Austria at the 2017 World Games

Austria at the; 2017 World Games
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.oeoc.at
in Wroclaw, Poland ; 20 July 2017 – 30 July 2017
Competitors	10 in 2 sports

Last updated September 24, 2019

Austria competed at the World Games 2017 ^[1] in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 July 2017 to 30 July 2017.

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising nine federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km² (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly nine million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is landlocked and highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

Competitors

Sports	Men	Women	Total	Events
Archery	1	1	2	2
Billiards	1	0	1	1
Dancesport	3	3	6	3
Fistball	9	0	9	1
Ju-Jitsu	2	2	4	2
Karate	0	2	2	2
Kickboxing	0	2	2	2
Muaythai	0	1	1	1
Orienteering	1	1	2	5
Roller Sports	1	0	1	4
Rowing	2	2	4	4
Rhythmic Gymnastics	0	1	1	1
Sport Climbing	0	2	2	2
Waterskiing	1	0	1	1
Total	21	17	38	31

Fistball

Austria has qualified at the 2017 World Games in the Fistball Men Team event.^[2]^[3]

Fistball is a sport of European origin. It is similar to volleyball in that players try to hit a ball over a net. The current men's fistball World Champions are Germany, winners of both the 2015 Men's World Championships and the fistball category at the 2017 World Games, while the current women's fistball World Champions are also Germany, after winning the 2016 Women's World Championships.

Gymnastic

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Austria has qualified at the 2017 World Games:

Women's individual event - 1 quota

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References

↑ World Games 2017
↑ "Fistball". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2015-11-29.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "2015 Fistball World Championship" . Retrieved 2015-11-29.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[1] World Games 2017

[2] "Fistball". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2015-11-29.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[3] "2015 Fistball World Championship" . Retrieved 2015-11-29.^{[ permanent dead link ]}