Austria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Austria at the Olympic Games

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NOC Austrian Olympic Committee
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 43 in 14 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
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Austria is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Austrian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

Archery

One Austrian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Laurence Baldauff Women's individual

Athletics

Austrian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

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
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Andrea Mayr Marathon

Badminton

Austria has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Elisabeth Baldauf was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016, while David Obernorsterer picked up one of the spare athlete berths from the doubles as the next highest-ranked eligible player in the men's singles.[5]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
David Obernorsterer Men's singles
Elisabeth Baldauf Women's singles

Canoeing

Slalom

Austrian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[6]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's K-1
Women's K-1

Cycling

Road

Austrian riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Men's road race

Equestrian

Austria has entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from South Western Europe in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.[8]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Victoria Max-Theurer Blind Date Individual

Fencing

Austria has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. René Pranz had claimed his Olympic spot as the sole winner of the men's foil at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
René Pranz Individual foil

Gymnastics

Artistic

Austria has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Lisa Ecker had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[9]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Lisa Ecker

Rhythmic

Austria has qualified one rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[10]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Nicol Ruprecht Individual

Rowing

Austria has qualified two boats in each of the following classes for the Games through the 2015 FISA World Championships, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2004.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bernhard Sieber
Paul Sieber		 Lightweight double sculls N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Magdalena Lobnig Single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Austrian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[12] The entire sailing team was announced by the Austrian Olympic Committee on March 29, 2016 at the initial stage of the nomination meeting, with 49er crew Nico Delle-Karth and Nikolaus Resch remarkably going to their fourth Olympics.[11][13]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Florian Reichstädter
Matthias Schmid		 470 N/A
Nico Delle-Karth
Nikolaus Resch		 49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Jolanta Ogar
Lara Vadlau		 470
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Thomas Zajac
Tanja Frank		 Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Austrian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sebastian Kuntschik Skeet
10 m air rifle N/A
50 m rifle prone N/A
50 m rifle 3 positions N/A
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air rifle

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Austrian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[15][16]

Olympic Qualifying Time

Synchronized swimming

Austria has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their sixth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[17]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Anna-Maria Alexandri
Eirini Alexandri		 Duet

Table tennis

Austria has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Chinese import Liu Jia secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the women's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[18] Meanwhile, Sofia Polcanova, Stefan Fegerl, and London 2012 Olympian Robert Gardos were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[19]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Stefan Fegerl Singles
Robert Gardos
Stefan Fegerl
Robert Gardos
 		 Team N/A
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Liu Jia Singles
Sofia Polcanova
Liu Jia
Sofia Polcanova
 		 Team N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (31 July 2015). "Germany and Indonesia secure final Rio 2016 men's individual quota places at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Secondary qualifier allocates five additional Olympic quotas". World Archery Federation. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Staniouta wins, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". FIG. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  11. 1 2 "17 Athleten sind für Rio fix" [17 athletes are named for Rio] (in German). Austrian Olympic Committee. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Places Awarded In Men's And Women's 470 At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Das sind Österreichs erste Rio-Teilnehmer" [Austria's first batch of participants for Rio] (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Morgan, Liam (4 March 2016). "Spanish pair win duet gold as seven nations book Olympic place at Rio 2016 synchronised swimming qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  18. ↑ Marshall, Ian (14 April 2016). "Defensive Skills Secure First Ever Olympic Places for Han Ying and Polina Mikhailova". ITTF. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  19. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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