Austria at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 147 competitors, 115 men and 32 women, took part in 79 events in 17 sports.[1]

Austria at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oeoc.at (in German)
in London
Competitors147 (115 men, 32 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldHerma BaumaAthleticsWomen's Javelin
 BronzeIne SchäfferAthleticsWomen's Shot Put
 BronzeFritzi SchwinglCanoeingWomen's K-1 500m
 BronzeEllen PreisFencingWomen's Individual Foil

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • OR = Olympic record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • NP = Not placed
Men
Field Events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Felix Würth Long Jump 7.08 8 Q 7.00 8
Arnulf Pilhatsch High Jump 1.84 21 did not advance
Felix Würth Triple Jump 13.92 21 did not advance
Hermann Tunner Discus throw 45.92 10 Q 44.43 11
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Maria Oberbreyer 100 m 4 did not advance
Grete Pavlousek 4 did not advance
Grete Pavlousek 200 m 4 did not advance
Maria Oberbreyer 80 m Hurdles 11.9 3 Q 11.9 2 Q 11.8 5
Elfriede Steurer 12.2 1 Q 12.4 6 did not advance
Grete Jenny
Elfriede Steurer
Grete Pavlousek
Maria Oberbreyer		 4 × 100 m relay 50.0 2 Q — 49.2 6
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ilse Steinegger long jump 5.30 10 Q 5.19 10
Maria Oberbreyer 5.35 9 5.24 9
Ilse Steinegger high jump — 1.55 7
Ine Schäffer Shot put — 13.08 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Anni Bruk — 12.50 6
Marianne Schläger — 11.75 12
Lotte Haidegger Discus throw — 38.81 5
Frieda Tiltsch — 37.19 9
Marianne Schläger — 34.79 15
Herma Bauma Javelin throw — 45.57 1st place, gold medalist(s) OR
Gerda Schilling-Staniek — 38.01 9

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Robert Gausterer Flyweight  Han (KOR)
L PTS		 did not advance
Hermann Mazurkiewitsch Bantamweight  Carrizo (URU)
L PTS		 did not advance
Eduard Kerschbaumer Featherweight Bye  Verdú (ESP)
W PTS		  Núñez (ARG)
L PTS		 did not advance
Otto Michtits Light heavyweight  Siljander (FIN)
L PTS		 did not advance
Karl Ameisbichler Heavyweight Bye  Gardner (GBR)
L KO2		 did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Austria in 1948.

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

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Austria in 1948.

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

Football
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Head coach: Eduard Frühwirth

Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals		 Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
FWJosef Epp1 Mar 192028 ?Austria Wiener Sportclub1090---
FWErich Habitzl9 Oct 192324 ?Austria SK Admira Wien1090---
FWWilhelm Hahnemann14 Apr 191434 ?Austria SC Wacker Wien1090---
DFErnst Happel29 Nov 192522 ?Austria SK Rapid Wien1090---
MFSiegfried Joksch4 Jul 191731 ?Austria FK Austria Wien1090---
FWAlfred Körner14 Feb 192622 ?Austria SK Rapid Wien1090---
DFKarl Kowanz15 Apr 192622 ?Austria SK Admira Wien1065--/1red
FWErnst Melchior26 Jun 192028 ?Austria FK Austria Wien1090---
MFLeopold Mikolasch17 Oct 192027 ?Austria FK Austria Wien1090---
DFErnst Ocwirk7 Mar 192622 ?Austria FK Austria Wien1090--1 yel. / -
GKFranz Pelikan6 Nov 192522 ?Austria SC Wacker Wien1090---
- Stand-by players -
MFTheodor Brinek9 May 192127 ?Austria SC Wacker Wien000---
MFKarl Decker5 Sep 192126 ?Austria First Vienna FC000---
FWLudwig Durek27 Jan 192127 ?Austria SK Sturm Graz000---
GKBruno Engelmeier5 Sep 192720 ?Austria First Vienna FC000---
DFGustav Gerhart4 Feb 192226 ?Austria SK Admira Wien000---
MFLeopold Gernhardt16 Mar 192028 ?Austria SK Rapid Wien000---
GKJosef Musil7 Aug 192027 ?Austria SK Rapid Wien000---
FWErnst Stojaspal14 Jan 192523 ?Austria FK Austria Wien000---
FWJosef Stroh5 Mar 191335 ?Austria FK Austria Wien000---
FWTheodor Wagner6 Aug 192720 ?Austria SC Wacker Wien000---

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Women's team all-around

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals
BAdam Bischof13 October 191532 ?3 ?
FWKarl Brandl2 May 191236 ?3 ?
Siegfried Egger ?00
BKarl Holzapfel20 October 192324 ?3 ?
Wolfgang Klee ?00
FWJohann Koller3 April 192127 ?2 ?
FWFranz Lovato28 February 192325 ?3 ?
FWWalter Niederle17 February 192127 ?3 ?
FWOskar Nowak25 March 191335 ?3 ?
FWKarl Ördögh10 March 190840 ?2 ?
Josef Pecanka ?00
GKFranz Raule20 November 192027 ?3 ?
HBFriedrich Rückert7 July 192028 ?3 ?
HBFranz Strachota14 October 191829 ?2 ?
HBErnst Schala13 July 191632 ?3 ?

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Austria had seven male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Harald Musil Firefly 20 DNF DNF 18 17 19 DNF 499 21
Georg Obermuller
Hans Schachinger
G. Werner
Horst Obermuller		 Star 10 15 14 14 15 8 9 1661 13

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Austria in 1948.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Richard Bohslavsky 50 m rifle, prone 575 58
Andreas Krapf 581 50
Ernst Wöll 573 60

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Mixed literature, epic works

References
  1. "Austria at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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