Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Austria at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Austria within Austria-Hungary |
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| IOC code: AUT | ||||
| 1908 Summer Olympics in London | ||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Austria competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
[edit] Bronze
- Otto Scheff — swimming, men's 400 metre freestyle
[edit] Results by event
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[edit] Athletics
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Eduard Schönecker | Unknown 4th, heat 13 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Eduard Schönecker | Unknown 3rd, heat 12 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's marathon | 25th | Emmerich Rath | None held | 3:50:30.4 | |
| — | F. Kwieton | Did not start | |||
| Men's 10 mile walk | 15th | Emmerich Rath | None held | 1:30:33.8 8th, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
[edit] Fencing
Austria's lone sabreur advanced to the second round before being eliminated.
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round |
Second round |
Semi- final |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sabre | Second round |
Siegfried Flesh | 5-0 (1st in A) | 1-3 (3rd in 6) | Did not advance | |
[edit] Swimming
| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Semi- finalist |
Otto Scheff | 1:11.8 1st, heat 2 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | 3rd | Otto Scheff | 5:51.0 1st, heat 7 |
5:40.6 1st, semifinal 1 |
5:46.0 |
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 4th | Otto Scheff | 24:15.8 2nd, heat 6 |
24:25.0 2nd, semifinal 2 |
Unknown |
[edit] Tennis
| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 |
Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | 16th | Arthur Zborzil | Bye | Lost to Bissing | Did not advance | |||
| 26th | Rolf Kinzl | Lost to Eaves | Did not advance | |||||
| Fritz Felix Piepes | Lost to Kreuzer | |||||||
| Men's doubles | 4th | Fritz Felix Piepes Arthur Zborzil |
None held | Bye | Bye | Lost to Ritchie/Parke |
Did not advance | |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 4 | .000 |
[edit] Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Top London 1908 Olympians. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on June 10, 2007.
| Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England |
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| Argentina • Australasia • Austria • Belgium • Bohemia • Canada • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Russia • South Africa • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United States |
