Austria at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Men's slalom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Women's downhill | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Men's downhill | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Men's giant slalom | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Women's giant slalom | ||
| Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track... |
Men's individual | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Men's downhill | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Men's giant slalom |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Innsbruck the capital of Tyrol.... |
Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Otto Linher | 2:47.9 | 28 | |||||
| Christian Pravda Christian Pravda Christian Pravda was an alpine ski racer.He was born in Kufstein, Austria.At age 20, he participated in the 1948 Winter Olympics in the slalom, but was disqualified.... |
2:32.4 | ||||||
| Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider is an Austrian former Alpine skier. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Schneider was gold medalist in the slalom and silver medalist in the downhill.-References:... |
2:32.0 | ||||||
| Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Innsbruck the capital of Tyrol.... |
Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Hans Senger | 2:33.6 | 9 | |||||
| Toni Spiß Toni Spiß Toni Spiss was an Austrian alpine skier.He was born and died in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Spiss was bronze medalist in the giant slalom, 3.8 seconds behind gold winner Stein Eriksen.... |
2:28.8 | ||||||
| Christian Pravda Christian Pravda Christian Pravda was an alpine ski racer.He was born in Kufstein, Austria.At age 20, he participated in the 1948 Winter Olympics in the slalom, but was disqualified.... |
2:26.9 | ||||||
| Toni Spiß Toni Spiß Toni Spiss was an Austrian alpine skier.He was born and died in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Spiss was bronze medalist in the giant slalom, 3.8 seconds behind gold winner Stein Eriksen.... |
Slalom | DNF | – | Did not advance | |||
| Christian Pravda Christian Pravda Christian Pravda was an alpine ski racer.He was born in Kufstein, Austria.At age 20, he participated in the 1948 Winter Olympics in the slalom, but was disqualified.... |
1:01.5 | 10 Q | 1:53.2 | 29 | 2:54.7 | 29 | |
| Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider is an Austrian former Alpine skier. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Schneider was gold medalist in the slalom and silver medalist in the downhill.-References:... |
59.5 | 3 Q | 1:00.5 | 2 | 2:00.0 | ||
| Hans Senger | 59.2 | 1 Q | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Trude Klecker Trude Klecker Trude Klecker is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the slalom event, and a silver medal in the downhill.-References:... |
Downhill | 1:57.9 | 24 | ||||
| Dagmar Rom Dagmar Rom Dagmar Rom is a former Alpine ski racer from Austria. She won two gold medals at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado, winning both the slalom and giant slalom events. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Rom was silver medalist in the giant slalom.-References:... |
1:49.8 | 5 | |||||
| Erika Mahringer Erika Mahringer Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th... |
1:49.5 | 4 | |||||
| Trude Jochum-Beiser | 1:47.1 | ||||||
| Erika Mahringer Erika Mahringer Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th... |
Giant Slalom | 2:16.8 | 17 | ||||
| Trude Jochum-Beiser | 2:14.3 | 11 | |||||
| Trude Klecker Trude Klecker Trude Klecker is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the slalom event, and a silver medal in the downhill.-References:... |
2:11.4 | 4 | |||||
| Dagmar Rom Dagmar Rom Dagmar Rom is a former Alpine ski racer from Austria. She won two gold medals at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado, winning both the slalom and giant slalom events. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Rom was silver medalist in the giant slalom.-References:... |
2:09.0 | ||||||
| Dagmar Rom Dagmar Rom Dagmar Rom is a former Alpine ski racer from Austria. She won two gold medals at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado, winning both the slalom and giant slalom events. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Rom was silver medalist in the giant slalom.-References:... |
Slalom | 1:57.7 | 38 | 1:10.2 | 20 | 3:07.9 | 36 |
| Erika Mahringer Erika Mahringer Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th... |
1:18.6 | 32 | 1:08.0 | 10 | 2:26.6 | 22 | |
| Rosi Sailer | 1:09.3 | 13 | 1:11.6 | 24 | 2:20.9 | 17 | |
| Trude Jochum-Beiser | 1:08.7 | 10 | 1:07.2 | 6 | 2:15.9 | 8 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| AUT-1 | Karl Wagner Karl Wagner (bobsleigh) Karl Wagner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.-References:******... Franz Eckhardt Franz Eckhardt Franz Eckhardt is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished fifth in the four-man event and ninth in the two-man event.-References:**... |
Two-man | 1:24.16 | 10 | 1:24.54 | 9 | 1:24.00 | 9 | 1:24.34 | 11 | 5:37.04 | 9 |
| AUT-2 | Heinz Hoppichler Heinz Hoppichler Heinz Hoppichler was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 16th in the two-man event and did not finish the four-man event.-References:***... Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:***... |
Two-man | 1:30.27 | 18 | 1:28.30 | 16 | 1:27.78 | 16 | 1:27.51 | 16 | 5:53.86 | 16 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| AUT-1 | Karl Wagner Karl Wagner (bobsleigh) Karl Wagner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.-References:******... Franz Eckhardt Franz Eckhardt Franz Eckhardt is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished fifth in the four-man event and ninth in the two-man event.-References:**... Hermann Palka Hermann Palka Hermann Palka was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished fifth in the four-man event.-References:***... Paul Aste Paul Aste Paul Aste was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.... |
Four-man | 1:19.34 | 9 | 1:18.91 | 4 | 1:18.27 | 6 | 1:18.22 | 3 | 5:14.74 | 5 |
