Austria at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Austria at the
1900 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympia.at (in German)
in Paris, France
14 May 1900 – 28 October 1900
Competitors16 in 4 sports and 17 events
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympics are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

14 Austrian competitors entered 3 disciplines, with 20 entries across 11 events.

Medalists

Further information: 1900 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1900 Summer Olympics medal winners

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Otto Wahle Swimming 1000 metre freestyle August 12
 Silver Karl Ruberl Swimming 200 metre backstroke August 12
 Silver Otto Wahle Swimming 200 metre obstacle event August 12
 Bronze Siegfried Flesch Fencing Men's sabre June 25
 Bronze Milan Neralić Fencing Men's masters sabre June 27
 Bronze Karl Ruberl Swimming 200 metre freestyle August 12
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Fencing 0 0 2 2
Swimming 0 3 1 4
Total 0 3 3 6

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Event
Otto Wahle  Silver
 Silver		 Swimming 1000 metre freestyle
200 metre backstroke
Karl Ruberl  Silver
 Bronze		 Swimming 200 metre freestyle
200 metre obstacle event

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Equestrian 2 0 2
Fencing 8 0 8
Swimming 4 0 4
Total 16 0 16

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Track & road events

Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Cornelius von Lubowiecki 400 m DNS Did not advance
Cornelius von Lubowiecki 800 m DNS Did not advance
Hermann Wraschtil 1500 m — Unknown 6
Hermann Wraschtil 2500 m steeplechase — Unknown 5

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Cornelius von Lubowiecki Men's discus throw Unknown Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Time Rank
Hermann Mandl Unknown Individual Unknown 4-37

High jump

Athlete Horse Event Height Rank
Hermann Mandl Unknown High jump Unknown 9-19

Long jump

Athlete Horse Event Distance Rank
Hermann Mandl Unknown Long jump Unknown 7-17

Hacks and hunter combined

Athlete Horse Event Place
Hermann Mandl Unknown Hacks and hunter combined 5–51

Four-in-hand (mail coach)

Athlete Event Place
Georges de Zogheb Mail coach 5–31
Hermann Mandl 5–31

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Repechage Semifinal Final
MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank MW ML Rank
Rudolf Brosch Men's foil Q R Q 3 4 4 FA 1 6 8
Heinrich Rischtoff Did not advance
van der Stoppen Q DNS Did not advance
Siegfried Flesch Men's sabre Q — 3 Q 4 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Harstein Q — 5-8 Did not advance
Camillo Müller Q — 2 Q 1 6 8
Heinrich von Tenner Q — 2 Q 2 5 7
Milan Neralić Men's sabre Q — 5 2 4 Q 4 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Richard von Foregger 200 m freestyle 4:32.0 4 Did not advance
Karl Ruberl 2:22.0 1 Q OR 2:32.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Otto Wahle 2:35.6 1 Q DNS
Karl Ruberl 1000 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
Otto Wahle 15:27.0 2 q 14:43.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alois Anderlé 4000 m freestyle 1:26:25.6 4 q DNF
Karl Ruberl 200 m backstroke 2:56.0 1 Q 2:56.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Otto Wahle DNS Did not advance
Karl Ruberl 200 m obstacle event 3:06.0 2 Q 2:51.2 4
Otto Wahle 2:56.1 1 Q 2:40.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Alois Anderlé Underwater 69.4 13

References

  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Austria". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
  • Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-0378-3.