Austria at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained

Austria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 8 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
			Men's 60 kg
			Men's 67.5 kg
			Men's +82.5 kg
			Men's 82.5 kg

Aquatics

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Three divers represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Bornett reached the final in the springboard event, finishing sixth overall.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Women

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Margarete Adler	3 m board	19.5	125	4	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Klara Bornett	3 m board	13	417.4	3 Q	28	370.2	6
Viktoria Sölkner	3 m board	21	362.9	4	align=center colspan=3	did not advance

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Seven athletes represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the Austrian athletes reached an event final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ludwig Deckardt	800 m	Unknown	4	align=center colspan=6	did not advance
Ferdinand Friebe	1500 m	align=center colspan=4	N/A	4:15.8	3	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Ferdinand Kaindl	100 m	Unknown	3	align=center colspan=6	did not advance
Hans Kantor	5000 m	align=center colspan=4	N/A	Unknown	10	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Rudolf Kühnel	10 km walk	align=center colspan=4	N/A	align=center colspan=2	Disqualified	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Rudolf Rauch	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
Fritz Schedl	100 m	Unknown	4	align=center colspan=6	did not advance

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Three boxers represented Austria at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. All three Austrians were defeated in their first bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Franz Barta	Bantamweight	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance	17
Alexander Decker	Welterweight	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance	17
Anton Eichholzer	Lightweight	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance	17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
	0	1	.000
	0	1	.000
	0	1	.000
Total	0	3	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	3	.500
Round of 16	0	0	–
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–
Total	0	3	.000

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Two equestrians represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Arthur von Pongracz	Dressage	234.2	N/A	12
Dagobert von Sekullic-Vrich	Dressage	179.8	N/A	22

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kurt Ettinger	Foil	3–1	2 Q	3–2	3 Q	4–1	2 Q	0–5	6	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Alois Gottfried	Foil	1–2	3 Q	0–5	6	align=center colspan=6	did not advance
Ernst Huber	Foil	1–2	4	align=center colspan=8	did not advance
Richard Brünner Kurt Ettinger Alois Gottfried Ernst Huber Hugo Philipp	Team foil	align=center colspan=2	Bye	align=center colspan=2	N/A	0–3	4	align=center colspan=4	did not advance

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Six sport shooters represented Austria in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Heinrich Bartosch	Trap	95	9
August Baumgartner	Trap	88	29
Hans Schödl	Trap	93	14
Erich Zoigner	Trap	89	24
Heinrich Bartosch August Baumgartner Hans Schödl Erich Zoigner Friedrich Dietz von Weidenberg Franz Hollitzer	Team clay pigeons	347	6

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Franz Aigner	Men's +82.5 kg						515
Franz Andrysek	Men's −60 kg	60	75	67.5	72.5	X	275	19
Gustav Becker	Men's +82.5 kg						460	10
Rudolf Edinger	Men's −75 kg	62.5	X	95	80	110	347.5	24
Rupert Eidler	Men's −75 kg	65	90	82.5	85	115	437.5	7
Wilhelm Etzenberger	Men's −67.5 kg	65	85	70	75	110	405	9
Karl Freiberger	Men's −82.5 kg	75	95	92.5	95	130	487.5	4
Leopold Friedrich	Men's −82.5 kg	75	95	95	95	130	490
Josef Gill	Men's −75 kg	60	85	85	80	110	420	9
Hermann Glück	Men's −82.5 kg	75	80	87.5	90	120	452.5	11
Josef Leppelt	Men's +82.5 kg						455	11
Wilhelm Rosinek	Men's −60 kg	57.5	75	67.5	70	105	375	5
Andreas Stadler	Men's −60 kg	65	75	65	75	105	385
Leopold Treffny	Men's −67.5 kg	65	85	77.5	85	112.5	425	4
Anton Zwerina	Men's −67.5 kg	75	80	77.5	82.5	112.5	427.5

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Johann Bergmann	Lightweight	L	L	did not advance						=20
Viktor Fischer	Middleweight	W	W	W	W	L	L	Did not advance		=5
Adolf Herschmann	Bantamweight	W	W	W	W	L	Retired	=5
Karl Mezulian	Featherweight	W	L	L	did not advance					=13
Franz Mileder	Heavyweight	L	L	did not advance				=13
Josef Penczik	Featherweight	W	Retired	did not advance						27
Franz Sax	Light heavyweight	L	L	did not advance						=12
Ludwig Sesta	Lightweight	L	W	W	L	did not advance		=9

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austria at the 1924 Paris Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060323/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUT/summer/1924/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 January 2015 . sports-reference.com.