Austria at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Austria at the Olympic Games
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	13 in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 3	Total 6
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Austria competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympics are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

13 Austrian competitors entered 3 disciplines, with 19 entries across 10 events.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Ruberl, KarlKarl Ruberl	Swimming	men's 200 metre backstroke
2 Silver	Wahle, OttoOtto Wahle	Swimming	men's 1000 metre freestyle
2 Silver	Wahle, OttoOtto Wahle	Swimming	men's 200 metre obstacle event
3 Bronze	Flesch, SiegfriedSiegfried Flesch	Fencing	sabre
3 Bronze	Neralić, MilanMilan Neralić	Fencing	masters sabre
3 Bronze	Ruberl, KarlKarl Ruberl	Swimming	men's 200 metre freestyle

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

One Austrian athlete competed in two events, not winning any medals in the sport.

Event	Place	Athlete	Final
1500 metres	6th	Hermann Wraschtil	Unknown
2500 metre steeplechase	5th	Hermann Wraschtil	Unknown

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Austria competed for the second time in fencing at the 1900 Games. The Austrian saberists won a pair of bronze medals, the nation's first medals in the sport.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Foil	8th	Rudolf Brosch	Advanced by jury	To repechage by jury	Advanced by jury	4th place semifinal A	8th place
	25-34	van der Stoppen	Advanced by jury	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
	38-54	Heinrich Rischtoff	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance
Sabre	3rd	Siegfried Flesch	1st-4th in pool	None held		3rd place semifinal A	3rd place
	7th	Heinrich von Tenner	1st-4th in pool			2nd place semifinal B	7th place
	8th	Camillo Müller	1st-4th in pool			2nd place semifinal A	8th place
	9-16	Harstein	1st-4th in pool			5th-8th semifinal A	Did not advance
Masters sabre	3rd	Milan Neralić	1st-4th in pool	None held		4th place semifinal A	3rd place
	9-10	Horvath	1st-4th in pool			5th place semifinal A	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Swimmer	Semifinals	Final
Men's 200 metre freestyle	3rd	Karl Ruberl	2:22.6 1st, semifinal 5	2:32.0
	10th	Otto Wahle	2:35.6 1st, semifinal 1	Did not start
Men's 1000 metre freestyle	2nd	Otto Wahle	15:27.0 2nd, semifinal 3	14:43.6
Men's 4000 metre freestyle	8th	Anderlé	1:26:25.6 4th, semifinal 1	Did not finish
Men's 200 metre backstroke	2nd	Karl Ruberl	2:56.0 1st, semifinal 3	2:56.0
Men's 200 metre obstacle event	2nd	Otto Wahle	2:56.0 1st, semifinal 2	2:40.0
	4th	Karl Ruberl	3:06.0 2nd, semifinal 1	2:51.2

Event	Place	Swimmer	Seconds	Metres	Score
Men's underwater swimming	13th	Anderlé	22.4	23.50	69.4

References

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Austria". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-0378-3.