Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time. 85 competitors, 76 men and 6 women, took part in 46 events in 12 sports.

Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Otto Herschmann Rudolf Cvetko Friedrich Golling Andreas Suttner Albert Bogen Reinhold Trampler Fencing Men's team sabre July 15 Arthur Zborzil Tennis Men's outdoor doubles July 5 Fencing Men's foil July 8 Klara Milch Josephine Sticker Berta Zahourek Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay July 15

Aquatics

Swimming

Eight swimmers competed for Austria at the 1912 Games. It was the fifth time the nation had competed in swimming, a sport in which Austria had competed at each Olympic Games. The team finished with a bronze medal, won in the women's relay event, for the third straight time that the Austrian swimming team had won precisely one bronze medal.

None of the Austrian swimmers advanced to the finals in their individual events; only two reached the semifinals. The women's relay team was one of four to compete. A single race was held, in which the Austrian women came in third behind Great Britain and Germany but before the host Sweden.

Men

SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Franz Schuh400 m freestyle N/A 6:09.4 3 Did not advance1500 m freestyle N/A 25:19.8 2 Q Did not start Did not advance Zeno von Singalewicz400 m breaststroke N/A 7:04.0 3 q Did not finish Did not advance Josef Wastl200 m breaststroke N/A 3:25.6 4 Did not advance400 m breaststroke N/A Did not finish Did not advance

Women

SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Margarete Adler100 m freestyle N/A 1:34.4 4 Did not advance Josefa Kellner100 m freestyle N/A 1:41.2 4 Did not advance Klara Milch100 m freestyle N/A 1:37.2 3 Did not advance Josephine Sticker100 m freestyle N/A 1:31.8 4 Did not advance Berta Zahourek100 m freestyle N/A 1:38.6 3 Did not advance Margarete Adler Klara Milch Josephine Sticker Berta Zahourek4 × 100 m free relay N/A 6:17.0

Water polo

Austria made its Olympic water polo debut in 1912. The team advanced to the final, on the strength of a one-goal win over Hungary in the quarterfinals and a bye in the semifinals. Austria was then crushed by the British side, 8 to nil, in the final. Following this, and due to the use of the Bergvall System for the tournament, the Austrians did not automatically win the silver medal (as they would in a standard single-elimination tournament) but had to compete further. Their first silver-medal round match was against Sweden; a win in this match would pit the Austrians against Belgium for silver and bronze. Austria lost, however, and thus their match against Belgium meant either bronze or fourth place for the squad. A tight loss to the Belgians dropped the Austrian side from the medals race.

TeamEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRepechage semifinalRepechage finalSilver round 1Silver round 2Silver matchRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Austria Water polo W 5–4 Bye L 0–8 Bye Bye L 1–8 L 5–4 Did not advance 4

Quarterfinals

Final

Silver round 1

Silver round 2

Athletics

12 athletes represented Austria. It was the third appearance of the nation in athletics. Hans Tronner's fifth-place finish in the discus throw was the best result for Austria in 1912, tying the best placing in the nation's history for athletics.

The rank given is the rank in that athlete's heat.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Philipp EhrenreichLong jump N/A 6.14 23 Did not advance Fritz Fleischer100 m ? 4 Did not advance200 m ? 3 Did not advance Viktor FranzlLong jump N/A 6.57 18 Did not advancePole vault N/A 3.20 18 Did not advance Karl HackMarathon N/A Did not finish Gustav KrojerTriple jump N/A 13.45 15 Did not advanceJavelin throw N/A No mark 24 Did not advancePentathlon N/A Elim-3 54 21 Felix KwietonMarathon N/A 3:00:48.0 20 Wladyslaw Ponurski200 m ? 4 Did not advance400 m ? 3 Did not advance Emmerich RathMarathon N/A 3:27:03.8 33Ind. cross country N/A Did not finish Rudolf Rauch100 m ? 3 Did not advance200 m ? 3 Did not advance Josef SchäfferShot put N/A 11.44 13 Did not advanceDiscus throw N/A 34.87 29 Did not advanceTwo handed discus N/A 63.50 16 Did not advanceDecathlon N/A 6568.585 10 Hans TronnerDiscus throw N/A 41.24 5 Did not advanceTwo handed discus N/A 66.66 13 Did not advance Fritz Weinzinger100 m ? 3 Did not advance Fritz Fleischer Gustav Kröjer Rudolf Rauch Fritz Weinzinger4 × 100 m 44.8 2 Did not advance

Cycling

6 cyclists represented Austria. It was the second appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Austria had not competed since 1896. Robert Rammer was the first Austrian to finish the time trial, which was the only cycling race held; he placed 23rd. As a team, the top four Austrian cyclists placed 7th out of the 15 competing teams.

