Austria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Austria at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympia.at (in German)
in Rome
Competitors103 (82 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearerHerbert Wiedermann
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 103 competitors, 82 men and 21 women, took part in 81 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Hubert Hammerer Shooting Men's 300m Rifle Three Positions
 Silver Alfred Sageder
Josef Kloimstein
Rowing Men's coxless pair

Athletics

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Eight male cyclists represented Austria in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
1000m time trial
Team pursuit

Diving

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Equestrian

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Fencing

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Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented Austria in 1960.

Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathlete represented Austria in 1960.

Individual
Team
  • Peter Lichtner-Hoyer
  • Udo Birnbaum
  • Frank Battig

Rowing

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Austria had 10 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

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Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Carl Auteried
Harald Fereberger
Flying Dutchman 13 24 8 17 11 DNF 8 2981 17
Harald Musil
Franz Eisl
Star 14 10 15 9 20 DNF 19 2240 15
Gotfrid Köchert
Erich Moritz
Gerhard Huska
5.5 Metre 8 11 16 14 19 DNF 11 1664 17

Shooting

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Five shooters represented Austria in 1960. Hubert Hammerer won gold in the 300 m rifle, three positions event.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Josef Fröwis 50 m rifle, three positions 551 12 Q 1134 9
50 m rifle, prone 378 31 Did not advance
Hubert Hammerer 300 m rifle, three positions 567 2 Q 1129
50 m rifle, three positions 562 3 Q 1132 11
Wilhelm Sachsenmaier 300 m rifle, three positions 561 6 Q 1098 16
50 m rifle, prone 382 19 Q 572 42
Franz Sarnitz Trap 86 31 Q 172 28
Laszlo Szapáry 89 17 Q 182 10

Swimming

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Austria at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austria Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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