List of Austrian sportspeople

## Fencing

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Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch

* Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy) (1882–1961), saber fencer, Olympic silver
* Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (1872–1939), sabre fencer, Olympic bronze
* Dr. Otto Herschmann (1877–1942), saber fencer, Olympic silver; 100-m freestyle in swimming, Olympic silver
* Ellen Preis (1912–2007), foil fencer, 3-time world champion (1947, 1949, and 1950), Olympic champion, 17-time Austrian champion

## Formula One

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Alexander Wurz at the 2007 British Grand Prix Niki Lauda in 1976

Austria has produced two Formula One champions, Jochen Rindt and Niki Lauda. The following is a list of drivers.

* Gerhard Berger (1959–)
* Harald Ertl (1948–1982), Died in 1982 due to an aircraft accident
* Patrick Friesacher (1980–), Drove for Minardi in 2005, scoring three points in the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix
* Christian Klien (1983–), Drove for Red Bull Racing and HRT in F1.
* Niki Lauda (1949–2019), three time Formula one world champion
* Helmut Marko (1943–), former driver and current advisor to Red Bull Racing
* Roland Ratzenberger (1960–1994), died in 1994 due to race related accident
* Jochen Rindt (1942–1970), Formula one world champion, died in 1970 due to race related accident
* Karl Wendlinger (1968–), currently driving in the FIA GT Championship
* Toto Wolff (1972–), motorsport executive, currently team principle of Mercedes-Benz
* Alexander Wurz (1974–), currently driving for Honda (as a test driver)

## Football

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Hans Krankl Peter Pacult

The Bundesliga is Austria's professional football league.

See also: List of Austria women's international footballers

* David Alaba (1992–) – defender
* Marko Arnautović (1989–) – player
* Stefan Bliem (1983–) – goalkeeper
* Fritz Dünmann (1884–1942) – striker
* Otto Fischer (1901–1941), left winger and coach
* Toni Fritsch (1945–2005), former Austrian football player and former placekicker for several National Football League teams (American football)
* Andreas Herzog (1968–) – footballer and manager
* Josef Hickersberger (1948–), football player and coach
* Veli Kavlak (1988–) – player
* Hans Krankl (1953–), footballer and coach
* Božo Kovačević (1979–)
* Peter Pacult
* Yasin Pehlivan (1989–) – midfielder
* Emanuel Pogatetz (1983–)
* Toni Polster (1964–)
* Herbert Prohaska (1955–)
* Helmut Riegler (1976–)
* Harald Ruckendorfer (1982–)
* Paul Scharner (1980–) – player
* Max Scheuer (1895–1941), defender; national team
* Heinrich Schönfeld (1900 – 1976), forward and manager
* Matthias Sindelar (1903–1939), nicknamed "the Mozart of football", Voted the greatest Austrian football player of all time.

## Hockey

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André Burakovsky

* Christoph Brandner, NHL hockey player
* André Burakovsky, Austria-born Swedish, left wing (Colorado Avalanche)
* Robert Burakovsky, Sweden, right wing (NHL)
* Reinhard Divis, NHL hockey player
* Hans Dobida, inductee into the IIHF Hall of Fame
* Michael Grabner
* Thomas Vanek, NHL hockey player
* Walter Wasservogel, inductee into the IIHF Hall of Fame

## Mountaineering

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Main article: List of Austrian mountaineers

* Karl Blodig, first to climb all alpine mountains above 4000m
* Hermann Buhl, first ascent of Nanga Parbat (1953), first ascent of Broad Peak (1957)
* Kurt Diemberger, first ascents of Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960)
* Peter Habeler, first ascent of Mount Everest without oxygen (together with Reinhold Messner)
* Heinrich Harrer, first ascent of the Carstensz Pyramid
* Fritz Moravec, first ascent of Gasherbrum II together with Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart
* Ludwig Purtscheller, first ascent of Kilimanjaro (1889)
* Marcus Schmuck, first ascent of Broad Peak (1957), initiator and leader of the OEAV Karakoram Expedition
* Herbert Tichy, first ascent of Cho Oyu
* Fritz Wintersteller, first ascent of Broad Peak (1957)

## Sailing

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* Andreas Geritzer, sailor
* Roman Hagara, sailor (Olympic champion 2000 and 2004 with Hans-Peter Steinacher)
* Hans-Peter Steinacher, sailor (Olympic champion 2000 and 2004 with Roman Hagara)

## Skating

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Fritzi Burger

* Fritzi Burger, figure skater, Olympic 2x silver, World Championship 2x silver
* Emese Hunyady, speed skater (Olympic champion 1994)
* Felix Kasper, figure skater, Olympic bronze

## Skiing

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Anna Fenninger Renate Götschl

