Austria at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Austria
competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
, Canada
. 60 competitors, 54 men and 6 women, took part in 44 events in 15 sports.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. 60 competitors, 54 men and 6 women, took part in 44 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Dollinger | Shooting Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.-Medal count:... |
Men's Free Pistol |
Archery
In its first appearance in the archery competition at the Olympics, Austria entered one man.Men's Individual Competition:
- Oswald Probts — 2173 points (→ 33rd place)
Athletics
Men's Decathlon- Georg WerthnerGeorg WerthnerDr. Georg Werthner is a decathlete from Austria, who was the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In 1988 after him Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line to become the second athlete to do this....
- Final — 7443 points (→ 16th place)
Cycling
Men's Individual Road Race- Herbert Spindler — 4:49:01 (→ 18th place)
- Roman Humenberger — 4:49:01 (→ 21st place)
- Wolfgang Steinmayr — 4:49:01 (→ 27th place)
- Rudolf Mitteregger — 5:00:19 (→ 51st place)
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1976.Men's épée
Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1976. 64 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...
- Karl-Heinz MüllerKarl-Heinz MüllerKarl-Heinz Müller is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
- Peter Zobl-WesselyPeter Zobl-WesselyPeter Zobl-Wessely is an Austrian modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed as a modern pentathlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics and as a fencer at the 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
- Herbert LindnerHerbert LindnerHerbert Lindner is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 28 to 29 1976...
- Herbert LindnerHerbert LindnerHerbert Lindner is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
, Karl-Heinz MüllerKarl-Heinz MüllerKarl-Heinz Müller is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
, Herbert PolzhuberHerbert PolzhuberHerbert Polzhuber is an Austrian fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Peter Zobl-WesselyPeter Zobl-WesselyPeter Zobl-Wessely is an Austrian modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed as a modern pentathlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics and as a fencer at the 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 21 to 22, 1976. 46 fencers from 18 nations competed.-Results:...
- Hanns BrandstätterHanns BrandstätterHanns Brandstätter is an Austrian fencer. He competed in at the 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.- References :...