Sporting event delegation
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
Athletics
Men's marathon
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
Men's Individual Road Race
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Four male cyclists represented Austria in 1956.
- Individual road race
- Team road race
- Time trial
- Team pursuit
Diving
Women's 10m platform
- Eva Pfarrhofer
- Preliminary Round — 46.02 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Fencing
One fencer represented Austria in 1956.
- Women's foil
Gymnastics
Rowing
Austria had four male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men's single sculls
- Men's coxless pair
- Men's coxed pair
Sailing
- Open
Athlete
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Event
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Race
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Net points
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Final rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Wolfgang Erndl
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Finn
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14
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15
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10
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DNF
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5
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DNF
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12
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1910
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15
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Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
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Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only) |