Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every edition of Summer Olympic Games, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The Österreichisches Olympisches Comité sent a total of 70 athletes to the Games, 39 men and 31 women, to compete in 17 sports. This was approximately the same size as the previous Games, with the difference of one male athlete, the addition of one female athlete and three sporting events participated in. There was only a single competitor in eventing, fencing, rhythmic gymnastics, modern pentathlon, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Austria at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oeoc.at (in German)
in London
Competitors70 in 17 sports
Flag bearers Markus Rogan (opening)
Beate Schrott (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Austrian team included past Olympic medalists: judoka Ludwig Paischer, who won silver in Beijing, and swimmer Markus Rogan, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[1] Rifle shooter and multiple time world champion Thomas Farnik, at age 45, competed at his sixth Olympics and was the oldest and most experienced team member. Meanwhile, two Austrian athletes made their fifth Olympic appearance: table tennis player and former world champion Werner Schlager, and slalom kayaker Helmut Oblinger, the husband of former Olympic bronze medalist Violetta Oblinger-Peters.

Austria, however, failed to win a single medal for the first time in since 1964, after achieving poor performance at these games.[2] Hurdler Beate Schrott, butterfly swimmer Dinko Jukic, open skiff sailors Nico Delle Karth and Nikolaus Resch, sprint kayak pair Yvonne Schuring and Viktoria Schwarz, and modern pentathlete Thomas Daniel qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective sports, but missed out of the medal standings.

Austrian athletes for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austrian athletes have further achieved qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[3][4]

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
Austrian delegation in track and field. From L to R (Vojta, Eberl, Schrott, and Mayer)
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andreas Vojta 1500 m 3:43.52 12 Did not advance
Günther Weidlinger Marathon — DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gerhard Mayer Discus throw 60.81 24 Did not advance
Andrea Mayr in women's marathon
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andrea Mayr Marathon — 2:34:51 54
Beate Schrott 100 m hurdles 13.09 1 Q 12.83 2 Q 13.07 8
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Elisabeth Eberl Javelin throw 49.66 37 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Ivona Dadic Result 14.58 1.80 12.19 24.29 6.00 41.82 2:15.90 5935 25
Points 898 978 674 953 850 702 880

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Michael Lahnsteiner Men's singles  Santoso (INA)
L 11–21, 7–21		  Must (EST)
L 14–21, 18–21		 3 Did not advance
Simone Prutsch Women's singles  Cheng S-c (TPE)
L 11–21, 9–21		  Yiğit (TUR)
L 18–21, 10–21		 3 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Austria has qualified boats for the following events

Corinna Kuhnle in the K-1 semifinal
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Helmut Oblinger Men's K-1 88.81 5 92.66 14 88.81 10 Q 98.99 7 Q 104.28 8
Corinna Kuhnle Women's K-1 160.06 16 101.77 5 101.77 7 Q 111.07 5 Q 119.30 8

Sprint

Austria has so far qualified boats for the following events

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yvonne Schuring
Viktoria Schwarz		 Women's K-2 500 m 1:46.374 4 Q 1:42.317 2 FA 1:44.785 5

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

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road

Austria has qualified two riders.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Bernhard Eisel Men's road race 5:46:37 36
Daniel Schorn 5:46:37 81

Mountain biking
Athlete Event Time Rank
Alexander Gehbauer Men's cross-country 1:31:16 9
Karl Markt 1:33:18 20
Elisabeth Osl Women's cross-country 1:36:47 15

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Victoria Max-Theurer Augustin Individual 73.267 17 Q 73.619 17 Q 76.393 81.714 79.053 13
Renate Voglsang Fabriano 69.635 34 Did not advance

Eventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Harald Ambros O-Feltiz Individual 69.50 71 Eliminated Did not advance

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified 1 fencer.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Roland Schlosser Individual foil Bye  Lei S (CHN)
L 9–15		 Did not advance

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Fabian Leimlehner All-around 12.966 12.100 13.633 14.966 14.200 13.533 81.398 39 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Barbara Gasser All-around 12.133 13.700 12.800 12.000 50.633 46 Did not advance

Rhythmic
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Caroline Weber Individual 25.950 25.925 26.725 26.350 104.950 18 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ludwig Paischer Men's −60 kg  Gnahoui (BEN)
W 0100–0000		  Sobirov (UZB)
L 0210–0000		 Did not advance
Sabrina Filzmoser Women's −57 kg —  Melançon (CAN)
W 0100–0010		  Diédhiou (SEN)
W 1001–0001		  Pavia (FRA)
L 0002–0031		 Did not advance  Quintavalle (ITA)
L 0001–0100		 Did not advance 7
Hilde Drexler Women's −63 kg —  Zouak (MAR)
W 0011–0000		  Schlesinger (ISR)
L 0001–0002		 Did not advance

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified 1 athlete.

