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Olympische Spiele - Ordensdrama (1/25)
Olympische Spiele - Ordensdrama Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964 und 1976

Olympische Spiele


Olympic Games: Austria has participated in all Olympic Games held in the Modern Age with the exception of the 7th Summer Olympics in Antwerp in 1920, where it was not invited. In relation to the size of Austria´s population, Austria has won numerous medals. On account of Austria´s alpine geography, participants have been especially successful at Winter Games (mostly in alpine ski disciplines). In 1933 and in 1951 Vienna was the site of International Olympic Committee meetings; Austria has twice hosted the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 and in 1976 (see table for medal winners).


Literature: E. Kamper, Lexikon der 14.000 Olympioniken, 1983.


Olympic Medalists Competing for Austria (Summer Games)
1896 
Athens Gold Paul Neumann (Swimming)
Adolf Schmal (Cycling)
Bronze Otto Herschmann (Swimming)
Adolf Schmal (Cycling) 
Adolf Schmal (Cycling)
1900 
Paris Silver Karl Ruberl (Swimming) 
Otto Wahle (Swimming) 
Otto Wahle (Swimming)
Bronze Fritz Flesch (Fencing) 
Milan Neralic (Fencing) 
Karl Ruberl (Swimming)
1904 
St. Louis Gold Julius Lenhart (Gymnastics, twelve-event exercise) 
Julius Lenhart (Gymnastics, team)
Silver Julius Lenhart (Gymnastics, nine-event exercise)
Bronze Otto Wahle (Swimming)
1906 
Athens
(Intercalated Games)
Gold Otto Scheff (Swimming)
Josef Steinbach (Weight-lifting)
Rudolf Watzl (Wrestling)
Silver Henri Baur (Wrestling) 
Rudolf Lindmayer (Wrestling)
Josef Steinbach (Weight-lifting)
Bronze Otto Satzinger (Diving)
Otto Scheff (Swimming)
Rudolf Watzl (Wrestling)
1908 
London Bronze Otto Scheff (Swimming)
1912 
Stockholm Silver Richard Verderber, Otto Herschmann, Rudolf Cvetko, Friedrich Golling, Andreas Suttner, Albert Bogen, Reinhold Trampler (Fencing team, sabre) 
Felix Pipes, Arthur Zborzil (Tennis)
Bronze Margarete Adler, Klara Milch, Josephine Sticker, Berta Zahourek (Swimming, 4 x 100m crawl relay) 
Richard Verderber (Fencing)
1924 
Paris Silver Franz Aigner (Weight-lifting)
Andreas Stadler (Weight-lifting) 
Anton Zwerina (Weight-lifting)
Bronze Leopold Friedrich (Weight-lifting)
1928 
Amsterdam Gold Franz Andrysek (Weight-lifting)
Hans Haas (Weight-lifting) 
Edwin Grienauer (Art competition)
Bronze Leo Losert, Viktor Flessl (Rowing)
1932 
Los Angeles Gold Ellen Preis (Fencing)
Silver Hans Haas (Weight-lifting)
Bronze Karl Hipfinger (Weight-lifting)
Nikolaus Hirschl (Wrestling) 
Nikolaus Hirschl (Wrestling)
1936
Berlin Gold Robert Fein (Weight-lifting) 
Gregor Hradetzky (Folding kayak)
Gregor Hradetzky (Canoeing C1)
Adolf Kainz, Alfons Dorfner (Canoeing C2)
Hermann Kutschera (Art competition)
Silver Eduard Kainberger, Ernst Künz, Martin Kargl, Anton Krenn, Karl Wahlmüller, Max Hofmeister, Walter Werginz, Adolf Laudon, Klement Steinmetz, Karl Kainberger, Franz Fuchsberger, Franz Mandl, Josef Kitzmüller (Football)
Alois Schnabel, Franz Bartl, Johann Tauscher, Otto Licha, Emil Juracka, Leopold Wohlrab, Jaroslav Volak, Alfred Schmalzer, Ludwig Schubert, Ferdinand Kiefler, Anton Perwein, Fritz Maurer, Franz Brunner, Fritz Wurmböck, Siegfried Purner, Hans Zehetner, Hans Houschka, Franz Bistricky, Franz Berghammer, Walter Reisp, Josef Krejci, Siegfried Powolny (Field handball)
Josef Hasenöhrl (Rowing) 
Fritz Landertinger (Canoeing C1)
Viktor Kalisch, Karl Steinhuber (Canoeing C2) 
Rupert Weinstabl, Karl Proisl (Canoeing C2) 
Rudolf H. Eisenmenger (Art competition)
Bronze Ellen Preis (Fencing) 
Alois Podhajsky (Horseback riding) 
Rupert Weinstabl, Karl Proisl (Canoeing C2) 
Hermann Stiegholzer, Herbert Kastinger (Art competition) 
Hans H. Stoiber (Art competition)
1948 
London Gold Herma Bauma (Track and field)
Adolf Hoch (Art competition)
Silver Alfred L. Rinesch (Art competition) 
Oskar Thiele (Art competition)
Bronze Ellen Müller-Preis (Fencing) 
Ina Schäffer (Track and field) 
Fritzi Schwingl (Canoeing C1) 
Edwin Grienauer (Art competition)
1952 
Helsinki Silver Gertrude Liebhart (Canoeing C1)
Bronze Max Raub, Herbert Wiedermann (Canoeing C2)
1956 
Melbourne Bronze Max Raub, Herbert Wiedermann (Canoeing C2)
Alfred Sageder, Josef Kloimstein (Rowing)
1960 
Rome Gold Hubert Hammerer (Shooting)
Silver Alfred Sageder, Josef Kloimstein (Rowing)
1968 
Mexico City Silver Liese Prokop (Track and field)
Hubert Raudaschl (Yachting, Finn class)
Bronze Eva Janko (Track and field)
Gerhard Seibold, Günther Pfaff (Canoeing C2)
1972 
Munich Silver Norbert Sattler (Canoeing SL)
Bronze Ilona Gusenbauer (Track and field)
Rudolf Dollinger (Shooting, free pistol)
1976 
Montreal Bronze Rudolf Dollinger (Shooting, free pistol)
1980 
Moscow Gold Elisabeth Theurer (Riding, individual dressage)
Silver Hubert Raudaschl, Karl Ferstl (Yachting, Star class)
Wolfgang Mayrhofer (Yachting, Finn class)
Bronze Gerhard Petritsch (Shooting, rapid-fire pistol)
1984 
Los Angeles Gold Peter Seisenbacher (Judo)
Silver Andreas Kronthaler (Shooting, air rifle)
Bronze Josef Reiter (Judo)
1988 
Seoul Gold Peter Seisenbacher (Judo)
1992
Barcelona Silver Arnold Jonke, Christoph Zerbst (Rowing, double scull)
Silver Hugo Simon, Thomas Frühmann, Jörg Münzner, Boris Boor (Horse jumping, team)