* Armin Assinger (1964–)
* Dieter Bartsch (1948–), coach
* Michaela Dorfmeister (1973–), Olympic champion
* Christoph Ebenbichler (1983–)
* Stephan Eberharter (1969–), Olympic champion
* Anna Fenninger (1969–), Olympic champion
* Andreas Goldberger (1972–), ski jumper
* Renate Götschl (1975–)
* Christl Haas (1943–2001)
* Hansi Hinterseer (1954–)
* Marcel Hirscher (1989–)
* Franz Klammer (1953–)
* Stefan Kraft, ski jumper (world record holder)
* Hermann Maier (1972–), Olympic champion
* Ulrike Maier, Olympic champion (1967–1994)
* Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953–), Olympic champion
* Patrick Ortlieb (1967–), Olympic champion
* Benjamin Raich (1978–), Olympic champion
* Toni Sailer (1935–2009), won all three gold medals, earning the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing
* Gregor Schlierenzauer, ski jumper
* Karl Schnabl (1954–), ski jumper
* Karl Schranz (1938–)
* Thomas Stangassinger (1965–), Olympic champion
* Hubert Strolz (1962–), Olympic champion
* Ernst Vettori (1964–), ski jumper
* Anita Wachter (1967–), Olympic champion
* Felix Gottwald (1976–), Olympic champion

## Swimming

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Judith Deutsch, Hedy Bienenfeld, Coach Zsigo Wertheimer, Fritzi Löwy, and Luci Goldner Paul Neumann

* Margarete "Grete" Adler, Olympic bronze (4x100-meter freestyle relay)
* Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer
* Alfred Guth (1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
* Judith Haspel (born "Judith Deutsch"), held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in 1935[1]
* Otto Herschmann, Olympic silver (100-m freestyle)
* Mirna Jukić, swimmer
* Ruth Langer (1921–1999), Austrian swimmer
* Fritzi Löwy (1910–1994), Olympic swimmer
* Klara Milch, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
* Paul Neumann, Olympic champion (500-m freestyle)
* Maxim Podoprigora, Olympic swimmer
* Shoshana Ribner, Israeli Olympic swimmer
* Markus Rogan, swimmer
* Otto Scheff (born "Otto Sochaczewsky"), Olympic champion (400-m freestyle) and 2x bronze (400-m freestyle, 1,500-m freestyle)
* Josephine Sticker, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
* Otto Wahle, 2x Olympic silver (1,000-m freestyle, 200-m obstacle race) and bronze (400-m freestyle); International Swimming Hall of Fame

## Table tennis

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Richard Bergmann

* Richard Bergmann, table tennis, 7-time world champion, Hall of Fame
* Erwin Kohn, table tennis world champion
* Alfred Liebster, table tennis player
* Werner Schlager, table tennis player (world champion 2003)

## Tennis

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Sybille Bammer Eva Duldig

* Sybille Bammer (born 1980)
* Eva Duldig (born 1938), Austrian-born Australian and Dutch tennis player, author
* Werner Eschauer
* Nikola Hofmanova
* Melanie Klaffner
* Julian Knowle
* Daniel Köllerer
* Stefan Koubek
* Oliver Marach
* Patricia Mayr
* Jürgen Melzer (born 1981), World No. 8
* Yvonne Meusburger (born 1983)
* Uberto De Morpurgo (1896–1961), Austrian-born Italian tennis player, World No. 8
* Thomas Muster (born 1967), former World No. 1, 1995 French Open Champion
* Tamira Paszek (born 1990)
* Barbara Paulus (born 1970), World No. 10
* Alexander Peya (born 1980)
* Felix Pipes, Olympic silver (doubles)
* Sylvia Plischke
* Barbara Schett (born 1976)
* Dominic Thiem (born 1993), 2020 US Open Champion, World No. 3
* Barbara Schwartz (born 1979)

## Weightlifting

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Hans Haas

* Robert Fein (1907–1975), Olympic Champion weightlifter
* Hans Haas (1906–1973), weightlifter, Olympic champion (lightweight), silver
* Mickey Hirschl (1906–1991), weightlifting junior champion

## Wrestling

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* Mickey Hirschl, wrestler, 2x Olympic bronze (heavyweight freestyle and Greco-Roman)
* Fred Oberlander, wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight)

## Other notables in sport

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Georg Totschnig Arnold Schwarzenegger

* Edin Ibrahimovic, volleyball player
* Kate Allen, triathlete (Olympic champion 2004)
* Toni Fritsch, NFL football player, Super Bowl VI champion
* Stephanie Graf, runner (not related to German tennis player Steffi Graf)
* Alfred Guth (1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
* Walter Hahn, professional wrestler
* Claudia Heill, judoka
* Mickey Hirschl, wrestler, 2x Olympic bronze (heavyweight freestyle and Greco-Roman), shot put and discus junior champion, weightlifting junior champion, and pentathlon champion
* Alfred König (1913–1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter
* Sylven Landesberg (born 1990), American-Israeli-Austrian basketball player
* Manfred Magnus (born 1939), motorcycle racer
* Jasmin Ouschan, pool-billiards player
* Rowby-John Rodriguez, darts player
* Nicole Trimmel, kickboxer
* Arnold Schwarzenegger, body builder
* Peter Seisenbacher, judoka (Olympic champion 1984 and 1988)
* Christoph Sieber, surfer (Olympic champion 2000)
* Mensur Suljović, darts player
* Elisabeth Theurer, horse rider
* Georg Totschnig, cyclist
* Christine Wolf, golfer

## References

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1. ^ "Diving into troubled waters", Paul Kalina, The Age, November 24, 2005, Retrieved January 1, 2011