Austria at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Austria at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Austria at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors	147 (115 men, 32 women) in 17 sports
Medals; Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 4
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 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 147 competitors, 115 men and 32 women, took part in 79 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Herma Bauma	Athletics	Women's Javelin
Bronze	Ine Schäffer	Athletics	Women's Shot Put
Bronze	Fritzi Schwingl	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500m
Bronze	Ellen Preis	Fencing	Women's Individual Foil

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
OR = Olympic record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
NP = Not placed

Men
Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Felix Würth	Long Jump	7.08	8 Q	7.00	8
Arnulf Pilhatsch	High Jump	1.84	21	did not advance
Felix Würth	Triple Jump	13.92	21	did not advance
Hermann Tunner	Discus throw	45.92	10 Q	44.43	11

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maria Oberbreyer	100 m		4	did not advance
Grete Pavlousek	100 m		4	did not advance
Grete Pavlousek	200 m		4	did not advance
Maria Oberbreyer	80 m Hurdles	11.9	3 Q	11.9	2 Q	11.8	5
Elfriede Steurer	80 m Hurdles	12.2	1 Q	12.4	6	did not advance
Grete Jenny Elfriede Steurer Grete Pavlousek Maria Oberbreyer	4 × 100 m relay	50.0	2 Q	N/a		49.2	6

Women
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ilse Steinegger	long jump	5.30	10 Q	5.19	10
Maria Oberbreyer	long jump	5.35	9	5.24	9
Ilse Steinegger	high jump	N/a		1.55	7
Ine Schäffer	Shot put	N/a		13.08
Anni Bruk		N/a		12.50	6
Marianne Schläger		N/a		11.75	12
Lotte Haidegger	Discus throw	N/a		38.81	5
Frieda Tiltsch		N/a		37.19	9
Marianne Schläger		N/a		34.79	15
Herma Bauma	Javelin throw	N/a		45.57	OR
Gerda Schilling-Staniek	Javelin throw	N/a		38.01	9

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Robert Gausterer	Flyweight	Han (KOR) L PTS	did not advance
Hermann Mazurkiewitsch	Bantamweight	Carrizo (URU) L PTS	did not advance
Eduard Kerschbaumer	Featherweight	Bye	Verdú (ESP) W PTS	Núñez (ARG) L PTS	did not advance
Otto Michtits	Light heavyweight	Siljander (FIN) L PTS	did not advance
Karl Ameisbichler	Heavyweight	Bye	Gardner (GBR) L KO2	did not advance

Five other competitors did not start: Hans Schmöllerl (flyweight), Franz Dyma (bantamweight), W. Müller (featherweight), Norbert Oschgan (light heavyweight) and Otto Hofstätter (heavyweight)

Canoeing

DNS = did not start

Men

Canoe Singles - Men's C-1 1,000 metres: Karl Molnar DNS

Canoe Singles - Men's C-1 10,000 metres: Karl Molnar DNS

Canoe Doubles - Men's C-2 1,000 metres: Karl Molnar, Viktor Salmhofer (5th)

Canoe Doubles - Men's C-2 1,0000 metres: Karl Molnar, Viktor Salmhofer (4th)

Kayak Singles - Men's K-1 1,000 metres: Walter Piemann (8th)

Kayak Singles - Men's K-1 10,000 metres: Herbert Klepp (10th)

Kayak Doubles - Men's K-2 1,000 metres: Paul Felinger, Herbert Klepp (5th place, Heat 2)

Kayak Doubles - Men's K-2 10,000 metres: Walter Piemann, Alfred Umgeher (9th)

Women
Kayak Singles – Women's K-1 500 metres: Fritzi Schwingl Bronze

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Austria in 1948.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Erich Welt

Time trial

Walter Freitag

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Wilhelm Lippa	3 m springboard	103.18	19
Franz Worisch	3 m springboard	112.15	12
Wilhelm Lippa	10 m platform	89.04	17
Franz Worisch	10 m platform	90.05	15

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Gudrun Grömer	3 m springboard	93.30	5
Alma Staudinger	3 m springboard	86.93	11
Gudrun Grömer	10 m platform	DNF
Alma Staudinger	10 m platform	64.59	4

Equestrian

Individual dressage: Alois Podhajsky on Teja (7th)

Individual eventing: Heinrich Sauer on Sobri - DNF

Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Austria in 1948.

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Werner Plattner, Heinz Putzl, Heinz Lechner, Hubert Loisel

A fifth competitor in the individual sabre and team sabre events, Karl Hanisch, did not start.

Women's foil

Football

Head coach: Eduard Frühwirth

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on	Cards yellow/red
FW	Josef Epp	1 Mar 1920	28	?	Wiener Sportclub	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Erich Habitzl	9 Oct 1923	24	?	SK Admira Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Wilhelm Hahnemann	14 Apr 1914	34	?	SC Wacker Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Ernst Happel	29 Nov 1925	22	?	SK Rapid Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
MF	Siegfried Joksch	4 Jul 1917	31	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
FW	Alfred Körner	14 Feb 1926	22	?	SK Rapid Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Karl Kowanz	15 Apr 1926	22	?	SK Admira Wien	1	0	65	-	-	/1red
FW	Ernst Melchior	26 Jun 1920	28	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
MF	Leopold Mikolasch	17 Oct 1920	27	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
DF	Ernst Ocwirk	7 Mar 1926	22	?	FK Austria Wien	1	0	90	-	-	1 yel. / -
GK	Franz Pelikan	6 Nov 1925	22	?	SC Wacker Wien	1	0	90	-	-	-
	- Stand-by players -
MF	Theodor Brinek	9 May 1921	27	?	SC Wacker Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Karl Decker	5 Sep 1921	26	?	First Vienna FC	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Ludwig Durek	27 Jan 1921	27	?	SK Sturm Graz	0	0	0	-	-	-
GK	Bruno Engelmeier	5 Sep 1927	20	?	First Vienna FC	0	0	0	-	-	-
DF	Gustav Gerhart	4 Feb 1922	26	?	SK Admira Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
MF	Leopold Gernhardt	16 Mar 1920	28	?	SK Rapid Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
GK	Josef Musil	7 Aug 1920	27	?	SK Rapid Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Ernst Stojaspal	14 Jan 1925	23	?	FK Austria Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Josef Stroh	5 Mar 1913	35	?	FK Austria Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-
FW	Theodor Wagner	6 Aug 1927	20	?	SC Wacker Wien	0	0	0	-	-	-

