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Austria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
AUT

Competitors
  
71 in 22 sports

Website
  
www.oeoc.at (German)

Austria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Austrian Olympic Committee

Flag bearer
  
Liu Jia (opening) Thomas Zajac & Tanja Frank (closing)

Medals Ranked 78th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

Austria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Austrian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

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The Austrian Olympic Committee (German: Österreichisches Olympisches Comité, ÖOC), confirmed a squad of 71 athletes, 37 men and 34 women, to compete across 22 sports at the Games. The nation's full roster was slightly larger by a single athlete than those who participated in the previous two editions (2008 and 2012). Among the sports represented by its athletes, Austria marked its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games), as well as its return to diving after 8 years, rowing and weightlifting after 12 years, and archery after 32 years.

The Austrian roster featured 29 returning Olympians, with Chinese-born table tennis player Liu Jia leading them as the only competitor going to her fifth consecutive Games and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Apart from Liu, judoka and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Ludwig Paischer, dressage rider Victoria Max-Theurer, and skiff duo Nico Delle-Karth and Nikolaus Resch in the 49er class also topped the roster lineup to make their fourth Olympic appearance. Other notable Austrian athletes included world-ranked sailors Lara Vadlau and her Polish partner Jolanta Ogar in the women's 470, London 2012 sixth-place finalist Corinna Kuhnle in slalom kayaking, and twin sisters Anna-Maria and Eirini Alexandri.

Austria left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal, won by sailing duo of Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank in the Nacra 17 class, saving their country's pride from the continual humiliation of another out-of-medal feat for the second time since London 2012. Several Austrian athletes advanced further to the finals of their respective sporting events, but came closest to the medal haul, including Kuhnle, rifle shooter Olivia Hofmann, discus thrower Lukas Weißhaidinger, and rower Magdalena Lobnig (sixth, women's single sculls).

Archery

One Austrian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Athletics

Austrian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

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 or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • Men
    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events
    Combined events – Heptathlon

    Badminton

    Austria has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Elisabeth Baldauf was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016, while David Obernorsterer picked up one of the spare athlete berths from the doubles as the next highest-ranked eligible player in the men's singles.

    Slalom

    Austrian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. London 2012 sixth-place finalist Corinna Kuhnle (women's K-1) and rookie Mario Leitner (men's K-1) were named to the Austrian roster on June 20, 2016.

    Sprint

    Austria has received a spare berths from the International Canoe Federation to enter two boats each in the women's K-1 200 m and the women's K-2 500 m to the Olympics, as the next highest-ranked nation, not yet qualified, at the 2015 Canoe Sprint World Championships, and as a response to the forfeiture of five boats held by the Russians due to their previous doping bans and their implications in the "disappearing positive methodology" set out in the McClaren Report on Russia's state-sponsored doping. Two-time Olympic kayakers Yvonne Schuring and Viktoria Schwarz, along with rookie Ana Roxana Lehaci, were named to the Austrian roster on July 27, 2016.

    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Road

    Austrian riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. One additional spot was awarded to the Austrian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings. The entire road cycling squad was named to the Austrian roster for the Games on July 12, 2016.

    Mountain biking

    Austria has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's fourteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. London 2012 Olympian Alexander Gehbauer was named to the Austrian roster for the Games on July 10, 2016.

    Diving

    Austria has received an invitation from FINA to send a diver competing in the men's individual springboard to the Olympics, based on his results at the 2016 FINA World Cup series.

    Equestrian

    Austria has entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from South Western Europe in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.

    Fencing

    Austria has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. René Pranz had claimed his Olympic spot as the sole winner of the men's foil at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

    Golf

    Austria has entered two golfers into the Olympic tournament. Bernd Wiesberger (world no. 51) and Christine Wolf (world no. 317) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.

    Artistic

    Austria has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Lisa Ecker had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

    Women

    Rhythmic

    Austria has qualified one rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

    Judo

    Austria has qualified a total of five judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Daniel Allerstorfer, Kathrin Unterwurzacher, Bernadette Graf, two-time Olympian Sabrina Filzmoser, and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Ludwig Paischer were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

    Rowing

    Austria has qualified two boats for each of the following classes into the Olympic regatta, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2004. Rowers competing in the men's lightweight double sculls and women's single sculls had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    Austrian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. The entire sailing team was announced by the Austrian Olympic Committee on March 29, 2016 at the initial stage of the nomination meeting, with 49er crew Nico Delle-Karth and Nikolaus Resch remarkably going to their fourth Olympics.

    Men
    Women
    Mixed

    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

    Shooting

    Austrian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. The entire shooting squad was named to the Austrian roster for the Games on July 1, 2016.

    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

    Swimming

    Austrian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

    Two-time Olympic swimmer Birgit Koschischek, London 2012 Olympian Lisa Zaiser, and rookie Felix Auböck were selected as part of the second batch of nominated Austrian athletes for the Games on June 23, 2016.

    Men
    Women

    Synchronized swimming

    Austria has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their sixth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.

    Table tennis

    Austria has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Chinese-born Liu Jia secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the women's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden. Meanwhile, Sofia Polcanova, Stefan Fegerl, and London 2012 Olympian Robert Gardos were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.

    Daniel Habeson and Beijing 2008 Olympian Li Qiangbing were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.

    Men
    Women

    Tennis

    Austria has entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya had claimed one of eight ITF Olympic men's doubles places, as Austria's top-ranked tennis pair outside of direct qualifying position in the ATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

    Triathlon

    Austria has qualified a total of three triathletes for the following events at the Olympics. Sara Vilic and London 2012 Olympian Lisa Perterer were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016. Meanwhile, Thomas Springer was selected as the highest-ranked triathlete from Europe in the men's event based on the ITU Points List.

    Beach

    Two Austria men's beach volleyball teams qualified directly for the Olympics; one by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings as of June 13, 2016, and the other by winning the final match over Belgium at the 2016 CEV Continental Cup in Stavanger, Norway. These places were awarded to three-time Olympians Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst, along with rookies Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl.

    Weightlifting

    Austria has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2004.

    Wrestling

    Austria has received a spare host berth freed up by Brazil as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, to send a wrestler competing in the men's Greco-Roman 85 kg to the Olympics, based on the results from the World Championships.

    Key:

  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • Men's Greco-Roman

    References

    Austria at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wikipedia