Austria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 73 competitors, 66 men and 7 women, took part in 62 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Austria at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at (in German)
in Seoul
Competitors	73 (66 men and 7 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Hubert Raudaschl
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Peter Seisenbacher	Judo	Men's 86 kg	29 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	9	1	10
Boxing	1	–	1
Cycling	7	0	7
Diving	2	0	2
Equestrian	2	0	2
Fencing	5	0	5
Gymnastics	0	1	1
Judo	3	–	3
Modern pentathlon	1	–	1
Rowing	5	0	5
Sailing	8	0	8
Shooting	7	4	11
Swimming	6	0	6
Table tennis	2	0	2
Tennis	2	1	3
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Wrestling	5	–	5
Total	66	7	73

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Long Jump

• Andreas Steiner
  • Qualification — 7.61m (→ did not advance)
• Teddy Steinmayr
  • Qualification — 7.36m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Klaus Bodenmüller
  • Qualifying Heat – 18.89m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Johann Lindner
  • Qualifying Heat — 76.60m
  • Final — 75.36m (→ 10th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Georg Werthner — 7753 points (→ 21st place)

1. 100 metres — 11.52s
2. Long Jump — 7.36m
3. Shot Put — 13.93m
4. High Jump — 1.94m
5. 400 metres — 49.99s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.64s
7. Discus Throw — 38.82m
8. Pole Vault — 4.60m
9. Javelin Throw — 67.04m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:26.42s

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Seven cyclists, all men, represented Austria in 1988.

Men's road race

• Mario Traxl
• Johann Lienhart
• Dietmar Hauer

Men's team time trial

• Dietmar Hauer
• Norbert Kostel
• Johann Lienhart
• Mario Traxl

Men's team pursuit

• Roland Königshofer
• Johann Lienhart
• Kurt Schmied
• Franz Stocher

Men's points race

• Roland Königshofer

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Niki Stajković	3 m springboard	579.63	9 Q	570.60	9
Erich Pils		532.19	19	Did not advance

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1988.

Men's foil

• Benny Wendt
• Anatol Richter

Men's épée

• Arno Strohmeyer
• Johannes Nagele
• Axel Birnbaum

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Austria in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Helmut Spannagl — 4833 pts (→ 36th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Spannagl — 4833 pts (→ 23rd place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Thomas Wallner	Division II	17	16	RET	10	7	11	1	91.0	11
Hans Spitzauer	Finn	DSQ	13	DSQ	3	12	YMP	14	119.7	15
Christian Binder Heimo Hecht	470	15	19	18	16	17	RET	RET	151.0	24

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Norbert Petschel Christian Claus	Tornado	2	11	8	5	4	2	4	46.0	4
Hubert Raudaschl Stephan Puxkandl	Star	13	RET	11	15	9	1	13	91.0	13

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Albert Deuring	50 m rifle prone	589	45	did not advance
	10 m air rifle	581	34	did not advance
Hannes Gufler	50 m rifle three positions	1155	38	did not advance
	10 m air rifle	577	41	did not advance
Lothar Heinrich	50 m rifle three positions	1157	36	did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	595	15	did not advance
Hans Hierzer	50 m pistol	550	32	did not advance
	10 m air pistol	565	40	did not advance
Horst Krasser	50 m pistol	543	38	did not advance
	10 m air pistol	569	34	did not advance
Hermann Sailer	25 m rapid fire pistol	584	29	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Sylvia Baldessarini	50 m rifle three positions	578	16	did not advance
	10 m air rifle	393	9	did not advance
Dorothee Deuring	50 m rifle three positions	576	20	did not advance
Christine Strahalm	25 m pistol	580	18	did not advance
	10 m air pistol	379	8 Q	472.6	8
Barbara Troger	10 m air rifle	383	33	did not advance

Open

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Josef Hahnenkamp	Skeet	143	33	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Markus Opatril
  • Heat — 24.32 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
• Alexander Pilhatsch
  • Heat — 24.42 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Markus Opatril
  • Heat — 52.66 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
• Stefan Opatril
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Alesander Placheta
  • Heat — 1:56.11 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Thomas Böhm
  • Heat — 1:04.96 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Thomas Böhm
  • Heat — 2:24.15 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Reinhold Leitner
  • Heat — 56.72 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Reinhold Leitner
  • Heat — 2:02.18 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Stefan Opatril, Markus Opatril, Alesander Placheta, and Alexander Pilhatsch
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Singles Competition

• Barbara Paulus
  1. First Round – Defeated Bettina Fulco (Argentina) 7-6 6–4
  2. Second Round – Defeated Jana Novotná (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 6–3
  3. Third Round – Lost to Zina Garrison (USA) 5-7 2-6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics