Austria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 103 competitors, 82 men and 21 women, took part in 81 events in 15 sports.^[1]

Austria at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at (in German)
in Rome
Competitors	103 (82 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Herbert Wiedermann
Medals Ranked 18th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Hubert Hammerer	Shooting	Men's 300m Rifle Three Positions
Silver	Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein	Rowing	Men's coxless pair

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Eight male cyclists represented Austria in 1960.

Individual road race

• Arnold Ruiner
• Kurt Postl
• Fritz Inthaler
• Kurt Schweiger

Team time trial

• Peter Deimböck
• Fritz Inthaler
• Kurt Postl
• Kurt Schweiger

1000m time trial

• Günther Kriz

Team pursuit

• Günther Kriz
• Peter Deimböck
• Kurt Garschal
• Kurt Schein

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented Austria in 1960.

Men's sabre

• Helmuth Resch
• Günther Ulrich
• Josef Wanetschek

Men's team sabre

• Helmuth Resch, Paul Kerb, Hans Hocke, Günther Ulrich, Josef Wanetschek

Women's foil

• Traudl Ebert
• Maria Grötzer
• Helga Gnauer

Women's team foil

• Helga Gnauer, Traudl Ebert, Waltraut Peck-Repa, Maria Grötzer

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathlete represented Austria in 1960.

Individual

• Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
• Udo Birnbaum
• Frank Battig

Team

• Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
• Udo Birnbaum
• Frank Battig

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Austria had 10 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men's single sculls

• Horst Fink

Men's double sculls

• Gottfried Dittrich
• Adolf Löblich

Men's coxless pair

• Alfred Sageder
• Josef Kloimstein

Men's coxed four

• Dieter Ebner
• Helmuth Kuttelwascher
• Horst Kuttelwascher
• Dieter Losert
• Wolfdietrich Traugott (cox)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Carl Auteried Harald Fereberger	Flying Dutchman	13	24	8	17	11	DNF	8	2981	17
Harald Musil Franz Eisl	Star	14	10	15	9	20	DNF	19	2240	15
Gotfrid Köchert Erich Moritz Gerhard Huska	5.5 Metre	8	11	16	14	19	DNF	11	1664	17

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Austria in 1960. Hubert Hammerer won gold in the 300 m rifle, three positions event.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Josef Fröwis	50 m rifle, three positions	551	12 Q	1134	9
	50 m rifle, prone	378	31	Did not advance
Hubert Hammerer	300 m rifle, three positions	567	2 Q	1129
	50 m rifle, three positions	562	3 Q	1132	11
Wilhelm Sachsenmaier	300 m rifle, three positions	561	6 Q	1098	16
	50 m rifle, prone	382	19 Q	572	42
Franz Sarnitz	Trap	86	31 Q	172	28
Laszlo Szapáry		89	17 Q	182	10

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics