Olympic Summer Games 1936 / Participant (Austria)

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4th	6th	3

Austria took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with a delegation of 174 athletes. Together with sixty participants in the art competitions, the delegation counted a total of 234 participants.

Medals

Note: The medals won in the art competitions are not listed in the medal table.

gold

• Gregor Hradetzky : 1000 m single kayak, 10 km folding boat
• Alfons Dorfner , Adolf Kainz : 1000 m two-person kayak
• Robert Fein : Weightlifting lightweight
• Hermann Kutschera : Architecture art competition

silver

• Karl Proisl , Rupert Weinstabl : 1000 m two-man canoe
• Viktor Kalisch , Karl Steinhuber : 10,000 m two-person kayak
• Fritz Landertinger : 10,000 m single kayak
• Josef Hasenöhrl : Rowing (one)
• Rudolf Eisenmenger : Art competition painting
• Handball: Franz Bartl , Alois Schnabel , Johann Tauscher , Otto Licha , Emil Juracka , Leopold Wohlrab , Jaroslav Volak , Alfred Schmalzer , Ludwig Schuberth , Ferdinand Kiefler , Anton Perwein , Friedrich Maurer , Franz Brunner , Fritz Wurmböck , Siegfried Purner , Hans Zehetner , Hans Houschka , Franz Bistricky , Franz Berghammer , Walter Reisp , Josef Krejci , Siegfried Powolny
• Football: Eduard Kainberger , Ernst Künz , Martin Kargl , Anton Krenn , Karl Wahlmüller , Max Hofmeister , Walter Werginz , Adolf Laudon , Klement Steinmetz , Karl Kainberger , Franz Fuchsberger , Franz Mandl , Josef Kitzmüller

bronze

• Ellen Müller Prize : Fencing
• Karl Proisl , Rupert Weinstabl 10,000 m two-man canoe
• Alois Podhajsky : dressage, individual competition
• Herbert Kastinger : Architecture art competition
• Hermann Stiegholzer : Architecture art competition
• Hans Helmut Stoiber : Art competition literature