Olympic Medalists Competing for Austria (Winter Games)
1924 
Chamonix Gold Herma Szabo (Figure skating)
Helene Engelmann/
Alfred Berger (Figure skating, pairs)
Silver Willy Böckl (Figure skating)
1928 
St. Moritz Silver Willy Böckl (Figure skating)
Fritzi Burger (Figure skating)
Lilly Scholz/Otto Kaiser (Figure skating, pairs)
Bronze Melitta Brunner/Ludwig Wrede (Figure skating, pairs)
1932 
Lake Placid Gold Karl Schäfer (Figure skating)
Silver Fritzi Burger (Figure skating)
1936 
Garmisch-
Partenkirchen
Gold Karl Schäfer (Figure skating)
Silver Ilse und Erik Pausin (Figure skating, pairs)
Bronze Max Stiepl (10,000m speed skating)
Felix Kaspar (Figure skating)
1948 
St. Moritz Gold Trude Beiser (Alpine combined)
Silver Franz Gabl (Downhill)
Trude Beiser (Downhill)
Eva Pawlik (Figure skating)
Bronze Resi Hammerer (Downhill)
Erika Mahringer (Alpine combined)
Erika Mahringer (Slalom)
Edi Rada (Figure skating)
1952 
Oslo Gold Trude Jochum-Beiser (Downhill)
Othmar Schneider (Slalom)
Silver Dagmar Rom (Giant slalom)
Christian Pravda (Giant slalom)
Othmar Schneider (Downhill)
Helmut Seibt (Figure skating)
Bronze Toni Spiehs (Giant slalom)
Christian Pravda (Downhill)
1956 
Cortina 
d'Ampezzo
Gold Toni Sailer (Giant slalom)
Toni Sailer (Slalom)
Toni Sailer (Downhill)
Sissy Schwarz/Kurt Oppelt (Figure skating, pairs)
Silver Anderl Molterer (Giant slalom)
Putzi Frandl (Giant slalom)
Regina Schöpf (Slalom)
Bronze Walter Schuster (Giant slalom)
Anderl Molterer (Downhill)
Thea Hochleitner (Giant slalom)
Ingrid Wendl (Figure skating)
1960 
Squaw Valley Gold Ernst Hinterseer (Slalom)
Silver Hias Leitner (Slalom)
Pepi Stiegler (Giant slalom)
Bronze Ernst Hinterseer (Giant slalom)
Traudl Hecher (Downhill)
Otto Leodolter (Ski jumping)
1964
Innsbruck Gold Egon Zimmermann (Downhill)
Pepi Stiegler (Slalom)
Christl Haas (Downhill)
Josef Feistmantl, Manfred Stengl (Luge, doubles)
Silver Karl Schranz (Giant slalom)
Edith Zimmermann (Downhill)
Regine Heitzer (Figure skating)
Erwin Thaler, Adolf Koxeder, Josef Nairz, Reinhold Durnthaler (4-man bobsled)
Reinhold Senn,Helmut Thaler (Luge, doubles)
Bronze Pepi Stiegler (Giant slalom)
Traudl Hecher (Downhill)
Helene Thurner (Luge, singles)
1968 
Grenoble Gold Olga Pall (Downhill)
Manfred Schmid (Luge, singles)
Wolfgang Schwarz (Figure skating)
Silver Herbert Huber (Slalom)
Reinhold Bachler (Ski jumping, 90m)
Erwin Thaler, Herbert Gruber, Josef Eder, Reinhold Durnthaler (4-man bobsled)
Manfred Schmid,Ewald Walch (Luge, doubles)
Bronze Christl Haas (Downhill)
Heini Messner (Giant slalom)
Alfred Matt (Slalom)
