Austria at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Austria at the 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at (in German)
in Paris, France 14 May 1900 – 28 October 1900
Competitors	16 in 4 sports and 17 events
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 6
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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				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
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

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
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
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
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

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.