Austria_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics
Austria at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time. 85 competitors, 76 men and 6 women, took part in 46 events in 12 sports.[1]
| Austria at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | AUT |
| NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 85 (76 men and 6 women) in 12 sports |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Richard Verderber Otto Herschmann Rudolf Cvetko Friedrich Golling Andreas Suttner Albert Bogen Reinhold Trampler | Fencing | Men's team sabre | July 15 |
| Silver | Felix Pipes Arthur Zborzil | Tennis | Men's outdoor doubles | July 5 |
 Bronze | Richard Verderber | Fencing | Men's foil | July 8 |
| Bronze | Margarete Adler Klara Milch Josephine Sticker Berta Zahourek | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | July 15 |
Swimming
Eight swimmers competed for Austria at the 1912 Games. It was the fifth time the nation had competed in swimming, a sport in which Austria had competed at each Olympic Games. The team finished with a bronze medal, won in the women's relay event, for the third straight time that the Austrian swimming team had won precisely one bronze medal.
None of the Austrian swimmers advanced to the finals in their individual events; only two reached the semifinals. The women's relay team was one of four to compete. A single race was held, in which the Austrian women came in third behind Great Britain and Germany but before the host Sweden.
- Men
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Franz Schuh | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 6:09.4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 25:19.8 | 2 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Zeno von Singalewicz | 400 m breaststroke | N/A | 7:04.0 | 3 q | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||
| Josef Wastl | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:25.6 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m breaststroke | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
- Women
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Margarete Adler | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:34.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Josefa Kellner | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:41.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Klara Milch | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:37.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Josephine Sticker | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:31.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Berta Zahourek | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:38.6 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Margarete Adler Klara Milch Josephine Sticker Berta Zahourek |
4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | 6:17.0 | | |||||
Water polo
Austria made its Olympic water polo debut in 1912. The team advanced to the final, on the strength of a one-goal win over Hungary in the quarterfinals and a bye in the semifinals. Austria was then crushed by the British side, 8 to nil, in the final. Following this, and due to the use of the Bergvall System for the tournament, the Austrians did not automatically win the silver medal (as they would in a standard single-elimination tournament) but had to compete further. Their first silver-medal round match was against Sweden; a win in this match would pit the Austrians against Belgium for silver and bronze. Austria lost, however, and thus their match against Belgium meant either bronze or fourth place for the squad. A tight loss to the Belgians dropped the Austrian side from the medals race.
| Team | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Silver round 1 | Silver round 2 | Silver match | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Austria | Water polo |  Hungary (HUN) W 5–4 |
Bye |  Great Britain (GBR) L 0–8 |
Bye | Bye |  Sweden (SWE) L 1–8 |
 Belgium (BEL) L 5–4 |
Did not advance | 4 |
- Quarterfinals
| July 9, 1912 | Austria  |
5–4 |  Hungary |
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Scheff, ? | Goals | Fazekas, Hégner, Rémi, ? |
- Final
| July 13, 1912 | Austria |
0–8 |  Great Britain |
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Goals | ? |
- Silver round 1
| July 14, 1912 | Austria |
1–8 |  Sweden |
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Scheff | Goals | R. Andersson (3), Bergqvist (3), V. Andersson (2) |
- Silver round 2
| July 15, 1912 | Sweden |
4–5 |  Belgium |
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Scheff, ? | Goals | ? |
12 athletes represented Austria. It was the third appearance of the nation in athletics. Hans Tronner's fifth-place finish in the discus throw was the best result for Austria in 1912, tying the best placing in the nation's history for athletics.
The rank given is the rank in that athlete's heat.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Philipp Ehrenreich | Long jump | N/A | 6.14 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Fritz Fleischer | 100 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Viktor Franzl | Long jump | N/A | 6.57 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Pole vault | N/A | 3.20 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Karl Hack | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Gustav Krojer | Triple jump | N/A | 13.45 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | N/A | No mark | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-3 54 | 21 | ||||
| Felix Kwieton | Marathon | N/A | 3:00:48.0 | 20 | |||
| Wladyslaw Ponurski | 200 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Emmerich Rath | Marathon | N/A | 3:27:03.8 | 33 | |||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
| Rudolf Rauch | 100 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Josef Schäffer | Shot put | N/A | 11.44 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | N/A | 34.87 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Two handed discus | N/A | 63.50 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Decathlon | N/A | 6568.585 | 10 | ||||
| Hans Tronner | Discus throw | N/A | 41.24 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Two handed discus | N/A | 66.66 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Fritz Weinzinger | 100 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Fritz Fleischer Gustav Kröjer Rudolf Rauch Fritz Weinzinger |
4 × 100 m | 44.8 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
6 cyclists represented Austria. It was the second appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Austria had not competed since 1896. Robert Rammer was the first Austrian to finish the time trial, which was the only cycling race held; he placed 23rd. As a team, the top four Austrian cyclists placed 7th out of the 15 competing teams.
