Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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| Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUT |
| NOC | Committee for the Olympic Games in Athens for Austria |
| in Athens, Greece 6 April 1896 – 15 April 1896 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports and 9 events |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Three sportsmen from Austria competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Though Austria was then a part of Austria-Hungary, most sources separate Austrian competitors from the Hungarians at the 1896 Games.
Multiple medalists
The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Adolf Schmal | Cycling | Men's 12 hour race | April 13 |
| Gold |
Paul Neumann | Swimming | 500 m freestyle | April 11 |
 Silver |
Otto Herschmann | Swimming | 100 m Freestyle | April 11 |
 Bronze |
Adolf Schmal | Cycling | 10 km | April 11 |
| Bronze |
Adolf Schmal | Cycling | Time trial | April 11 |
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | |
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Total |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Medals by day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | |
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Total |
| 1 | 6 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 April | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Schmal | Gold Bronze Bronze | Cycling | Men's 12 hour race Men's track time trial Men's 10 kilometres |
Competitors
Cycling
All three of Schmal's medals were won in the cycling competitions, even though he competed in two different sports. He competed in four events, earning a top three finish in three of them. In the time trial event, Schmal tied for second place Stamatios Nikolopoulos. A race-off between the two broke the tie in favor of the Greek athlete.
Track
| Athlete | Event | Time / Distance | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Schmal | Time trial | 26.6 | |
| Adolf Schmal | 10 km | Unknown | |
| Adolf Schmal | 100 km | DNF | |
| Adolf Schmal | 12 hour race | 295.300 km | |
