Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Austria at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	74 (54 men and 20 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Roman Hagara
Medals Rank: 27	Gold 2	Silver 4	Bronze 1	Total 7
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Austria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Hagara, RomanRoman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher	Sailing	Men's Tornado
1 Gold	Allen, KateKate Allen	Triathlon	Women's Competition
2 Silver	Heill, ClaudiaClaudia Heill	Judo	Women's Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg)
2 Silver	Rogan, MarkusMarkus Rogan	Swimming	Men's 100 m Backstroke
2 Silver	Rogan, MarkusMarkus Rogan	Swimming	Men's 200 m Backstroke
2 Silver	Geritzer, AndreasAndreas Geritzer	Sailing	Men's Laser Individual
3 Bronze	Planer, ChristianChristian Planer	Shooting	Men's 50m Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 100 metres:

• Bettina Müller

• Round 2 — 11.50 (→ did not advance)

• Karin Mayr-Krifka

• Round 2 — 11.55 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 metres:

• Karin Mayr-Krifka

• Round 1 — 22.81
• Round 2 — 23.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase:

• Martin Pröll

• Round 1 — 8:26.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres:

• Günther Weidlinger

• Round 1 — 13:29.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon:

• Roland Schwarzl

• Final — 8102 points (→ 10th place)

Men's Marathon:

• Michael Buchleitner

• Final — 2:19:19 (→ 29th place)

Canoeing

Austria entered one competitor in each of the men's and women's divisions of the individual kayak slalom event. Both qualified for the semifinals, but in that race neither was among the top ten that advanced to the final.

Men's K1 Slalom:

• Helmut Oblinger — 13th place
  1. Heat — 193.19
     • Run 1 — 94.25
     • Run 2 — 98.94
  2. Finals total — N/A
     • Semifinal — 98.02
     • Final — Did not qualify

Women's K1 Slalom:

• Violetta Oblinger-Peters — 12th place
  1. Heat — 226.50
     • Run 1 — 110.95
     • Run 2 — 111.45
  2. Finals total — N/A
     • Semifinal — 117.09
     • Final — Did not qualify

Cycling

Road cycling

Men's Road Race:

• Georg Totschnig — 22nd place, 5:41:56
• Gerhard Trampusch — 30th place, 5:41:56
• Gerrit Glomser — 51st place, 5:45:21
• Bernhard Eisel — did not finish

Women's Road Race:

• Christiane Soeder — 3:25:42 (→ 24th place)

Track cycling

Men's Points Race:

• Franz Stocher — 9 points (→ 17th place)

Men's Madison:

• Roland Garber and Franz Stocher — 8 points (-1 lap) (→ 8th place)

Mountain Biking

Men's Cross Country:

• Christoph Soukup — 15th place, 2:22:50
• Michael Weiss — 32nd place, 2:30:14

Women's Cross Country:

• Barbel Jungmeier — 14th place, 2:09:22

Diving

Women's 10m Platform:

• Anja Richter — semifinal (→ 15th place)
• Marion Reiff — preliminary (→ 31st place)

Equestrian

Individual Dressage Competition:

• Victoria Max-Theurer riding Falcão — second round, 20th place
• Nina Stadlinger riding Egalite — second round, 25th place
• Friedrich Gaulhofer riding Wels — first round, 44th place
• Peter Gmoser ridingDon Debussy — first round, 48th place

Team Dressage Competition:

• Gaulhofer, Gmoser, Max-Theurer, and Stadlinger — 8th place, 66.570%

Individual Eventing Competition:

• Harald Ambros riding Miss Ferrari — final, 19th place
• Harald Siegl riding Gigant 2 — third round, 45th place
• Harald Riedl riding Foxy XX — third round, 58th place
• Margit Appelt riding Ice on Fire — third round, 68th place
• Andreas Zehrer riding Raemmi Daemmi — did not finish

Team Eventing Competition:

• Ambros, Appelt, Riedl, Siegl, and Zehrer — 13th place, 306.4 penalties

Fencing

Men's Épée Individual:

• Christoph Marik — defeated in round of 32

Men's Foil Individual:

• Roland Schlosser — defeated in round of 32

Judo

Men's 60 kg:

• Ludwig Paischer — defeated in round of 32

Women's 63 kg:

• Claudia Heill — silver medal; defeated in final

Tennis

Men's Singles:

• Jürgen Melzer — lost in Round 1 to Vincent Spadea (USA) 0-6, 1-6

Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition:

• Kate Allen — 2:04:43.45 (→ Gold Medal)
• Eva Bramboeck — 2:10:19.60 (→ 28th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Norbert Domnik — 1:59:13.25 (→ 37th place)

Volleyball

Men's Beach Volleyball Competition:

• Nikolas Berger and Florian Gosch
  • Prelims: 1-2
  • Round of 16: Did not qualify
• Robert Nowotny and Peter Gartmayer
  • Prelims: 0-3
  • Round of 16: did not qualify

Officials

• President: Mr. Leo Wallner
• Secretary General: Dr. Heinz Jungwirth

References

• sports-reference
• Austria NOC