Austria at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Austria competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.^[1][2] In total, 16 athletes competed in four sports.

Austria at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Austria
IPC code	AUT
NPC	Austrian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.oepc.at (in German)
in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors	16 (on foot) in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Barbara Aigner Markus Salcher
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 5 Silver 5 Bronze 3 Total 13
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Medalists

Further information: 2022 Winter Paralympics medal table

The following Austrian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Veronika Aigner Guide: Elisabeth Aigner Alpine skiing Women's slalom, visually impaired 12 March  Gold Veronika Aigner Guide: Elisabeth Aigner Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, visually impaired 11 March  Gold Johannes Aigner Guide: Matteo Fleishmann Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, visually impaired 10 March  Gold Carina Edlinger Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl Cross-country skiing Women's sprint, visually impaired 9 March  Gold Johannes Aigner Guide: Matteo Fleishmann Alpine skiing Men's downhill, visually impaired 5 March  Silver Johannes Aigner Guide: Matteo Fleishmann Alpine skiing Men's slalom, visually impaired 13 March  Silver Barbara Aigner Guide: Klara Sykora Alpine skiing Women's slalom, visually impaired 12 March  Silver Johannes Aigner Guide: Matteo Fleishmann Alpine skiing Men's super combined, visually impaired 7 March  Silver Markus Salcher Alpine skiing Men's super-G, standing 6 March  Silver Markus Salcher Alpine skiing Men's downhill, standing 5 March  Bronze Carina Edlinger Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl Cross-country skiing Women's 10 km, visually impaired 9 March  Bronze Barbara Aigner Guide: Klara Sykora Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, visually impaired 11 March  Bronze Johannes Aigner Guide: Matteo Fleishmann Alpine skiing Men's super-G, visually impaired 6 March

Medals by sport Sport Total Alpine skiing 2 5 2 11 Cross-country 1 0 1 2 Total 5 5 3 13 Medals by gender Gender Total Male 2 4 1 7 Female 3 1 2 6 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 5 5 3 13

Administration

Julia Wenninger served as Chef de Mission.^[1][3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	9	4	13
Biathlon	0	1	1
Cross-country skiing
Snowboarding	2	0	2
Total	11	5	16

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Austria competed in alpine skiing.^[4]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Carina Edlinger competed in biathlon.^[5]

Women

Athlete	Events	Final
		Missed Shots	Result	Rank
Carina Edlinger Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl	6 km, visually impaired	4	DNF
	12.5 km, visually impaired	3	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Carina Edlinger competed in cross-country skiing.^[6]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Carina Edlinger Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl	1.5 km sprint visually impaired	3:23.38	1 Q	4:08.0	1 Q	3:49.6
	10 km free, visually impaired	—				43:13.9
	15 km classic, visually impaired	—				DNF

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Two snowboarders represented Austria.^[7]

Banked slalom

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Rene Eckhart	Men's SB-LL1	1:22.12	1:20.82	1:20.82	12
Bernhard Hammerl	Men's SB-LL2	1:38.00	1:25.15	1:25.15	24

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Position	Position	Position
Rene Eckhart	Men's SB-LL1	1:13.15	1:14.87	12 Q	3	did not advance
Bernhard Hammerl	Men's SB-LL2	1:18.47	DNF	21	did not advance

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

See also

• Austria at the Paralympics
• Austria at the 2022 Winter Olympics