Baldur Preiml (Ski jumping, 90m)
1972 
Sapporo Gold Trixi Schuba (Figure skating)
Silver Annemarie Pröll (Downhill)
Annemarie Pröll (Giant slalom)
Bronze Heini Messner (Downhill)
Wiltrud Drexel (Giant slalom)
1976 
Innsbruck Gold Franz Klammer (Downhill)
Karl Schnabl (Ski jumping, 90m)
Silver Brigitte Totschnig (Downhill)
Anton Innauer (Ski jumping, 90m)
Bronze Franz Schachner, Rudolf Schmid (Luge, doubles)
Karl Schnabl (Ski jumping, 70m)
1980
Lake Placid Gold Annemarie Moser-Pröll (Downhill)
Leonhard Stock (Downhill)
Anton Innauer (Ski jumping, 70m)
Silver Peter Wirnsberger (Downhill)
Hubert Neuper (Ski jumping, 90m)
Bronze Hans Enn (Giant slalom)
Georg Fluckinger, Karl Schrott (Luge, doubles)
1984 
Sarajevo Bronze Anton Steiner (Downhill)
1988 
Calgary Gold Anita Wachter (Alpine combined)
Sigrid Wolf (Super G)
Hubert Strolz (Alpine combined)
Silver Bernhard Gstrein (Alpine combined)
Helmut Mayer (Super G)
Hubert Strolz (Giant slalom)
Klaus Sulzenbacher (Nordic combined, individual)
Michael Hadschieff (Speed skating, 10,000m)
Bronze Michael Hadschieff (Speed skating, 1,500m)
Hansjörg Aschenwald, Günther Csar, Klaus Sulzenbacher (Nordic combined, team)
1992 
Albertville Gold Patrick Ortlieb (Downhill)
Petra Kronberger (Slalom)
Petra Kronberger (Alpine combined)
Ernst Vettori (Ski jumping, 120m)
Ingo Appelt, Harald Winkler, Gerhard Haidacher, Thomas Schroll (4-man bobsled)
Doris Neuner (Luge, singles)
Markus Prock (Luge, singles)
Angelika Neuner (Luge, singles)
Anita Wachter (Giant slalom)
Anita Wachter (Alpine combined)
Martin Höllwarth (Ski jumping, 90m)
Martin Höllwarth (Ski jumping, 120m)
Andreas Felder, Martin Höllwarth, Heinz Kuttin, Ernst Vettori (Ski jumping, team)
Bronze Markus Schmidt (Luge, singles)
Emese Hunyady (Speed skating, 3,000m)
Günther Mader (Downhill)
Michael Tritscher (Slalom)
Veronika Wallinger (Downhill)
Klaus Sulzenbacher  (Nordic combined, individual)
Klaus Ofner, Stefan Kreiner, Klaus Sulzenbacher (Nordic combined, team)
Heinz Kuttin (Ski jumping, 120m)
1994 
Lillehammer Gold Emese Hunyady (Speed skating, 1,500m)
Thomas Stangassinger (Slalom)
Silver Elfriede Eder (Slalom)
Emese Hunyady (Speed skating, 3,000m)
Markus Prock (Luge, singles)
Bronze Andreas Goldberger (Ski jumping, 120m)
Andreas Goldberger, Stefan Horngacher, Heinz Kuttin, Christian Moser (Ski jumping, team)
Andrea Tagwerker (Luge, singles)
Christian Mayer (Giant slalom)



References to other albums:
Stamp Album: Olympische Spiele 1992 ,
Olympische Sommerspiele 1996,

 
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