Road cycling

CyclistEventsFinalResultRank Josef HellensteinerInd. time trial 11:54:00.2 45 Adolf KoflerInd. time trial 11:39:32.6 31 Rudolf KramerInd. time trial 11:53:12.8 43 Robert RammerInd. time trial 11:30:40.8 23 Alois WachaInd. time trial 12:01:12.4 52 Josef ZilkerInd. time trial 11:54:38.7 46 Josef Hellensteiner Adolf Kofler Rudolf Kramer Robert RammerTeam time trial 46:57:26.4 7

Diving

A single diver represented Austria, which was one of three nations (along with Great Britain and host Sweden) to send women to the first Olympic women's diving competition. It was Austria's first appearance in diving. Hanny Kellner did not finish the competition.

DiverEventsHeatsFinalResultRankResultRank Hanny Kellner10 m platform Did not finish Did not advance

Fencing

12 fencers represented Austria. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Austria had not competed in 1904. The sabre team's second-place finish was Austria's best fencing result to date, as the nation had done no better than bronze before. It was Otto Herschmann's second silver medal—he had won one in swimming 16 years earlier. Richard Verderber, another member of the sabre team, was the only Austrian to qualify for the final in an individual event, winning the bronze in the foil event.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank Albert BogenSabre 2 wins 2 Q Did not start Did not advance Rudolf CvetkoFoil 3 losses 5 Did not advance Franz DereaniFoil 4 losses 5 Did not advanceSabre 1 win 2 Q Did not start Did not advance Friedrich GollingFoil 2 losses 3 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advanceSabre 2 wins 4 Did not advance Arthur Griez von RonseÉpée 4 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Karl MünichSabre 3 wins 1 Q Did not start Did not advance Josef PuhmFoil 3 losses 4 Did not advanceSabre 2 wins 3 Q Did not start Did not advance Andreas SuttnerFoil 3 losses 4 Did not advance Reinhold TramplerFoil 5 losses 6 Did not advance Richard VerderberFoil 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 3 Q 0 losses 1 Q 4–3 Ernest zu HohenloheSabre Bye 3 losses 4 Did not advance Albert Bogen Rudolf Cvetko Friedrich Golling Otto Herschmann Andreas Suttner Reinhold Trampler Richard VerderberTeam sabre N/A 2–0 1 Q 2–1 2 Q 2–1

Football

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Consolation quarterfinals

Consolation semifinals

Consolation final

Final rank 6th place

Modern pentathlon

Austria had one competitor in the first Olympic pentathlon competition.

(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)

AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRank Score Points Time Points Wins Touches Points Penalties Time Points Time Points Edmond Bernhardt135265:03.6217186012:01.61222:34.014608

Rowing

Six rowers represented Austria. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Neither of Austria's two boats finished their first round heats.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

RowerEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Alfred HeinrichSingle sculls Did not finish Did not advance Hugo Cuzna Emil Jand (cox) Georg Kröder Fritz Krombholz Richard MayerCoxed four Did not finish Did not advance

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Austria. It was the nation's first appearance in shooting.

RowerEventFinal Result Rank Edmond Bernhardt50 m pistol 245 5330 m rapid fire pistol 194 40 Johann Dulnig600 m free rifle 41 81300 m military rifle, 3 pos. 41 81 Heinrich Elbogen100 m deer, single shots 38 7100 m deer, double shots 48 16 Adolf Michel100 m deer, single shots 36 10 Peter Paternelli100 m deer, single shots 31 15 Adolf Schmal, Jr.50 m pistol 406 3930 m rapid fire pistol 269 20 Eberhard Steinböck100 m deer, single shots 23 31 Heinrich Elbogen Adolf Michel Peter Paternelli Eberhard Steinböck100 m team deer, single shots 115 4

Tennis

Three tennis players represented Austria at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's second appearance, and two of the players were veterans of the 1908 Summer Olympics. These two, Pipes and Zborzil, gave the nation its first Olympic medal in tennis with their silver in the outdoor doubles—an event in which they had lost a quarterfinal match four years earlier.

Men

AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Felix Pipes Outdoor singles W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 L 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5did not advance 31 Ludwig von Salm Outdoor singles Bye W 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 W 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 L 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 Did not advance 5 Arthur Zborzil Outdoor singles Bye W 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 W 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 W 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 L 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Did not advance 5 Felix Pipes Arthur Zborzil Outdoor doubles N/A W 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 Bye W 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 W 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 10–8, 10–8 L 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Eight wrestlers competed in Austria's Olympic wrestling debut, two each in four of the five weight classes. Four of the eight reached the fourth round of competition before receiving their second loss, but none was able to advance further into the tournament.

WrestlerClassFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSeventh roundFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMatch AOppositionResultMatch BOppositionResultMatch COppositionResultRank Karl Barl Light heavyweight L W Ldid not advance 16 Viktor Fischer Lightweight W L W Ldid not advance 17 Peter Kokotowitsch Middleweight W L W Ldid not advance 11 Hans Rauss Featherweight L W Bye Ldid not advance 12 Friedrich Schärer Featherweight W W L Ldid not advance 12 Josef Stejskal Lightweight L Ldid not advance 31 Alois Totuschek Middleweight L W W Ldid not advance 11 Johann Trestler Light heavyweight L Ldid not advance 20

References

External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database