Austria at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

Combined events – Decathlon

Women

Track & road events

Field events

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Johann Fraberger	Welterweight	Smillie (CAN) L points	did not advance				17

Two cyclists, both men, represented Austria in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1912.

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.

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

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.

Austria competed in field hockey for the first time in 1928.

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage					Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Austria men's	Men's tournament	India L 6–0	Denmark L 3–1	Belgium L 4–0	Switzerland L 1–0	5	Did not advance	9

Men's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Team roster

The following is the Austria roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

• August Wildam
• Arthur Winter
• Alfred Revi
• Emil Haladik
• Fritz Steiner
• Erwin Nossig
• Fritz Herzl
• Fritz Lichtschein
• Hubert Lichtneckert
• Hans Rosenfeld
• Hans Wald
• Kurt Lehrfeld
• Karl Ördögh
• Josef Berger
• Paul Massarek
• Willi Machu

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	0	26	0	+26	8	Gold medal match
2	Belgium	4	3	0	1	8	9	−1	6	Bronze medal match
3	Denmark	4	2	0	2	5	8	−3	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	0	3	2	11	−9	2
5	Austria	4	0	0	4	1	14	−13	0

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685

17 May 1928 17:00 India  6–0  Austria Chand  4', 6', ?', ?' Shaukat  ?' Gateley  ?' Report Umpires: Ch. Roux (FRA) F. Schiff (NED)

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18 May 1928 19:00 Denmark  3–1  Austria Holst  4', 6' Heilbuth  34' Report Lichteneckert  ?' Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) R. Jassoy (GER)

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22 May 1928 19:00 Belgium  4–0  Austria Diercxsens  ?', ?', ?' Baudoux  68' Report Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) B. Turnbull (IND)

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24 May 1928 18:00 Switzerland  0–1  Austria Fehr  ?' Report Umpires: T. Evekink (NED) P. Regibo (BEL)

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.

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Repechage 1		Round 2		Repechage 2		Round 3		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Viktor Flessl Leo Losert	Men's double sculls	7:55.8	1 Q	Bye		6:55.6	2 R	7:32.6	1 Q	6:46.4	1 Q	6:48.8	2 ()	did not advance

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

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.

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.

Athlete	Event	Press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Franz Andrysek	Men's −60 kg	77.5	7	90 OR	1	120 OR, =WR	1	287.5 WR
Andreas Stadler		72.5	12	80	7	115	2	267.5	6
Hans Haas	Men's −67.5 kg	85	6	102.5 OR	1	135 OR, =WR	1	322.5 OR
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 OR	1	140	4	355	5
Rudolf Schilberg		115	3	105	6	135	7	355	5

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	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ludwig Schlanger	Men's GR featherweight	Väli (EST) L Decision 3pts	Kárpáti (HUN) L Fall 6pts	Did not advance					14
Eugen Wiesberger Sr.	Men's GR heavyweight	Zvejnieks (LAT) W Decision 1pt	Sobh (EGY) W Fall 1pt	Nyström (FIN) L Decision 4pts	Badó (HUN) W Fall 4pts	Urban (TCH) W Decision 5pts	Did not advance	—	4

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