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Thomas Daniel Men's 17–18 =13 808 2:09.23 25 1252 20 5 1180 10:24.02 3 2504 5744 6

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Andreas Geritzer Laser 6 20 22 16 6 28 23 22 32 16 EL 158 20
Florian Raudaschl Finn 6 19 23 24 25 15 21 24 24 23 EL 179 23
Florian Reichstädter
Matthias Schmid		 470 1 4 7 19 4 16 24 10 14 14 18 107 9
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Eva-Maria Schimak
Lara Vadlau		 470 20 15 15 16 18 13 20 18 10 19 EL 143 20
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Nico Delle-Karth
Nikolaus Resch		 49er 10 15 6 5 5 16 4 19 4 9 6 17 11 4 4 2 118 4

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

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has ensured four quota places in the shooting events at the Games.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Thomas Farnik 50 m rifle 3 positions 1167 12 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 592 27 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 591 28 Did not advance
Christian Planer 50 m rifle prone 592 23 Did not advance
Andreas Scherhaufer Trap 119 17 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Stephanie Obermoser 50 m rifle 3 positions 573 37 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 395 19 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria selected 11 swimmers to the team after achieving qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[6][7] Three of their swimmers had competed at their first Games, including medley swimmer Lisa Zaiser, who was also the nation's youngest athlete.

The Austrian swimmers also included the former backstroker and Olympic silver medalist Markus Rogan, competing in the men's 200 m individual medley event, and Dinko Jukic, brother of former Olympic swimmer Mirna Jukic, in the butterfly events. By results, Jukic qualified successfully for the finals in the men's 200 m butterfly event, but missed out of the medal standings. Rogan, another Olympic hopeful, was disqualified in the semi-finals due to a technical mistake during a turn.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
David Brandl 200 m freestyle 1:49.00 27 Did not advance
Dinko Jukic 100 m butterfly 52.22 =13 Q 51.99 9 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:54.79 1 Q 1:54.95 6 Q 1:54.35 4
Hunor Mate 200 m breaststroke 2:15.98 29 Did not advance
Markus Rogan 200 m individual medley 1:58.66 8 Q DSQ Did not advance
Sebastian Stoss 200 m backstroke 2:02.91 34 Did not advance
David Brandl
Florian Janistyn
Markus Rogan
Christian Scherübl		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:17.94 16 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nina Dittrich 800 m freestyle 8:45.41 28 — Did not advance
Birgit Koschischek 100 m butterfly 1:00.54 37 Did not advance
Jördis Steinegger 200 m freestyle 2:02.39 29 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:45.80 23 — Did not advance
Lisa Zaiser 200 m individual medley 2:14.56 19 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Nadine Brandl
Livia Lang		 Duet 82.000 19 81.850 163.850 19 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified three athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Werner Schlager and Weixing Chen have qualified for the men's event; Jia Liu has qualified for the women's.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Weixing Chen Singles Bye  Didukh (UKR)
W 4–0		  Mattenet (FRA)
W 4–0		  Ovtcharov (GER)
L 0–4		 Did not advance
Werner Schlager Bye  Bobocica (ITA)
W 4–2		  Wang H (CHN)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Weixing Chen
Robert Gardos
Werner Schlager		 Team —  Egypt (EGY)
W 3–0		  Germany (GER)
L 0–3		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Li Qiangbing Singles Bye  Zhang (CAN)
W 4–0		  Ishikawa (JPN)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Liu Jia Bye  Privalova (BLR)
W 4–2		  Kim K-A (KOR)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Li Qiangbing
Liu Jia
Amelie Solja		 Team —  Hong Kong (HKG)
L 1–3		 Did not advance

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Jürgen Melzer Men's singles  Čilić (CRO)
L 6–7(5–7), 2–6		 Did not advance
Jürgen Melzer
Alexander Peya		 Men's doubles —  A Murray /
J Murray (GBR)
W 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–5		  Ferrer /
López (ESP)
L 3–6, 6–3, 9–11		 Did not advance
Tamira Paszek Women's singles  Cornet (FRA)
L 6–7(4–7), 4–6		 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified the following athletes.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total time Rank
Andreas Giglmayr Men's 18:57 0:43 58:45 0:28 32:21 1:51:14 40
Lisa Perterer Women's 20:17 0:45 1:10:12 0:35 37:23 2:09:12 48

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Beach
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Clemens Doppler
Alexander Horst		 Men's Pool A
 Alison – Emanuel (BRA)
L 1 – 2 (21–19, 17–21, 14–16)
 Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–17)
 Bellaguarda – Heuscher (SUI)
L 0 – 2 (22–24, 12–21)		 4 Did not advance 19
Doris Schwaiger
Stefanie Schwaiger		 Women's Pool C
 Kolocová – Sluková (CZE)
L 1 – 2 (21–10, 13–21, 13–15)
 Cook – Hinchley (AUS)
W 2 – 1 (18–21, 22–20, 15–10)
 May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA)
L 1 – 2 (21–17, 8–21, 10–15)
Lucky Losers
 Dampney – Mullin (GBR)
W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–12)		 3 Q  Vasina –
Vozakova (RUS)
W 2 – 1 (21–17, 16–21, 15–9)		  Xue –
Zhang (CHN)
L 0 – 2 (18–21, 11–21)		 Did not advance 5

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Austria has qualified in the following events.

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Amer Hrustanović −84 kg  Lee S-Y (KOR)
W 3–0 PO		  Janikowski (POL)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 10

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