Road cycling
| Cyclist | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Josef Hellensteiner | Ind. time trial | 11:54:00.2 | 45 |
| Adolf Kofler | Ind. time trial | 11:39:32.6 | 31 |
| Rudolf Kramer | Ind. time trial | 11:53:12.8 | 43 |
| Robert Rammer | Ind. time trial | 11:30:40.8 | 23 |
| Alois Wacha | Ind. time trial | 12:01:12.4 | 52 |
| Josef Zilker | Ind. time trial | 11:54:38.7 | 46 |
| Josef Hellensteiner Adolf Kofler Rudolf Kramer Robert Rammer |
Team time trial | 46:57:26.4 | 7 |
A single diver represented Austria, which was one of three nations (along with Great Britain and host Sweden) to send women to the first Olympic women's diving competition. It was Austria's first appearance in diving. Hanny Kellner did not finish the competition.
| Diver | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hanny Kellner | 10 m platform | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||
12 fencers represented Austria. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Austria had not competed in 1904. The sabre team's second-place finish was Austria's best fencing result to date, as the nation had done no better than bronze before. It was Otto Herschmann's second silver medal—he had won one in swimming 16 years earlier. Richard Verderber, another member of the sabre team, was the only Austrian to qualify for the final in an individual event, winning the bronze in the foil event.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | |||||
| Albert Bogen | Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||||
| Rudolf Cvetko | Foil | 3 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Franz Dereani | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Sabre | 1 win | 2 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Friedrich Golling | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sabre | 2 wins | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Arthur Griez von Ronse | Épée | 4 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Karl Münich | Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||||
| Josef Puhm | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Sabre | 2 wins | 3 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Andreas Suttner | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Reinhold Trampler | Foil | 5 losses | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Richard Verderber | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | 0 losses | 1 Q | 4–3 | | |||
| Ernest zu Hohenlohe | Sabre | Bye | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Albert Bogen Rudolf Cvetko Friedrich Golling Otto Herschmann Andreas Suttner Reinhold Trampler Richard Verderber |
Team sabre | N/A | 2–0 | 1 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 2–1 | | ||||
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Consolation quarterfinals
Consolation semifinals
Consolation final
- Final rank
- 6th place
Austria had one competitor in the first Olympic pentathlon competition.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
| Athlete | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Riding | Running | Total points | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | |||
| Edmond Bernhardt | 135 | 26 | 5:03.6 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12:01.6 | 12 | 22:34.0 | 14 | 60 | 8 |
Six rowers represented Austria. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Neither of Austria's two boats finished their first round heats.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alfred Heinrich | Single sculls | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Hugo Cuzna Emil Jand (cox) Georg Kröder Fritz Krombholz Richard Mayer |
Coxed four | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
Seven shooters represented Austria. It was the nation's first appearance in shooting.
| Rower | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Edmond Bernhardt | 50 m pistol | 245 | 53 |
| 30 m rapid fire pistol | 194 | 40 | |
| Johann Dulnig | 600 m free rifle | 41 | 81 |
| 300 m military rifle, 3 pos. | 41 | 81 | |
| Heinrich Elbogen | 100 m deer, single shots | 38 | 7 |
| 100 m deer, double shots | 48 | 16 | |
| Adolf Michel | 100 m deer, single shots | 36 | 10 |
| Peter Paternelli | 100 m deer, single shots | 31 | 15 |
| Adolf Schmal, Jr. | 50 m pistol | 406 | 39 |
| 30 m rapid fire pistol | 269 | 20 | |
| Eberhard Steinböck | 100 m deer, single shots | 23 | 31 |
| Heinrich Elbogen Adolf Michel Peter Paternelli Eberhard Steinböck |
100 m team deer, single shots | 115 | 4 |
Three tennis players represented Austria at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's second appearance, and two of the players were veterans of the 1908 Summer Olympics. These two, Pipes and Zborzil, gave the nation its first Olympic medal in tennis with their silver in the outdoor doubles—an event in which they had lost a quarterfinal match four years earlier.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Felix Pipes | Outdoor singles |  Lindpainter (GER) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
 Tapscott (RSA) L 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Ludwig von Salm | Outdoor singles | Bye |  Petersen (NOR) W 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
Boström (SWE) W 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 |
Wennergren (SWE) W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Kitson (RSA) L 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Arthur Zborzil | Outdoor singles | Bye | Benckert (SWE) W 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
 Robětín (BOH) W 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Šebek (BOH) W 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Kreuzer (GER) L 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Felix Pipes Arthur Zborzil |
Outdoor doubles | N/A | Bjørklund & Smith (NOR) W 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 |
Bye | Benckert & Boström (SWE) W 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
 Canet & Mény (FRA) W 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 10–8, 10–8 |
Kitson & Winslow (RSA) L 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
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Greco-Roman
Eight wrestlers competed in Austria's Olympic wrestling debut, two each in four of the five weight classes. Four of the eight reached the fourth round of competition before receiving their second loss, but none was able to advance further into the tournament.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Match A Opposition Result |
Match B Opposition Result |
Match C Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Karl Barl | Light heavyweight |  Pikker (RUS) L |
Løvold (NOR) W |
 Christensen (DEN) L |
did not advance | 16 | ||||||
| Viktor Fischer | Lightweight | Frydenlund (NOR) W |
 Laitinen (FIN) L |
Hansen (DEN) W |
Malmström (SWE) L |
did not advance | 17 | |||||
| Peter Kokotowitsch | Middleweight |  Gargano (ITA) W |
Fältström (SWE) L |
Polis (RUS) W |
Jokinen (FIN) L |
did not advance | 11 | |||||
| Hans Rauss | Featherweight | Koskelo (FIN) L |
 Retzer (USA) W |
Bye | Lehmusvirta (FIN) L |
did not advance | 12 | |||||
| Friedrich Schärer | Featherweight | Retzer (USA) W |
Andersson (SWE) W |
Koskelo (FIN) L |
Hetmar (DEN) L |
did not advance | 12 | |||||
| Josef Stejskal | Lightweight | Tirkkonen (FIN) L |
Urvikko (FIN) L |
did not advance | 31 | |||||||
| Alois Totuschek | Middleweight | Johansson (SWE) L |
Rhys (GBR) W |
Frank (SWE) W |
Westerlund (FIN) L |
did not advance | 11 | |||||
| Johann Trestler | Light heavyweight | Gardini (ITA) L |
Lange (GER) L |
did not advance | 20 | |||||||
- "Austria at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-24.