Austria competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 73 (67 men and 6 women) competitors took part in 39 events in 13 sports.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg ,Viktor Flessl Rowing Men's double sculls
Athletics
Four athletes (2 men and 2 women) competed for Austria in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. It was the first time that women's athletics events appeared at the Olympics. Bartoletta reached the finals in the discus throw, finishing 6th overall. It was Austria's best place in an athletics event since 1900 (a 5th-place finish in the men's steeplechase).
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Hermann Geißler 100 m 11.2 3 did not advance Hermann Geißler 200 m 22.4 1 Q Unknown 4 did not advance Hermann Geißler 400 m 50.2 1 Q Unknown 5 did not advance Ludwig Wessely 110 m hurdlescolspan=2 Unknown 3 did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRank Ludwig Wessely Result 11.6 6.73 12.58 1.70 52.2 15.8 35.46 3.20 47.44 4:47.0 6224 7Points 683 750 642 544 710 728 573 406 551 637
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Josefine Lauterbach 800 mcolspan=2 Unknown 8 did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Liesl Perkaus Discus throw 33.54 6 Q 33.54 6
Boxing
Austria sent boxers to the Olympics for the second time. One boxer competed in the welterweight class. As with all 3 of Austria's boxers in 1924, Fraberger lost his first bout and placed 17th.
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Johann Fraberger WelterweightL points did not advance 17
Cycling
Two cyclists, both men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1912.
Track
Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRankFranz DusikaTime trial 1:22.0 15
Sprint
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage 1Repechage FinalQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankRankRankRankRankRankAugust SchafferSprint 3 r 3Did not advance
Tandem
AthletesEvent1st RoundSemifinalsFinal Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Tandem – 2 did not advance
Diving
Two divers, one man and one woman, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, and the first time that Austria sent a male diver. Bornett, who had finished 6th in the springboard event in 1924, finished 9th this time. Staudinger competed in both of the men's events, but placed 6th in his group in each and did not advance to the finals.
DiverEventSemifinalsFinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank Josef Staudinger Men's 3 m board 28 128.54 6 did not advance Klara Bornett Women's 3 m boardcolspan=3 40 56.90 9 Josef Staudinger Men's 10 m platform 26 73.32 6 did not advance
Equestrian
Three riders, all men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Von Pongracz, who had placed 12th in the individual dressage in 1924, competed again; this time, he finished 13th. The Austrian team finished 6th in the team dressage competition (the first time that event was held).
Dressage
AthleteHorseEventScoreRank Gustav Grachegg DanielDressage 191.96 21 Wilhelm Jaich Graf 204.16 14 Arthur von Pongracz Turridu 204.28 13 Team dressage 600.40 6
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 6th in the sport, in which Austria had competed at every Olympics except 1904.
FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Richard Brünner Men's foilcolspan=2 rowspan=3 3 wins 5 did not advance Kurt Ettinger 5 wins 2 Q 2 wins 6 did not advance Hans Lion 4 wins 2 Q 2 wins 5 did not advance Men's team foil 1–1 2 Q 1–2 3 did not advance
Hockey
Austria competed in field hockey for the first time in 1928.
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreRankAustria men'sMen's tournamentL 6–0L 3–1L 4–0L 1–05Did not advance9
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Rowing
Two rowers, both men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1912. Flessl and Losert advanced to the semifinals of the men's double sculls. They were beaten twice by the American boat, once in round 2 and again in the semifinals. The latter defeat resulted in a bronze medal for the Austrians. It was Austria's first medal in rowing.
AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3SemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Men's double sculls 7:55.8 1 Qcolspan=2 6:55.6 2 R 7:32.6 1 Q 6:46.4 1 Q 6:48.8 2 () did not advance
Sailing
One sailor competed for Austria in 1928. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Johanny was unable to advance to the final series in the 12' Dinghy competition.
Men AthleteEventPreliminary seriesNet pointsFinal rank Final seriesNet pointsFinal rank12341234Robert Johanny12' Dinghy9RETRETDNS3919Did not advance
Swimming
Three swimmers, one man and two women, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Schäfer was the only Austrian swimmer to advance to the semifinals; none reached an event final.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFritzi LöwyWomen's 400 m freestyle 6:20.0 3 did not advanceKarl SchäferMen's 200 m breaststroke 2:56.6 2 Q Unknown 4 did not advanceHedwig BienenfeldWomen's 200 m breaststroke Unknown 4 did not advance
Weightlifting
Ten men represented Austria in weightlifting in 1928. Austria was one of five nations to have the maximum 2 weightlifters in each weight class. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. The Austrians had the most success at the lighter end of the competition, with Andrysek winning the featherweight and Haas sharing gold in the lightweight (with Kurt Helbig of Germany). They were Austria's first Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting; the best results for the county in 1924 had been silver medals. Andrysek and Haas also set Olympic records in 2 of the 3 lifts as well as totals; Andrysek's total was a world record, and both men's snatch lifts matched the standing world record. Leppelt also contributed to the record books with an Olympic record (shared three ways) in the snatch.
AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Franz Andrysek Men's −60 kg 77.5 7 90 1 120 , = 1 287.5 Andreas Stadler 72.5 12 80 7 115 2 267.5 6 Hans Haas Men's −67.5 kg 85 6 102.5 1 135 , = 1 322.5 Anton Hangel 77.5 10 90 4 120 3 287.5 7 Karl Hipfinger Men's −75 kg 82.5 13 95 5 – 19 177.5 20 Franz Nitterl – 22 did not finish 0 22 Karl Freiberger Men's −82.5 kg 95 5 95 7 132.5 5 322.5 6 Josef Zemann 75 14 105 3 135 4 315 7 Josef Leppelt Men's +82.5 kg 105 5 110 1 140 4 355 5 Rudolf Schilberg 115 3 105 6 135 7 355 5
Wrestling
Two men represented Austria in wrestling in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport; all of the Austrian wrestlers to date, including 1928, had competed in the Greco-Roman events. Wiesberger had Austria's best-yet result in the sport, placing 4th in the Greco-Roman heavyweight.
Athlete EventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7 RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Ludwig Schlanger Men's GR featherweightL Decision 3ptsL Fall 6ptsDid not advance 14 Eugen Wiesberger Sr. Men's GR heavyweightW Decision 1ptW Fall 1ptL Decision 4ptsW Fall 4ptsW Decision 5pts Did not advance 4
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database