Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Olympic Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Austria won seven medals, a significant improvement on their 2016 result, when the country won only a single bronze medal. In women's road race, Anna Kiesenhofer won Austria's first gold medal at the Summer Olympics since 2004.

Equestrian Victoria Max-Theurer withdrew from the Olympics because her horse had a dental problem.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Anna Kiesenhofer Cycling Women's individual road race Michaela Polleres Judo Women's 70 kg Shamil Borchashvili Judo Men's 81 kg Magdalena Lobnig Rowing Women's single sculls Lukas Weißhaidinger Athletics Men's discus throw Bettina Plank Karate Women's 55 kg Jakob Schubert Sport climbing Men's combined

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors from the Austrian delegation participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArtistic swimming 2 2Athletics 3 4 7Badminton 1 0 1Canoeing 1 5 6Cycling 6 2 8Equestrian 2 3 5Golf 2 1 3Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 2 4 6Karate 0 1 1Modern pentathlon 1 0 1Rowing 0 3 3Sailing 3 3 6Shooting 1 1 2Skateboarding 0 1 1Sport climbing 1 1 2Swimming 5 2 7Table tennis 3 3 6Tennis 2 0 2Triathlon 2 2 4Weightlifting 1 1 2 Total 36 39 75

Artistic swimming

Austria fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, who qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankAnna-Maria AlexandriEirini AlexandriDuet90.3773790.5000180.87737 Q91.8000182.17737

Athletics

Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankPeter HerzogMen's marathoncolspan=4 rowspan=2 2:22:1561Lemawork KetemaSusanne WalliWomen's 400 m52.193 Q51.52 PB6Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLukas WeißhaidingerMen's discus throw64.775 q67.07Victoria HudsonWomen's javelin throw58.6021Did not advance

Combined events – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankIvona DadicResult13.611.83 =PB14.10 SB24.33 SB6.11 SB48.40 SB2:15.10 SB6403 SB8Points10341016801949883829891Verena PreinerResult13.651.77 =SB13.5924.55 SB6.1244.952:07.926310 SB11Points1028941767929887763995

Badminton

Austria entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Luka Wraber secured the men's singles spot at the Games based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Luka Wraber Men's singles L (12–21, 11–21) L (13–21, 17–21)3Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom Austrian canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankFelix OschmautzMen's K-194.10892.18792.187 Q98.429 Q98.794Nadine WeratschnigWomen's C-1112.474115.56 10112.476119.69 7119.415Viktoria WolffhardtWomen's K-1114.6314112.2815112.2816 Q112.1111Did not advance

Cycling

Road Austria sent a delegation of four riders (three men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.

AthleteEventTimeRankPatrick KonradMen's road race6:09:0418Men's time trial1:02:05.0831Gregor MühlbergerMen's road race6:21:4670Hermann Pernsteiner6:13:1730Anna KiesenhoferWomen's road race3:52:45

Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Austrian riders accumulated spots in the men's omnium and madison based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium AthleteEventScratch RaceTempo RaceElimination RacePoints RaceTotal pointsRankRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsAndreas MüllerMen's omnium194192202180818

Madison AthleteEventPointsLapsRankAndreas GrafAndreas MüllerMen's madison20=12

Mountain biking Austrian mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's ninth-place-finish for men and fifteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.

AthleteEventTimeRankMaximilian FoidlMen's cross-country1:28:4517Laura StiggerWomen's cross-country

Equestrian

Austria entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the last of six available slots, outside the group and continental selection, in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. Meanwhile, a composite squad of three dressage riders was formed and thereby added to the Austrian roster by receiving a spare berth freed up by one of two nations, unable to fulfill the NOC Certificate of Capability, based on their individual results in the FEI Olympic rankings at the end of 2019 season. With Pakistan failing to comply with the minimum eligibility requirements, Austria received an invitation from FEI to send an additional eventing rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation outside of the group and continental selection.

Dressage The Austrian dressage team was named on June 11, 2021. The team is led by four-time Olympian Victoria Max-Theurer, who is joined by Florian Bacher and Christian Schumach.

AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankFlorian BacherFidertraumIndividual69.81330colspan=2 Did not advanceVictoria Max-TheurerAbegglenWithdrewcolspan=2 Did not advanceChristian SchumachTe Quiero70.90021colspan=2 Did not advanceFlorian BacherVictoria Max-TheurerChristian SchumachSee aboveTeamEliminatedDid not advancecolspan=2 Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing Katrin Khoddam-Hazrati was forced to withdraw from the Games when her horse Cosma threw a shoe before competing in the dressage. AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesPenaltiesRankKatrin Khoddam-HazratiIndividualCosmaWithdrewLea SieglFighting Line32.60282.4035.00164.0039.00178.0047.0015

Golf

Austria entered two male golfers and one female golfer into the Olympic tournament. Bernd Wiesberger qualified but chose not to play.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankMatthias SchwabMen's69697067275−9=27Sepp Straka63716868270−14=10Christine WolfWomen's71728173297 +1356

Gymnastics

Artistic Austria entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Elisa Hämmerle booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing eleventh out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankElisa HämmerleWomen's All-around12.53312.60011.80012.00048.93366Did not advance

Judo

Austria entered six judoka (two men and four women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankShamil BorchashviliMen's −81 kgW 01–00W 01–00W 01–00L 00–10W 10–00Stephan HegyiMen's +100 kgL 00–10Did not advanceSabrina FilzmoserWomen's −57 kgL 00–10Did not advanceMagdalena KrssakovaWomen's −63 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceMichaela PolleresWomen's −70 kgW 01–00W 01–00W 01–00W 01–00L 00–01Bernadette GrafWomen's −78 kgW 10–00W 00–11Did not advance

Karate

Austria entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Bettina Plank competed in the women's kumite 55 kg, qualifying via World Karate Federation continental representation quotas.

AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBettina PlankWomen's –55 kgL 2–6W 4–3D 0–0W 3–12 QL 3–4Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsGustav GustenauMen's18–172142101:56.9343170130011:47.97 29593142016

Rowing

Austria qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing third in the B-final and securing the last of nine berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. Meanwhile, the women's lightweight double sculls crew added one boat for the Austrian roster with a third-place finish at the 2021 European Continental Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMagdalena LobnigWomen's single sculls7:37.911 QFcolspan=2 7:58.201 SA/B7:25.593 FA7:19.72Louisa AltenhuberValentina CavallarWomen's lightweight double sculls7:26.225 R7:42.314 FCcolspan=2 colspan=2 7:15.2514 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 qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.

On March 6, 2020, the Austrian Olympic Committee announced the first set of sailors to compete at the Enoshima regatta, namely Rio 2016 bronze medalist Tanja Frank and her new partner Lorena Abicht in the women's 49erFX class.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Benjamin BildsteinDavid HusslMen's 49er1064991051671513EL10410Lorena AbichtTanja FrankWomen's 49erFX1113911121979171620EL14417Thomas ZajacBarbara MatzMixed Nacra 1731081351213941211EL10011 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Austrian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMartin StrempflMen's 10 m air rifle627.013Did not advanceSylvia SteinerWomen's 10 m air pistol57315Did not advanceWomen's 25 m pistol 57729Did not advance

Skateboarding

Austria entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament

AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankJulia BrücklerWomen's street5.1018Did not advance

Sport climbing

Austria entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Jakob Schubert and Jessica Pilz qualified directly each for the men's and women's combined event, by advancing to the final stage and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalSpeedBoulderLeadTotalRankSpeedBoulderLeadTotalRankBestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlaceBestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlaceJakob SchubertMen's6.70 12 1T3z 2 13 7 412+ 4:02 1 84.00 4 Q6.76 7 1T3z 1 7 5 Top – 1 35 Jessica PilzWomen's8.51 11 1T3z 3 5 9 33+ – 2 198.00 6 Q8.43 6 0T2z 0 10 5 34+ – 3 90 7

Swimming