Austria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every edition of Summer Olympic Games, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The Österreichisches Olympisches Comité sent a total of 70 athletes to the Games, 39 men and 31 women, to compete in 17 sports. This was approximately the same size as the previous Games, with the difference of one male athlete, the addition of one female athlete and three sporting events participated in. There was only a single competitor in eventing, fencing, rhythmic gymnastics, modern pentathlon, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
The Austrian team included past Olympic medalists: judoka Ludwig Paischer, who won silver in Beijing, and swimmer Markus Rogan, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Rifle shooter and multiple time world champion Thomas Farnik, at age 45, competed at his sixth Olympics and was the oldest and most experienced team member. Meanwhile, two Austrian athletes made their fifth Olympic appearance: table tennis player and former world champion Werner Schlager, and slalom kayaker Helmut Oblinger, the husband of former Olympic bronze medalist Violetta Oblinger-Peters.
Austria, however, failed to win a single medal for the first time since 1964, after a poor performance at these games. Hurdler Beate Schrott, butterfly swimmer Dinko Jukic, open skiff sailors Nico Delle Karth and Nikolaus Resch, sprint kayak pair Yvonne Schuring and Viktoria Schwarz, and modern pentathlete Thomas Daniel qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective sports, but missed out of the medal standings.
Athletics
Austrian athletes have further achieved qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAndreas Vojta1500 m3:43.5212Did not advanceGünther WeidlingerMarathoncolspan=4
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGerhard MayerDiscus throw60.8124Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAndrea MayrMarathoncolspan=4 2:34:5154Beate Schrott100 m hurdles13.091 Q12.832 Q13.078
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionElisabeth EberlJavelin throw49.6637Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankIvona DadicResult14.581.8012.1924.296.0041.822:15.90593525Points898978674953850702880
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMichael LahnsteinerMen's singlesL 11–21, 7–21L 14–21, 18–213Did not advanceSimone PrutschWomen's singlesL 11–21, 9–21L 18–21, 10–213Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Austria has qualified boats for the following events
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankHelmut OblingerMen's K-188.81592.661488.8110 Q98.997 Q104.288Corinna KuhnleWomen's K-1160.06 16101.775101.777 Q111.075 Q119.308
Sprint Austria has so far qualified boats for the following events AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYvonne SchuringViktoria SchwarzWomen's K-2 500 m1:46.3744 Q1:42.3172 FA1:44.7855 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Austria has qualified two riders.
AthleteEventTimeRankBernhard EiselMen's road race5:46:3736Daniel Schorn5:46:3781
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankAlexander GehbauerMen's cross-country1:31:169Karl Markt1:33:1820Elisabeth OslWomen's cross-country1:36:4715
Equestrian
Dressage
AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankVictoria Max-TheurerAugustinIndividual73.26717 Q73.61917 Q76.39381.71479.05313Renate VoglsangFabriano69.63534Did not advance
Eventing
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankHarald AmbrosO-FeltizIndividual69.5071EliminatedDid not advance
Fencing
Austria has qualified 1 fencer.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankRoland SchlosserIndividual foilL 9–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankFabian LeimlehnerAll-around12.96612.10013.63314.96614.20013.53381.39839Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankBarbara GasserAll-around12.13313.70012.80012.00050.63346Did not advance
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankCaroline WeberIndividual25.95025.92526.72526.350104.95018Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLudwig PaischerMen's −60 kgW 0100–0000L 0210–0000Did not advanceSabrina FilzmoserWomen's −57 kgW 0100–0010W 1001–0001L 0002–0031Did not advanceL 0001–0100Did not advance7Hilde DrexlerWomen's −63 kgW 0011–0000L 0001–0002Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
Austria has qualified 1 athlete.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsThomas DanielMen's17–18=138082:09.23251252205118010:24.02 3250457446
Sailing
Austria has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Andreas GeritzerLaser620221662823223216EL15820Florian RaudaschlFinn6192324251521242423EL17923Florian ReichstädterMatthias Schmid4701471941624101414181079
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Eva-Maria SchimakLara Vadlau47020151516181320181019EL14320
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112131415M*Nico Delle-KarthNikolaus Resch49er10156551641949617114421184 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Austria has ensured four quota places in the shooting events at the Games.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankThomas Farnik50 m rifle 3 positions116712Did not advance50 m rifle prone59227Did not advance10 m air rifle59128Did not advanceChristian Planer50 m rifle prone59223Did not advanceAndreas ScherhauferTrap11917Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankStephanie Obermoser50 m rifle 3 positions57337Did not advance10 m air rifle39519Did not advance
Swimming
Austria selected 11 swimmers to the team after achieving qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): Three of their swimmers had competed at their first Games, including medley swimmer Lisa Zaiser, who was also the nation's youngest athlete.