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Karl Lutz

  Heavyweight: 2nd round

• Walter Mathä

  Bantamweight: 2nd round

• Paul Schweifer

  Light Heavyweight: 1st round

• Alois Swatosch

  Lightweight: 1st round

• Hans Wiltschek

  Featherweight: 1st round

• Hans Zehetmayer

  Middleweight: 2nd round

fencing

• Ernst Baylon

  Men, foil, team: 4th place

• Roman Fischer

  Men, foil, team: 4th place

  Men, swords, singles: preliminary round

  Men, epee, team: preliminary round

• Elisabeth Grasser

  Women, foil, singles: 8th place

• Karl Hanisch

  Men, swords, singles: preliminary round

  Men, epee, team: preliminary round

  Men, sabers, team: 5th place

• Karl Kaschka

  Men, sabers, team: 5th place

• Hans Lion

  Men, foil, team: 4th place

• Hubert Loisel

  Men, sabers, singles: semi-finals

  Men, sabers, team: 5th place

• Josef Losert

  Men, foil, singles: semi-finals

  Men, foil, team: 4th place

  Men, sabers, singles: 8th place

  Men, sabers, team: 5th place

• Ellen Müller Prize

  Women, foil, singles: bronze

• Josef Ritz

  Men, foil, singles: 2nd round

• Hans Schönbaumsfeld

  Men, foil, team: 4th place

  Men, epee, team: preliminary round

• Karl Sudrich

  Men, foil, singles: 2nd round

  Men, foil, team: 4th place

  Men, sabers, singles: quarter-finals

  Men, sabers, team: 5th place

• Rudolf Weber

  Men, swords, singles: preliminary round

  Men, epee, team: preliminary round

• Hugo Weczerek

  Men, epee, team: preliminary round

  Men, sabers, team: 5th place

• Fritzi Wenisch-Filz

  Women, foil, singles: quarter-finals

Soccer

• Men's team

  silver

• Squad

  Franz Fuchsberger

  Max Hofmeister

  Eduard Kainberger

  Karl Kainberger

  Martin Kargl

  Josef Kitzmüller

  Anton Krenn

  Ernst Kuenz

  Adolf Laudon

  Franz Mandl

  Klement Steinmetz

  Karl Wahlmüller

  Walter Werginz

Weightlifting

• Robert Fein

  Lightweight: gold

• Fritz Haller

  Lightweight: 6th place

• Anton Hangel

  Middleweight: 4th place

• Anton Richter

  Featherweight: 4th place

• Rudolf Schilberg

  Heavyweight: 8th place

• John of Szabados

  Lightweight: 10th place

• Rudolf Troppert

  Lightweight: 9th place

• Hans Valla

  Middleweight: 6th place

• Mathias Zahradka

  Featherweight: 12th place

• Josef Zemann

  Heavyweight: 6th place

Handball

• Men's team

  silver

• Squad

  Franz Bartl

  Franz Berghammer

  Franz Bistricky

  Franz Brunner

  Hans Houschka

  Emil Juracka

  Ferdinand Kiefler

  Josef Krejci

  Otto Licha

  Fritz Maurer

  Anton Perwein

  Siegfried Powolny

  Siegfried Purner

  Walter Reisp

  Alfred Schmalzer

  Alois Schnabel

  Ludwig Schuberth

  Johann Tauscher

  Jaroslav Volak

  Leopold Wohlrab

  Fritz Wurmböck

  Hans Zehetner

canoe

• Alfons Dorfner / Adolf Kainz

  Kayak two-man, 1000 m: gold

  Kayak two-man (folding boat), 10,000 m: 4th place

• Gregor Hradetzky

  Kayak single, 1000 m: gold

  Kayak single (folding boat), 10,000 m: gold

• Viktor Kalisch / Karl Steinhuber

  Kayak twos, 10,000 m: silver

• Fritz Landertinger

  Kayak single, 10,000 m: silver

• Otto Neumüller

  Canoe single, 1000 m: 4th place

• Karl Proisl / Rupert Weinstabl

  Canoe two-man, 1000 m: silver

  Canoe two-man, 10,000 m: bronze

athletics

• Herma Bauma

  Women, javelin: 4th place

• Franz Eichberger

  Men, 800 meters: semi-finals

  Men, 1500 meters: prelims

• Fritz Fischer

  Men, 5000 meters: prelims

• Fritz Flachberger

  Men, high jump: 23rd place (qualification)

• Johann Baptist Gudenus

  Men, 400 meters: prelims

• Josef Haunzwickel

  Men, pole vault: 6th place

• Margarethe Held

  Women, discus throw: 11th place

• Emil Huebscher

  Men, 800 meters: semi-finals

  Men, 1500 meters: prelims

• Emil Janausch

  Men, discus throw: no valid throw in qualification

  Gentlemen, hammer throw: no valid throw in qualification

• Veronika Kohlbach

  Women, 80 meter hurdles: prelims

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

  Women, discus throw: 13th place

• Alfred King

  Men, 200 meters: prelims

  Men, 400 meters: prelims

• Karl Kotratschek

  Men, triple jump: 23rd place

• Johann Langmayr

  Men, 110 meter hurdles: prelims

• Ernst Leitner

  Men, 110 meter hurdles: prelims

  Men, 400 meter hurdles: prelims

• Charlotte Machmer

  Women, 100 meters: heats

  Women, 80 meter hurdles: prelims

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Grete Neumann

  Women, 100 meters: heats

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Fritz Neuruhrer

  Men, high jump: 32nd place (qualification)

