Austria at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Austria at the Olympic Games
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	49 (46 men, 3 women) in 8 sports
Medals Rank: 20	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 1	Total 4
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Austria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 8 sports.

Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1924 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Andreas Stadler	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	21 July
Silver	Anton Zwerina	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg	22 July
Silver	Franz Aigner	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg	23 July
Bronze	Leopold Friedrich	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg	23 July

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Three divers represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Bornett reached the final in the springboard event, finishing sixth overall.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Women

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Margarete Adler	3 m board	19.5	125	4	Did not advance
Klara Bornett	3 m board	13	417.4	3 Q	28	370.2	6
Viktoria Sölkner	3 m board	21	362.9	4	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Six athletes represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the Austrian athletes reached an event final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ferdinand Friebe	1500 m	N/A				4:15.8	3	Did not advance
Ferdinand Kaindl	100 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Hans Kantor	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	10	Did not advance
Rudolf Kühnel	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		Did not advance
Rudolf Rauch	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Friedrich Schedl	100 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Three boxers represented Austria at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. All three Austrians were defeated in their first bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Franz Barta	Bantamweight	Sybille (BEL) L	Did not advance				17
Alexander Decker	Welterweight	Stauffer (SUI) L	Did not advance				17
Anton Eichholzer	Lightweight	Petersen (DEN) L	Did not advance				17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium	0	1	.000
Denmark	0	1	.000
Switzerland	0	1	.000
Total	0	3	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	3	.500
Round of 16	0	0	–
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–
Total	0	3	.000

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Two equestrians represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Arthur von Pongracz	Dressage	234.2	N/A	12
Dagobert von Sekullic-Vrich	Dressage	179.8	N/A	22

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kurt Ettinger	Foil	3–1	2 Q	3–2	3 Q	4–1	2 Q	0–5	6	Did not advance
Alois Gottfried	Foil	1–2	3 Q	0–5	6	Did not advance
Ernst Huber	Foil	1–2	4	Did not advance
Richard Brünner Kurt Ettinger Alois Gottfried Ernst Huber Hugo Philipp	Team foil	Bye		N/A		0–3	4	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Six sport shooters represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Heinrich Bartosch	Trap	95	9
August Baumgartner	Trap	88	29
Hans Schödl	Trap	93	14
Erich Zoigner	Trap	89	24
Heinrich Bartosch August Baumgartner Hans Schödl Erich Zoigner Friedrich Dietz von Weidenberg Franz Hollitzer	Team clay pigeons	347	6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Franz Aigner	Men's +82.5 kg						515
Franz Andrysek	Men's −60 kg	60	75	67.5	72.5	X	275	19
Gustav Becker	Men's +82.5 kg						460	10
Rudolf Edinger	Men's −75 kg	62.5	X	95	80	110	347.5	24
Rupert Eidler	Men's −75 kg	65	90	82.5	85	115	437.5	7
Wilhelm Etzenberger	Men's −67.5 kg	65	85	70	75	110	405	9
Karl Freiberger	Men's −82.5 kg	75	95	92.5	95	130	487.5	4
Leopold Friedrich	Men's −82.5 kg	75	95	95	95	130	490
Josef Gill	Men's −75 kg	60	85	85	80	110	420	9
Hermann Glück	Men's −82.5 kg	75	80	87.5	90	120	452.5	11
Josef Leppelt	Men's +82.5 kg						455	11
Wilhelm Rosinek	Men's −60 kg	57.5	75	67.5	70	105	375	5
Andreas Stadler	Men's −60 kg	65	75	65	75	105	385
Leopold Treffny	Men's −67.5 kg	65	85	77.5	85	112.5	425	4
Anton Zwerina	Men's −67.5 kg	75	80	77.5	82.5	112.5	427.5

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Johann Bergmann	Lightweight	Beránek (TCH) L	Gaupset (NOR) L	Did not advance						=20
Viktor Fischer	Middleweight	Gorletti (ITA) W	Gorgano (ITA) W	Kónyi (HUN) W	Pštros (TCH) W	Lindfors (FIN) L	Steinberg (EST) L	Did not advance	N/A	=5
Adolf Herschmann	Bantamweight	Çakin (TUR) W	Gundersen (DEN) W	Bozděch (TCH) W	Kueny (FRA) W	Hansson (SWE) L	Retired	N/A		=5
Karl Mezulian	Featherweight	Rudzits (LAT) W	Toivola (FIN) L	Malmberg (SWE) L	Did not advance					=13
Franz Mileder	Heavyweight	Dame (FRA) L	Rosenqvist (FIN) L	Did not advance				N/A		=13
Josef Penczik	Featherweight	22x20px Sánchez (ESP) W	Retired	Did not advance						27
Franz Sax	Light heavyweight	Baumanis (LAT) L	Tetens (DEN) L	Did not advance					N/A	=12
Ludwig Sesta	Lightweight	Matura (HUN) L	Mollin (BEL) W	Parisel (FRA) W	Gaupset (NOR) L	Did not advance		N/A		=9

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database