Austria at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Austria at the Olympic Games
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
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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.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Aigner, FranzFranz Aigner	Weightlifting	Heavyweight
2 Silver	Stadler, AndreasAndreas Stadler	Weightlifting	Featherweight
2 Silver	Zwerina, AntonAnton Zwerina	Weightlifting	Lightweight
3 Bronze	Friedrich, LeopoldLeopold Friedrich	Weightlifting	Light heavyweight

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 Heinz Phillip	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-Weidenberg Fritz Hollitzer	Team clay pigeons	347	6

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database