Austria_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Austria at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Austria at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.oeoc.at (in German)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	29 (24 men and 5 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Franz Wimmer
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
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; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000m
Bronze	Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein	Rowing	Men's coxless pair

Men's marathon

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Men's Individual Road Race

Four male cyclists represented Austria in 1956.

Women's 10m platform

One fencer represented Austria in 1956.

Austria had four male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Wolfgang Erndl	Finn	14	15	10	~~DNF~~	5	DNF	12	1910	15

^ "Austria at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.