| AUT-2 | Kurt Loserth Kurt Loserth Kurt Loserth was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:****... Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:***... Franz Kneissl Franz Kneissl Franz Kneissl was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo in the four-man event, but did not finish.-References:***... Heinz Hoppichler Heinz Hoppichler Heinz Hoppichler was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 16th in the two-man event and did not finish the four-man event.-References:***... |
Four-man | 1:19.51 | 10 | 1:20.25 | 12 | 1:20.44 | 13 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Cross-country skiing
Men| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Peter Radacher Peter Radacher Peter Radacher was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed both in the nordic combined event and 18 km cross country skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did not finish either one.-External links:**... |
DNF | – |
| Sepp Schiffner Sepp Schiffner Josef "Sepp" Schiffner was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the nordic combined event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... |
1'17:31 | 69 | |
| Leopold Kohl Leopold Kohl Leopold Kohl was an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed in the 1952, 1956 and 1964 Winter Olympics. His best finish occurred at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 where Kohl finished 17th in the Nordic combined event.... |
1'13:10 | 51 | |
| Oskar Schulz Oskar Schulz Oskar Schulz was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.He finished 48th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... |
1'12:37 | 48 | |
| Friedrich Krischan Friedrich Krischan Friedrich "Fritz" Krischan was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 43rd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*... |
1'11:54 | 43 | |
| Hans Eder | 1'10:13 | 31 | |
| Matthias Noichl Matthias Noichl Matthias "Hias" Noichl was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s.In 1948 he finished 45th in the 18 km competition.... |
1'09:48 | 28 | |
| Sepp Schneeberger | 1'09:12 | 23 | |
Men's 4 x 10km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Hans Eder Friedrich Krischan Friedrich Krischan Friedrich "Fritz" Krischan was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 43rd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*... Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:... Josef Schneeberger Josef Schneeberger Josef "Sepp" Schneeberger was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s.He finished 23rd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... |
2'34:36 | 5 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Lizzy Kladensky Lizzy Kladensky Lizzy Kladensky was an Austrian cross country skier during the 1950s. She competed in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did finish.-External links:*... |
DNF | – |
Figure skating
Men| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title... |
11 | 10 | 137.033 | 98 | 11 |
| Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951–1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships... |
2 | 5 | 180.144 | 23 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sissy Schwarz | 22 | 18 | 126.878 | 178 | 19 |
| Annelies Schilhan | 19 | 12 | 134.744 | 140 | 16 |
Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sissy Schwarz Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title... |
9.469 | 83 | 9 |
Nordic combined
Events:- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event
Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, February 18 to Saturday, February 23, 1952.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below (athletes were allowed to perform three jumps, the best two jumps were counted and are shown here).
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Peter Radacher Peter Radacher Peter Radacher was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed both in the nordic combined event and 18 km cross country skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did not finish either one.-External links:**... |
Individual | DNF | – | 57.0 | 58.0 | 150.0 | 24 | DNF | – |
| Sepp Schiffner Sepp Schiffner Josef "Sepp" Schiffner was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the nordic combined event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... |
185.030 | 21 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 186.5 | 19 | 371.530 | 20 | |
| Leopold Kohl Leopold Kohl Leopold Kohl was an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed in the 1952, 1956 and 1964 Winter Olympics. His best finish occurred at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 where Kohl finished 17th in the Nordic combined event.... |
200.848 | 14 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 182.5 | 20 | 383.348 | 18 | |
| Hans Eder | 211.575 | 11 | 62.0 | 64.5 | 209.0 | 4 | 420.575 | 9 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sepp Bradl | Normal hill | 50.5 (fall) | 65.5 | 41 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Hans Eder | 57.5 | 95.5 | 28 | 55.5 | 93.0 | 31 | 188.5 | 29 | |
| Rudi Dietrich | 63.0 | 97.5 | 23 | 62.5 | 100.5 | 16 | 198.0 | 21 | |
| Walter Steinegger Walter Steinegger Walter Steinegger was an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1952 to 1963. He finished 14th in the individual large hill at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Innsbruck.... |
61.5 | 100.5 | 18 | 63.0 | 101.5 | 14 | 202.0 | 14 | |
Speed skating
Men| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
47.6 | 37 |
| Konrad Pecher | 47.3 | 36 | |
| Franz Offenberger | 45.9 | 25 | |
| 1500 m | Konrad Pecher | 2:34.8 | 36 |
| Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
2:26.6 | 22 | |
| Franz Offenberger | 2:25.9 | 20 | |
| 5000 m | Konrad Pecher | 9:04.9 | 32 |
| Franz Offenberger | 9:03.0 | 30 | |
| Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
8:36.3 | 8 | |
| 10,000 m | Franz Offenberger | 19:04.2 | 26 |
| Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth Arthur Mannsbarth is an Austrian former road and track cyclist who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.-Speed skating:... |
17:44.2 | 11 | |