Austria at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Austria at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at (in German)
in Los Angeles, United States July 28, 1984 (1984-07-28) – August 12, 1984 (1984-08-12)
Competitors	102 (71 men and 31 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Hubert Raudaschl
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
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1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 102 competitors, 71 men and 31 women, took part in 72 events in 18 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Peter Seisenbacher	Judo	Men's 86 kg	8 August
Silver	Andreas Kronthaler	Shooting	Men's 10 metre air rifle	3 August
Bronze	Josef Reiter	Judo	Men's 65 kg	5 August

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In its third appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Austria again entered only one competitor. This time, however, it was the first Austrian woman to compete in Olympic archery.

Women's Individual Competition

• Ursula Valenta — 2395 points (→ 32nd place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

• Gerhard Hartmann
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Decathlon

• Georg Werthner
  • Final — 8028 points (→ 9th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Martin Toporek
  • Final — 1:33:58 (→ 29th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Johann Lindner
  • Qualification — 71.28 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Erwin Weitzl
  • Qualifying Round — 18.96 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Konrad König
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Khemais Refai (Tunisia), RSC-1

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Olaf Mayer
  1. First Round — Lost to Peter Hussing (West Germany), 0:5

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Nine cyclists, seven men and two women, represented Austria in 1984.

Men's individual road race

• Helmut Wechselberger
• Kurt Zellhofer
• Johann Traxler
• Paul Popp

Team time trial

• Karl Krenauer
• Hans Lienhart
• Peter Muckenhuber
• Helmut Wechselberger

1000m time trial

• Paul Popp

Individual pursuit

• Karl Krenauer

Points race

• Kurt Zellhofer
• Paul Popp

Women's individual road race

• Johanna Hack → 26th place
• Hilde Dobiasch → 38th place

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Eight fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1984.

Men's foil

• Robert Blaschka
• Joachim Wendt
• Georg Somloi

Men's team foil

• Joachim Wendt, Dieter Kotlowski, Georg Somloi, Robert Blaschka, Georg Loisel

Men's épée

• Arno Strohmeyer
• Hannes Lembacher

Men's sabre

• Hanns Brandstätter

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Women's Team Competition

• Team Roster
  • Ulrike Popp
  • Martina Neubauer
  • Susanne Unger
  • Milena Gschiessl-Foltyn
  • Maria Sykora
  • Sylvia Steinbauer
  • Karin Hillinger
  • Elisabeth Zehetner
  • Gabriele Gebauer
  • Vesna Radovic
  • Teresa Zielewicz
  • Monika Unger

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Austria in 1984.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Michael Billwein — 4760 points (→ 32nd place)
• Ingo Peirits — 3682 points (→ 51st place)
• Horst Stocker — 3432 points (→ 52nd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Billwein, Peirits, and Stocker — 11874 points (→ 17th place)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Bjoern Eybl	Windglider	11	10	YMP	10	5	7	6	80.0	8

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Gerhard Panuschka Manfred Panuschka	Flying Dutchman	13	4	16	13	15	15	11	105.0	16
Norbert Petschel Walter Schlagbauer	Tornado	9	9	10	16	11	11	4	88.0	12
Hubert Raudaschl Karl Ferstl	Star	6	13	1	11	10	3	2	53.4	5
Michael Farthofer Christian Holler Richard Holler	Soling	12	11	14	14	11	RET	15	113.0	15

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Lothar Heinrich	50 m rifle three positions	1139	22
	50 m rifle prone	589	25
Gerhard Krimbacher	50 m rifle three positions	1135	26
	10 m air rifle	573	28
Andreas Kronthaler	10 m air rifle	587
Gerhard Petritsch	25 m rapid fire pistol	589	11
Vinzenz Schweighofer	50 m pistol	555	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Karin Bauer	50 m rifle three positions	564	15
	10 m air rifle	379	18
Gudrun Sinnhuber	10 m air rifle	381	11

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Martin Burkert	Skeet	189	26
Ludwig Puser	Trap	185	14
Nicky Szapáry	Skeet	192	13

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Alexander Pilhatsch
  • Heat — 52.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Thomas Böhm
  • Heat — 1:04.60
  • B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place)
• Gerhard Prohaska
  • Heat — 1:06.41 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Thomas Böhm
  • Heat — 2:22.17
  • B-Final — 2:22.09 (→ 14th place)
• Gerhard Prohaska
  • Heat — 2:27.85 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Alexander Pilhatsch
  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Sonja Hausladen
  • Heat — 2:13.50
  • Final — 2:15.38 (→ 7th place)
• Brigitte Wanderer
  • Heat — 2:21.16 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Brigitte Wanderer
  • Heat — 2:26.85 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Sonja Hausladen
  • Heat — 4:58.68
  • B-Final — 4:57.78 (→ 13th place)
• Monika Bayer
  • Heat — 5:05.61 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Austria at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-27.