Austria at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Austria at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at (in German)
in Helsinki
Competitors	112 in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Willi Welt
Medals Ranked 32nd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Gertrude Liebhart	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500m
Bronze	Maximilian Raub Herbert Wiedermann	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000m

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Walter Bortel – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Franz Wimmer – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Arthur Mannsbarth – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Kurt Nemetz
  • Final – 1:17.5 (→ 21st place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Kurt Nemetz – 15th place

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Franz Worisch	3 m springboard	67.18	10	Did not advance
Julius Janowsky	10 m platform	62.65	24	Did not advance
Kurt Liederer		60.21	27	Did not advance
Franz Worisch		63.02	22	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Eva Pfarrhofer	10 m platform	40.26	9	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's sabre

• Werner Plattner
• Heinz Lechner
• Hubert Loisel

Men's team sabre

• Werner Plattner, Heinz Putzl, Hubert Loisel, Heinz Lechner, Paul Kerb

Women's foil

• Ellen Müller-Preis
• Fritzi Wenisch-Filz
• Grete Kunz

Football

Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

19 July 1952
19:00

Finland	3–4	Austria
Stolpe 11', 34' Rytkönen 36'	Report	Gollnhuber 8' (pen.), 30' Stumpf 59' Grohs 79'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 33,053

Referee: William Ling (GBR)

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23 July 1952
19:00

Sweden	3–1	Austria
Sandberg 80' Brodd 85' Rydell 87'	Report	Grohs 40'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 12,564

Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Austria had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.^[2]

Men's coxless four

• Kurt Marz
• Alexander Mitterhuber
• Adolf Scheithauer
• Johann Geiszler

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Wolfgang Erndl	Finn	DSQ	4	9	16	4	15	3	4273	5
Harald Musil Harald Fereberger	Star	16	15	18	8	13	8	14	2260	14

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Austria in 1952.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Siegfried Gurschler	50 m rifle, three positions	1145	17
	50 m rifle, prone	396	18
Wilhelm Sachsenmaier	50 m rifle, three positions	1140	19
	50 m rifle, prone	396	23
Laszlo Szapáry	Trap	178	22

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peter Steinwender	400 m freestyle	5:03.6	4	Did not advance
Helmut Koppelstätter	100 m backstroke	1:11.9	4	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ilse Albert	200 m breaststroke	3:12.5	24	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics