Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Competitors234 (217 men and 17 women) in 19 sports
FlagbearerFriedrich Wurmböck
Austria at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors234 (217 men and 17 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearerFriedrich Wurmböck
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
3
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 234 competitors, 217 men and 17 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.[1]

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldGregor HradetzkyCanoeingMen's Folding K-1 10000m
 GoldGregor HradetzkyCanoeingMen's K-1 1000m
 GoldAdolf Kainz
Alfons Dorfner		CanoeingMen's K-2 1000m
 GoldRobert FeinWeightliftingMen's Lightweight
 SilverFritz LandertingerCanoeingMen's K-1 10000m
 SilverRupert Weinstabl
Karl Proisl		CanoeingMen's C-2 1000m
 SilverViktor Kalisch
Karl Steinhuber		CanoeingMen's K-2 10000m
 SilverMen's Football SquadFootballMen's Football Competition
 SilverMen's Handball SquadHandballMen's Handball Competition
 SilverJosef HasenöhrlRowingMen's Single Sculls
 BronzeRupert Weinstabl
Karl Proisl		CanoeingMen's C-2 10000m
 BronzeAlois PodhajskyEquestrianIndividual Dressage
 BronzeEllen PreisFencingWomen's Individual Foil

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Robert Struckl 100 m Unknown 4 Did not advance
Felix Rinner 200 m 22.4 3 Q Unknown 5 Did not advance
Alfred König Unknown 6 Did not advance
Johann Baptist Gudenus 400 m 52.9 5 Did not advance
Alfred König 49.4 4 Did not advance
Emil Hübscher 800 m 1:57.3 4 Q N/a Unknown 7 Did not advance
Franz Eichberger 1:56.3 3 Q N/a 1:56.2 6 Did not advance
Emil Hübscher 1500 m N/a Unknown 8 Did not advance
Franz Eichberger N/a 3:59.2 6 Did not advance
Friedrich Fischer 5000 m Unknown 11 N/a Did not advance
Rudolf Wöber 10,000 m N/a 32:22.0 15
Johann Langmayr 110 m hurdles 15.1 3 N/a Did not advance
Ernst Leitner 15.3 3 N/a Did not advance
Ernst Leitner 400 m hurdles 54.9 3 N/a Did not advance
Ladislaus Simacek 3000 m steeple Unknown 9 N/a Did not advance
Franz Tuschek Marathon N/a 2:46:29.0 14
Rudolf Wöber N/a 2:51:28.0 22
Wilhelm Rothmayer N/a 3:02:32.0 32
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Karl Kotratschek Triple jump Unknown Q 13.15 23
Fritz Flachberger High jump 1.80 23 Did not advance
Fritz Neuruhrer 1.70 32 Did not advance
Alfred Proksch Pole vault 3.80 1 Q 4.00 6
Josef Haunzwickel 3.80 1 Q 4.00 6
Johann Wotapek Discus throw 45.00 6 Q 46.05 9
Emil Janausch Unknown 13–31 Did not advance
Emil Janausch Hammer throw <46.00 18–27 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Franz Sterzl Result 11.7 6.52 10.98 1.75 53.3 16.5 35.33 3.20 NM N/a DNF
Points 662 681 530 727 701 710 578 575
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Johanna Vancura 100 m 12.5 2 Q Unknown 6 Did not advance
Grete Neumann 12.9 3 Did not advance
Charlotte Machmer Unknown 4 Did not advance
Mathilde Puchberger 80 m hurdles Unknown 4 Did not advance
Veronika Kohlbach Unknown 5 Did not advance
Charlotte Machmer Unknown 6 Did not advance
Charlotte Machmer
Johanna Vancura
Grete Neumann
Veronika Kohlbach		 4 × 100 m relay 49.9 4 N/a Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Wanda Nowak High jump N/a 1.50 9
Margarethe Held Discus throw N/a 34.05 11
Veronika Kohlbach N/a 34.00 13
Herma Bauma Javelin throw N/a 41.66 4


Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Ten cyclist, all male, represented Austria in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Karl Steiner 3 m springboard 109.54 17
Women
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Magdalene Epply-Staudinger 3 m springboard 65.76 12
10 m platform 25.04 21
Therese Rampel 27.16 16

Equestrian

Fencing

15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Austria in 1936.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football

5 August 1936 (1936-08-05) Round of 16 Austria  3–1  Egypt Berlin
17:30 Steinmetz 4', 65'
Laudon 7'		 Report Sakr 85' Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Arthur James Jewell (England)
8 August 1936 (1936-08-08) Quarterfinals Peru  4–2 (a.e.t.)  Austria Berlin
17:30 Alcalde 75'
Villanueva 81', 117'
Fernández 119'		 Report Wergin 23'
Steinmetz 37'		 Stadium: Hertha-BSC Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Thoralf Kristiansen (Norway)
Note: The match was suspended on extra time due to pitch invasion. FIFA scheduled a replay match on closed grounds.
11 August 1936 (1936-08-11) Quarterfinals Replay Peru  Walkover  Austria Berlin
Stadium: Hertha-BSC Field
Note: Peru refused to play the match and forfeited the tournament.
11 August 1936 (1936-08-11) Semifinals Poland  1–3  Austria Berlin
17:00 Gad 73' Report Kainberger 14'
Laudon 55'
Mandl 88'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Arthur W. Barton (England)
15 August 1936 (1936-08-15) Gold Medal Match Italy  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Austria Berlin
16:00 Frossi 70', 92' Report Kainberger 79' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

Men's Team Competition

Gymnastics

Handball

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Austria in 1936.

Rowing

Austria had nine rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxless four

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dietz Angerer O-Jolle 8 17 DSQ 12 5 DSQ 2 86 15

Shooting

Three shooters represented Austria in 1936.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Alfred Hämmerle 50 m rifle, prone 281 61
Theodor Janisch 291 32
Alois Navratil 289 40

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Günther Zobernig 100 m freestyle 1:03.9 6 Did not advance
Edmund Pader 400 m freestyle 5:16.9 5 Did not advance
Franz Seltenheim 5:38.3 7 Did not advance
Edmund Pader 1500 m freestyle 21:13.9 4 Did not advance
Herbert Hnatek
Franz Seltenheim
Edmund Pader
Günther Zobernig		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/a 10:58.4 5 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roma Wagner 100 m backstroke 1:28.4 7 Did not advance
Roma Wagner
Franziska Mally
Grete Ittlinger
Elli von Kropiwnicki		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 5:16.6 5 Did not advance

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

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