• Wanda Nowak

  Women, high jump: 9th place

• Alfred Proksch

  Men, pole vault: 6th place

• Mathilde Puchberger

  Women, 80 meter hurdles: prelims

• Felix Rinner

  Men, 200 meters: quarter-finals

• Wilhelm Rothmayer

  Men, marathon: 32nd place

• Ladislaus Simacek

  Men, 3000 meter obstacle: prelims

• Franz Sterzl

  Men, decathlon: DNF

• Robert Struckl

  Men, 100 meters: prelims

• Franz Tuschek

  Men, marathon: 14th place

• Johanna Vancura

  Women, 100 meters: semi-finals

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: heats

• Rudolf Wöber

  Men, 10,000 meters: 15th place

  Men, marathon: 22nd place

• Johann Wotapek

  Men, discus throw: 9th place

Modern pentathlon

• Alfred Guth

  Single, 33rd place

• Karl Leban

  Singles, 26th place

Cycling

• Virgilius Altmann

  Road race, individual: 16th place

  Road race, team: 5th place

• Franz Dusika

  Sprint: 3rd round

  Tandem sprint, 2000 meters: 9th place

• Josef Genschieder

  Team pursuit, 4000 meters: 10th place

• Hans Höfner

  Road race, individual: 16th place

  Road race, team: 5th place

• Karl Kühn

  Road race, individual: no time measured

  Road race, team: 5th place

• Alfred Mohr

  1000 meter individual time trial: 13th place

  Tandem sprint, 2000 meters: 9th place

• Josef Moser

  Team pursuit, 4000 meters: 10th place

• Karl Schmaderer

  Team pursuit, 4000 meters: 10th place

• Eugen Schnalek

  Road race, individual: 16th place

  Road race, team: 5th place

• Karl Wölfl

  Team pursuit, 4000 meters: 10th place

horse riding

• Albert Dolleschall

  Dressage, individual: 12th place

  Dressage, team: 4th place

• Gerhard Egger

  Jumping, singles: 37th place

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Karl Neumeister

  Eventing, individual: 14th place

• Alois Podhajsky

  Dressage, individual: bronze

  Dressage, team: 4th place

• Arthur of Pongracz

  Dressage, individual: 16th place

  Dressage, team: 4th place

• Heinrich Sauer

  Jumping, singles: 21st place

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Rudolf Trenkwitz

  Jumping, singles: DNF

  Jumping, team: DNF

• Herbert Ziegler

  Eventing, individual: disqualified

Wrestling

• Josef Bümberger

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round

• Erich Fincsus

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd place

• Franz Foidl

  Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 4th round

• Josef Grahsl

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 3rd round

• Franz Hametner

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: 1st round

• Hans Pointner

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: 3rd round

• Eduard Schöll

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round

rowing

• Josef Hasenöhrl

  One: silver

• Hermann Kubick / Fritz Moser

  Double scull: semifinals

• Max Colli / Heinz Gattringer

  Two without a helmsman: semi-finals

• Hans Binder , Rudolf Höpfler , Wilhelm Pichler , Camillo Winkler

  Four without a helmsman: 5th place

shoot

• Alfred Hämmerle

  Small bore, lying 50 meters: 61st place

• Theodor Janisch

  Small bore, lying 50 meters: 32nd place

• Alois Navratil

  Small bore, lying 50 meters: 40th place

swim

• Herbert Hnatek

  Men, 4 × 200 m freestyle: prelims

• Grete Ittlinger

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: prelims

• Elli von Kropiwnicki

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: prelims

• Franziska Mally

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: prelims

• Edmund Pader

  Men, 400 m: prelims

  Men, 1500 m: prelims

  Men, 4 × 200 m freestyle: prelims

• Franz Seltenheim

  Men, 400 m freestyle: prelims

  Men, 4 × 200 m freestyle: prelims

• Roma Wagner

  Women, 100 m back:

  Women, 4 × 100 m freestyle: prelims

• Günther Zobernig

  Men, 100 m freestyle: prelims

  Men, 4 × 200 m freestyle: prelims

sailing

• Dietz Angerer

  O-dinghy: 15th place

do gymnastics

• Gottfried Hermann

  Men, singles: 50th place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Men, floor: 23rd place

  Men, horse jump: 72nd place

  Men, parallel bars: 33rd place

  Men, horizontal bar: 15th place

  Men, rings: 97th place

  Men, pommel horse: 30th place

• Pius Hollenstein

  Men, singles: 81st place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Men, floor: 58th place

  Men, horse jump: 77th place

  Men, parallel bars: 80th place

  Men, horizontal bar: 64th place

  Men, rings: 95th place

  Men, pommel horse: 56th place

• Karl Pannos

  Men, singles: 56th place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Men, floor: 74th place

  Men, horse jump: 39th place

  Men, parallel bars: 46th place

  Men, horizontal bar: 25th place

  Men, rings: 94th place

  Men, pommel horse: 49th place

• Robert Pranz

  Men, singles: 91st place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Gentlemen, floor: 68th place

  Men, horse jump: 101st place

  Men, parallel bars: 85th place

  Men, horizontal bar: 84th place

  Men, rings: 91st place

  Men, pommel horse: 80th place

• Leopold Redl

  Men, singles: 88th place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Gentlemen, floor: 44th place

  Men, horse jump: 56th place

  Men, parallel bars: 104th place

  Men, horizontal bar: 77th place

  Men, rings: 76th place

  Men, pommel horse: 88th place

• Adolf Scheffknecht

  Men, singles: 87th place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Men, floor: 78th place

  Men, horse jump: 86th place

  Men, parallel bars: 83rd place

  Men, horizontal bar: 34th place

  Men, rings: 105th place

  Men, pommel horse: 84th place

• August storm

  Men, singles: 74th place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Gentlemen, floor: 79th place

  Men, horse jump: 54th place

  Men, parallel bars: 59th place

  Men, horizontal bar: 28th place

  Men, rings: 96th place

  Men, pommel horse: 71st place

• Franz Swoboda

  Men, singles: 89th place

  Men, team: 11th place

  Gentlemen, floor: 93rd place

  Men, horse jump: 52nd place

  Men, parallel bars: 89th place

  Men, horizontal bar: 69th place

  Men, rings: 104th place

  Men, pommel horse: 75th place

Water polo

• Men's team

  6th place

• Squad

  Erwin Blasl

  Wilhelm Hawlik

  Anton Kunz

  Alfred Lergetporer

  Otto Mueller

  Sebastian Ploner

  Peter Riedl

  Franz Schönfels

  Karl Seitz

  Karl Steinbach

  Franz Wenninger

Diving

• Therese Rampel

  Women, high diving: 16th place

• Alma Staudinger

  Women, jumping: 12th place

  Women, high diving: 21st place

• Karl Steiner

  Men, jumping: 17th place

Web links

• Austrian Olympic team 1936 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Austrian Olympic participants in 1936 in the Austrian Olympic Museum