The Austrian swimmers also included the former backstroker and Olympic silver medalist Markus Rogan, competing in the men's 200 m individual medley event, and Dinko Jukic, brother of former Olympic swimmer Mirna Jukic, in the butterfly events. By results, Jukic qualified successfully for the finals in the men's 200 m butterfly event, but missed out of the medal standings. Rogan, another Olympic hopeful, was disqualified in the semi-finals due to a technical mistake during a turn.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDavid Brandl200 m freestyle1:49.0027Did not advanceDinko Jukic100 m butterfly52.22=13 Q51.999Did not advance200 m butterfly1:54.791 Q1:54.956 Q1:54.354Hunor Mate200 m breaststroke2:15.9829Did not advanceMarkus Rogan200 m individual medley1:58.668 QDid not advanceSebastian Stoss200 m backstroke2:02.9134Did not advanceDavid BrandlFlorian JanistynMarkus RoganChristian Scherübl4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:17.9416colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNina Dittrich800 m freestyle8:45.4128colspan=2 Did not advanceBirgit Koschischek100 m butterfly1:00.5437Did not advanceJördis Steinegger200 m freestyle2:02.3929Did not advance400 m individual medley4:45.8023colspan=2 Did not advanceLisa Zaiser200 m individual medley2:14.5619Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
Austria has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankNadine BrandlLivia LangDuet82.0001981.850163.85019Did not advance
Table tennis
Austria has qualified three athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Werner Schlager and Weixing Chen have qualified for the men's event; Jia Liu has qualified for the women's.
Men AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWeixing ChenSinglescolspan=2 W 4–0W 4–0L 0–4Did not advanceWerner Schlagercolspan=2 W 4–2L 1–4Did not advanceWeixing ChenRobert GardosWerner SchlagerTeamcolspan=4 W 3–0L 0–3Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLi QiangbingSinglescolspan=2 W 4–0L 2–4Did not advanceLiu Jiacolspan=2 W 4–2L 1–4Did not advanceLi QiangbingLiu JiaAmelie SoljaTeamcolspan=4 L 1–3Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJürgen MelzerMen's singlesL 6–7(5–7), 2–6Did not advanceJürgen MelzerAlexander PeyaMen's doubles W 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–5L 3–6, 6–3, 9–11Did not advanceTamira PaszekWomen's singlesL 6–7(4–7), 4–6Did not advance
Triathlon
Austria has qualified the following athletes.
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total timeRankAndreas GiglmayrMen's18:570:4358:450:2832:211:51:1440Lisa PertererWomen's20:170:451:10:120:3537:232:09:1248
Volleyball
Beach AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankClemens DopplerAlexander HorstMen'sPool A L 1 – 2 (21–19, 17–21, 14–16)W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–17)L 0 – 2 (22–24, 12–21)4Did not advance19Doris SchwaigerStefanie SchwaigerWomen'sPool CL 1 – 2 (21–10, 13–21, 13–15)W 2 – 1 (18–21, 22–20, 15–10)L 1 – 2 (21–17, 8–21, 10–15)Lucky LosersW 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–12)3 QW 2 – 1 (21–17, 16–21, 15–9)L 0 – 2 (18–21, 11–21)Did not advance5
Wrestling
Austria has qualified in the following events.
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAmer Hrustanović−84 kgW 3–0 L 0–3 Did not advance10
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