Austria at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Austria at the
1952 Summer Olympics

IOC code| AUT
NOC| Austrian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympia.at (in German)
in Helsinki
Competitors| 112 in 16 sports
Flag bearer | Willi Welt
Medals
Ranked 32nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | Gertrude Liebhart | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500m
Bronze | Maximilian Raub
Herbert Wiedermann | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000m

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

* Walter Bortel -- did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Franz Wimmer -- did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Arthur Mannsbarth -- did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

* Kurt Nemetz
* Final -- 1:17.5 (→ 21st place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

* Kurt Nemetz -- 15th place

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

* Franz Worisch
* Preliminary Round -- 67.18 points (→ 10th place)

Women's 10m Platform

* Eva Pfarrhofer
* Preliminary Round -- 40.26 points (→ 9th place)

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's sabre

* Werner Plattner
* Heinz Lechner
* Hubert Loisel

Men's team sabre

* Werner Plattner, Heinz Putzl, Hubert Loisel, Heinz Lechner, Paul Kerb

Women's foil

* Ellen Müller-Preis
* Fritzi Wenisch-Filz
* Grete Kunz

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

19 July 1952
19:00

Finland | 3–4|  Austria

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Stolpe 11', 34'
Rytkönen 36' | Report | Gollnhuber 8' (pen.), 30'
Stumpf 59'
Grohs 79'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 33,053

Referee: William Ling (GBR)

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23 July 1952
19:00

Sweden | 3–1|  Austria

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Sandberg 80'
Brodd 85'
Rydell 87' | Report | Grohs 40'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 12,564

Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Austria had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's coxless four

* Kurt Marz
* Alexander Mitterhuber
* Adolf Scheithauer
* Johann Geiszler

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Open
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7
Wolfgang Erndl | Finn | ~~DSQ~~ | 4  | 9  | 16  | 4  | 15  | 3  | 4273  | 5
Harald Musil
Harald Fereberger | Star | ~~16~~ | 15  | 18  | 8  | 13  | 8  | 14  | 2260  | 14

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Austria in 1952.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Siegfried Gurschler | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1145  | 17
50 m rifle, prone | 396  | 18
Wilhelm Sachsenmaier | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1140  | 19
50 m rifle, prone | 396  | 23
Laszlo Szapáry | Trap | 178  | 22

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Austria at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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* Australia
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