Gymnastics

Men

Gymnast	Event	Score	Rank
Ernst Wister	Men's all-around	229.7	28th
Karl Bohusch		228.8	=36th
Hans Friedrich		225.65	59th
Willi Schreyer		225.2	61st
Hans Sauter		225.0	66th
Robert Pranz		223.95	99th
Gottfried Hermann		221.1	114th
Willi Welt		217.45	123rd
Ernst Wister	Men's team all-around		9th
Karl Bohusch
Hans Friedrich
Willi Schreyer
Hans Sauter
Robert Pranz
Gottfried Hermann
Willi Welt
Karl Bohusch	Men's horizontal bar		32nd
Willi Schreyer			41st
Ernst Wister			45th
Gottfried Hermann			51st
Hans Sauter			=57th
Hans Friedrich			=77th
Robert Pranz			87th
Hans Friedrich	Men's parallel bars		=35th
Ernst Wister			37th
Hans Sauter			63rd
Karl Bohusch			68th
Willi Schreyer			74th
Gottfried Hermann			76th
Robert Pranz			107th
Willi Welt			122nd
Ernst Wister	Men's pommel horse		=26th
Karl Bohusch			=30th
Hans Sauter			=36th
Willi Schreyer			=48th
Hans Friedrich			61st
Robert Pranz			=74th
Gottfried Hermann			108th
Ernst Wister	Men's rings		44th
Karl Bohusch			=63th
Willi Schreyer			=83rd
Hans Sauter			86th
Hans Friedrich			89th
Robert Pranz			98th
Gottfried Hermann			117th
Ernst Wister	Men's vault		=18th
Hans Friedrich			=40th
Karl Bohusch			=46th
Willi Schreyer			87th
Hans Sauter			88th
Robert Pranz			112th
Gottfried Hermann			115th
Ernst Wister	Men's floor		=10th
Karl Bohusch			=14th
Hans Friedrich			=29th
Willi Schreyer			=38th
Hans Sauter			=70th
Robert Pranz			=95th
Gottfried Hermann			118th

Two further male team members, Karl Bilas and Leopold Redl, did not start.

Women

Women's team all-around: Gerti Fesl, Gretchen Hehenberger, Gertrude Kolar aka Trude Gollner-Kolar, Edeltraud Schramm, Erika Enzenhofer, Traudl Ruckser, Gertrude Gries aka Gerti Gries, Gertrude Winnige aka Winnige-Barosch - 6th place

A further female team member, Christl Luft, did not start.

Hockey

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
B	Adam Bischof	13 October 1915	32	?	3	?
FW	Karl Brandl	2 May 1912	36	?	3	?
	Siegfried Egger			?	0	0
B	Karl Holzapfel	20 October 1923	24	?	3	?
	Wolfgang Klee			?	0	0
FW	Johann Koller	3 April 1921	27	?	2	?
FW	Franz Lovato	28 February 1923	25	?	3	?
FW	Walter Niederle	17 February 1921	27	?	3	?
FW	Oskar Nowak	25 March 1913	35	?	3	?
FW	Karl Ördögh	10 March 1908	40	?	2	?
	Josef Pecanka			?	0	0
GK	Franz Raule	20 November 1920	27	?	3	?
HB	Friedrich Rückert	7 July 1920	28	?	3	?
HB	Franz Strachota	14 October 1918	29	?	2	?
HB	Ernst Schala	13 July 1916	32	?	3	?

Rowing

Austria had seven male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.^[2]

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Harald Musil	Firefly	20	~~DNF~~	DNF	18	17	19	DNF	499	21
Georg Obermuller Hans Schachinger G. Werner Horst Obermuller	Star	10	15	14	14	15	8	9	1661	13

Shooting

Three shooters represented Austria in 1948.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Richard Bohslavsky	50 m rifle, prone	575	58
Andreas Krapf		581	50
Ernst Wöll		573	60

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fritz Zwazl	100 m backstroke	1:13.5	6	Did not advance
Walter Pavlicek	200 m breaststroke	2:50.6	13 Q	2:50.1	11	Did not advance

A third competitor, Helmut Koppelstätter in the 100 m backstroke, did not start.

Weightlifting

Bantamweight (56kg): Johann Josef Vojtech (17th)

Featherweight (60kg): Anton Richter (11th)

Middleweight (75 kg): Klement Schuh (16th)

Light-Heavyweight (82.5 kg): Wilhelm Pankl (13th); Fritz Hala aka Haller (14th)

Heavyweight (+82.5): Franz Eibler (14th)

Wrestling

Freestyle featherweight: Georg Weidner did not start

Middleweight, Freestyle, Men: Anton Vogel (unplaced)

Greco-Roman bantamweight: Kurt Elias (unplaced)

Greco-Roman featherweight: Georg Weidner (4th)

Greco-Roman welterweight: Josef Schmidt (=4th)

Greco-Roman middleweight: Anton Vogel (unplaced)

Greco-Roman light heavyweight: Peter Enzinger (unplaced)

Art competitions

References

^ "Austria at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "Austria at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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