (→ 30th place)
• Walter Bortel – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Kurt Schein – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Rudolf Maresch – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Four male cyclists represented Austria in 1956.

Individual road race

• Franz Wimmer
• Walter Bortel
• Rudolf Maresch
• Kurt Schein

Team road race

• Franz Wimmer
• Walter Bortel
• Rudolf Maresch
• Kurt Schein

Time trial

• Kurt Schein

Team pursuit

• Franz Wimmer
• Walter Bortel
• Rudolf Maresch
• Kurt Schein

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Eva Pfarrhofer	10 m platform	46.02	13	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Austria in 1956.

Women's foil

• Ellen Müller-Preis

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

Men's single sculls

• Ferdinand Rabeder

Men's coxless pair

• Alfred Sageder
• Josef Kloimstein

Men's coxed pair

• Josef Kloimstein
• Alfred Sageder
• Franz König

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Wolfgang Erndl	Finn	14	15	10	DNF	5	DNF	12	1910	15

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Austria at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database