Austria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 72 competitors, 56 men and 16 women, took part in 53 events in 15 sports.[1]

Austria at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.oeoc.at (in German)
in Atlanta
Competitors	72 (56 men and 16 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Hubert Raudaschl
Medals Ranked 57th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Wolfram Waibel	Shooting	Men's Air Rifle
Bronze	Theresia Kiesl	Athletics	Women's 1,500 metres
Bronze	Wolfram Waibel	Shooting	Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

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
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Christoph Pöstinger	200 m	20.98	5	N/A		Did not advance
Thomas Griesser		21.20	6	Did not advance
Werner Edler-Muhr	1500 m	3:45.02	8	Did not advance
Thomas Ebner		3:48.38	10	N/A		Did not advance
Mark McKoy	110 m hurdles	13.70	2 Q	13.64	5	Did not advance
Elmar Lichtenegger		14.03	6	Did not advance
Herwig Röttl		14.08	7	Did not advance
Martin Schützenauer Martin Lachkovics Thomas Griesser Christoph Pöstinger	4 × 100 m relay	39.80	4	N/A		Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Theresia Kiesl	1500 m	4:09.24	1 Q	4:09.44	1 Q	N/A		4:03.02

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Lyudmila Ninova	Long Jump	NM		Did not advance
Sigrid Kirchmann	High Jump	Did not start

Badminton

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
Hannes Fuchs	Men's singles	Bye	Robertson (GBR) W (15–2, 15–6)	Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) L (2-15, 5–15)	Did not Advance

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race

• Tanja Klein
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 22nd place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Tanja Klein
  • Final — 42:03 (→ 23rd place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Franz Stocher
  • Final — 5 points (→ 12th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Ernst Denifl
  • Final — 2:45:34 (→ 28th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Richard Frece
  • Preliminary Heat — 365.73
  • Semi Final — 197.91 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Anja Richter
  • Preliminary Heat — 266.13
  • Semi Final — 160.83
  • Final — 247.62 (→ 11th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Three fencers, all male, represented Austria in 1996.

Men's foil

• Benny Wendt
• Michael Ludwig
• Marco Falchetto

Men's team foil

• Benny Wendt, Marco Falchetto, Michael Ludwig

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race										Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Hans Spitzauer	Finn	4	1	10	7	11	4	5	PMS	12	12	54.0	4

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Andreas Hagara Florian Schneeberger	Tornado	4	3	5	6	1	7	10	13	7	13	1	44.0	4
Hubert Raudaschl Andreas Hanakamp	Star	12	12	13	19	13	5	13	20	13	8	N/A	89.0	15

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Thomas Farnik	50 m rifle three positions	1164	13	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	589	42	Did not advance
Dieter Grabner	10 m air rifle	588	18	Did not advance
Wolfram Waibel, Jr.	50 m rifle three positions	1170	4 Q	1269.6
	50 m rifle prone	590	39	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	596	1 Q	695.2

Swimming

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Judith Draxler
  • Heat – 26.34 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Judith Draxler
  • Heat – 57.34 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Martina Nemec
  • Heat – 4:23.72 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Vera Lischka
  • Heat – 1:09.68
  • Final – 1:09.24 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Elvira Fischer
  • Heat – 2:33.89 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Martina Nemec
  • Heat – 2:21.10 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Martina Nemec
  • Heat – 5:02.52 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Table tennis

Tennis

References

1. "Austria at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-05.