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Schmal also competed in the sabre fencing tournament, placing fourth in the five-man round robin. |
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Revision as of 00:13, 20 May 2022
Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUT |
NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Three sportsmen from Austria competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Though Austria was then a part of Austria-Hungary, most sources separate Austrian competitors from the Hungarians at the 1896 Games.
Medalists
Austria finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and five medals overall.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Adolf Schmal | Cycling | Men's 12 hour race | April 13 |
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Paul Neumann | Swimming | 500 m freestyle | April 11 |
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Otto Herschmann | Swimming | 100 m Freestyle | April 11 |
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Adolf Schmal | Cycling | 10 kml | April 11 |
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Adolf Schmal | Cycling | Time trial | April 11 |
Swimming
Two Austrian swimmers competed in 1896. One of the two competed in each of the three open events, and each swimmer won one medal.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Otto Herschmann | 100 m freestyle | 1:22.8 | ![]() |
Paul Neumann | 500 m freestyle | 8:12.6 | ![]() |
Otto Herschmann | Did not start | ||
Paul Neumann | 1200 m freestyle | Did not finish |
Cycling
All three of Schmal's medals were won in the cycling competitions, even though he competed in two different sports. He competed in four events, earning a top three finish in three of them. In the time trial event, Schmal tied for second place Stamatios Nikolopoulos. A race-off between the two broke the tie in favor of the Greek athlete.
Track
Cyclist | Event | Time / Distance | Rank |
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Adolf Schmal | Time trial | 26.0 | ![]() |
10 km | Unknown | ![]() | |
100 km | DNF | — | |
12 hour race | 295.300 km | ![]() |
Fencing
Schmal also competed in the sabre fencing tournament, placing fourth in the five-man round robin.
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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MW | ML | Rank | ||
Adolf Schmal | Men's sabre | 1 | 3 | 4 |
References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.