Austria at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Austria at the Olympic Games
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	147 (115 men, 32 women) in 17 sports
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 3	Total 4
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Intercalated Games
1906

Austria competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 147 competitors, 115 men and 32 women, took part in 79 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Bauma, HermaHerma Bauma	Athletics	Women's Javelin
Bronze	Schäffer, IneIne Schäffer	Athletics	Women's Shot Put
Bronze	Schwingl, FritziFritzi Schwingl	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500m
Bronze	Preis, EllenEllen Preis	Fencing	Women's Individual Foil

Athletics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• OR = Olympic record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• NP = Not placed

Men

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Felix Würth	Long Jump	7.08	8 Q	7.00	8
Arnulf Pilhatsch	High Jump	1.84	21	Did not advance
Felix Würth	Triple Jump	13.92	21	Did not advance
Hermann Tunner	Discus throw	45.92	10 Q	44.43	11

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch	100 m		4	Did not advance
Grete Pavlousek			4	Did not advance
Grete Pavlousek	200 m		4	Did not advance
Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch	80 m Hurdles	11.9	3 Q	11.9	2 Q	11.8	5
Elfriede Steurer		12.2	1 Q	12.4	6	Did not advance
Grete Jenny Elfriede Steurer Grete Pavlousek Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch	4x100 m relay	50.0	2 Q	N/A		49.2	6

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ilse Steinegger	long jump	5.30	10 Q	5.19	10
Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch		5.35	9	5.24	9
Ilse Steinegger	high jump	N/A		1.55	7
Ine Schäffer	Shot put	N/A		13.08
Anni Bruk		N/A		12.50	6
Marianne Schläger		N/A		11.75	12
Lotte Haidegger	Discus throw	N/A		38.81	5
Frieda Tiltsch		N/A		37.19	9
Marianne Schläger		N/A		34.79	15
Herma Bauma	Javelin throw	N/A		45.57	OR
Gerda Schilling-Staniek		N/A		38.01	9

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Robert Gausterer	Flyweight	Han (KOR) L PTS	Did not advance
Hermann Mazurkiewitsch	Bantamweight	Carrizo (URU) L PTS	Did not advance
Eduard Kerschbaumer	Featherweight	Bye	Verdú (ESP) W PTS	Núñez (ARG) L PTS	Did not advance
Otto Michtits	Light heavyweight	Siljander (FIN) L PTS	Did not advance
Karl Ameisbichler	Heavyweight	Bye	Gardner (GBR) L KO2	Did not advance

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Austria in 1948.

Individual road race

• Rudi Valenta
• Hans Goldschmid
• Siegmund Huber
• Josef Pohnetal

Team road race

• Rudi Valenta
• Hans Goldschmid
• Siegmund Huber
• Josef Pohnetal

Sprint

• Erich Welt

Time trial

• Walter Freitag

Tandem

• Kurt Nemetz
• Erich Welt

Team pursuit

• Walter Freitag
• Hans Goldschmid
• Josef Pohnetal
• Heinrich Schiebel

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Austria in 1948.

Men's sabre

• Hubert Loisel
• Heinz Putzl
• Werner Plattner

Men's team sabre

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

Women's foil

• Ellen Müller-Preis
• Fritzi Wenisch-Filz
• Gabriele Zeilinger

Football

Head coach: Eduard Frühwirth

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on	Cards yellow/red
FW	Josef Epp	Mar 1, 1920	28	?	Wiener Sportclub	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Erich Habitzl	Oct 9, 1923	24	?	SK Admira Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Wilhelm Hahnemann	Apr 14, 1914	34	?	SC Wacker Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Ernst Happel	Nov 29, 1925	22	?	SK Rapid Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
MF	Siegfried Joksch	Jul 4, 1917	31	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Alfred Körner	Feb 14, 1926	22	?	SK Rapid Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Karl Kowanz	Apr 15, 1926	22	?	SK Admira Wien	1	0	65	-	-	/1red
FW	Ernst Melchior	Jun 26, 1920	28	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
MF	Leopold Mikolasch	Oct 17, 1920	27	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Ernst Ocwirk	Mar 7, 1926	22	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	1 yel. / -
GK	Franz Pelikan	Nov 6, 1925	22	?	SC Wacker Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
	- Stand-by players -
MF	Theodor Brinek	May 9, 1921	27	?	SC Wacker Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Karl Decker	Sep 5, 1921	26	?	First Vienna FC	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Ludwig Durek	Jan 27, 1921	27	?	SK Sturm Graz	0	0	0	-	-	-
GK	Bruno Engelmeier	Sep 5, 1927	20	?	First Vienna FC	0	0	0	-	-	-
DF	Gustav Gerhart	Feb 4, 1922	26	?	SK Admira Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Leopold Gernhardt	Mar 16, 1920	28	?	SK Rapid Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
GK	Josef Musil	Aug 7, 1920	27	?	SK Rapid Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Ernst Stojaspal	Jan 14, 1925	23	?	FK Austria Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Josef Stroh	Mar 5, 1913	35	?	FK Austria Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Theodor Wagner	Aug 6, 1927	20	?	SC Wacker Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-

Gymnastics

Hockey

Head coach:

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	B	Adam Bischof	October 13, 1915	32	?		3	?
	FW	Karl Brandl	May 2, 1912	36	?		3	?
		Siegfried Egger			?		0	0
	B	Karl Holzapfel	October 20, 1923	24	?		3	?
		Wolfgang Klee			?		0	0
	FW	Johann Koller	April 3, 1921	27	?		2	?
	FW	Franz Lovato	February 28, 1923	25	?		3	?
	FW	Walter Niederle	February 17, 1921	27	?		3	?
	FW	Oskar Nowak	March 25, 1913	35	?		3	?
	FW	Karl Ördögh	March 10, 1908	40	?		2	?
		Josef Pecanka			?		0	0
	GK	Franz Raule	November 20, 1920	27	?		3	?
	HB	Friedrich Rückert	July 7, 1920	28	?		3	?
	HB	Franz Strachota	October 14, 1918	29	?		2	?
	HB	Ernst Schala	July 13, 1916	32	?		3	?

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Austria in 1948.

50 m rifle

• Andreas Krapf
• Richard Bohslavsky
• Ernst Wöll

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

Mixed literature, epic works

• Hans Breidbach-Bernau

References

1. "Austria at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database