Austria at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Austria at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors43 (35 men and 8 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearerRoland Losert
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 43 competitors, 38 men and 8 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverHubert RaudaschlSailingMen's Finn Competition
 SilverLiese ProkopAthleticsWomen's Pentathlon
 BronzeEva JankoAthleticsWomen's Javelin Throw
 BronzeGünther Pfaff
Gerhard Seibold		CanoeingMen's K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rudolf Klaban 1500 m 3:59.11 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Heimo Reinitzer Discus throw 53.52 22 Did not advance
Walter Pektor Javelin throw 82.16 4 Q 77.40 10
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110 m H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Walter Dießl 10.7 7.42 14.32 1.83 51.6 14.7w 42.23 4.25 55.38 5:19.7 7465 12
Gert Herunter 10.5 6.75 13.93 1.83 49.7 15.0 40.38 DNF
Horst Mandl 11.2 7.04 13.34 DNF


Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Inge Aigner 80 m hurdles 10.8 4 q 11.1 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ilona Gusenbauer High jump 1.74 2 Q Did not advance
Eva Janko Javelin throw N/a 58.04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete Event 80H SP HJ LJ 200 m Final Rank
Liese Prokop Result 1011 1023 1027 982 923 4966 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points 112 1461 168 597 251

Boxing

Canoeing

Diving

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Austria in 1968.

Individual
Team
  • Wolf-Dietrich Sonnleitner
  • Siegfried Springer
  • Wolfgang Leu

Rowing

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hubert Raudaschl Finn 14 3 3 4 4 4 12 53.4
Karl Geiger
Werner Fischer		 Flying Dutchman 18 15 10 16 16 12 11 116 17

Shooting

Five shooters, all men, represented Austria in 1968.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Hubert Garschall 50 m free pistol 547 18
25 m rapid fire pistol 579 30
Guido Loacker 50 m rifle three positions 1146 14
Josef Meixner Trap 187 37
Friedrich Schattleitner 50 m rifle prone 590 35
Wolfram Waibel, Sr. 50 m rifle three positions 1133 32
50 m rifle prone 587 53

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Austria at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-26.


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