Austria has competed at all of the modern Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1920 Summer Olympics, from which it was barred for being part of the Central Powers in World War I.
| Austria at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUT |
| NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Austria has won more medals in alpine skiing than any other nation in the world.
The National Olympic Committee for Austria is the Austrian Olympic Committee, and was created in 1908 and recognized in 1912.
Hosted Games
Innsbruck is the only city in Austria that has hosted the games. It has done so on two occasions, both in winter.
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winter Olympics | Innsbruck, Tyrol | 29 January – 9 February | 36 | 1,091 | 34 |
| 1976 Winter Olympics | Innsbruck, Tyrol | 4 – 15 February | 37 | 1,123 | 37 |
Medal tables
- *Red border colour indicates hosted tournaments.
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Chamonix | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1928 St. Moritz | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1932 Lake Placid | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1948 St. Moritz | 54 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 1952 Oslo | 39 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 60 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 83 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| 1968 Grenoble | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| 1972 Sapporo | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1976 Innsbruck | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1988 Calgary | 81 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 1992 Albertville | 58 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 80 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 1998 Nagano | 96 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 90 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| 2006 Turin | 73 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3 |
| 2010 Vancouver | 80 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| 2014 Sochi | 130 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 105 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| 2022 Beijing | 106 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 7 |
| 2026 Milan–Cortina | Future event | |||||
| Total | 71 | 88 | 91 | 250 | 6 | |
Medals by winter sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine skiing | 40 | 44 | 44 | 128 |
 Ski jumping | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
 Figure skating | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
 Luge | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
 Snowboarding | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
 Nordic combined | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
 Cross country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Speed skating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Bobsleigh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Biathlon | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Freestyle skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 71 | 88 | 91 | 250 |
List of medalists
Summer Olympics
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Winter Olympics
Summary by sport
Aquatics
Swimming
Austria first competed in swimming at the inaugural 1896 Games, with two swimmers competing in the three international events winning a gold and a silver medal. That gold remains (as of the 2016 Games) the only swimming victory for Austria, though the nation has added 5 silvers and 5 bronzes since.
| Games | Swimmers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | 2 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900 Paris | 4 | 6/7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
Athletics
Austria first competed in athletics in 1900, with two athletes winning no medals.
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 3/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Cycling
Austria first competed in cycling in 1896, with Adolf Schmal winning a gold medal and two bronzes (retroactively, as the award system was different then). Austria didn't win another medal in cycling until 2021, when Anna Kiesenhofer won gold in the women's road race.
| Games | Cyclists | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | 1 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 8/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Equestrian
Austria had two riders at the first equestrian events in 1900, competing in all five events and winning no medals. Hugo Simon finished fourth in individual jumping twice—24 years apart, in 1972 and 1996.
| Games | Riders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 2 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Fencing
Austria had a single sabreur at the 1896 Games, finishing fourth. The nation's first medals in the sport came in 1900, with bronze medals in the men's sabre and men's masters sabre.
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 Paris | 8 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Sailing
| Games | No. Sailors | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Event Cancelled | ||||||
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1916 St Louis | Not Scheduled | ||||||
| 1908 London | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
| 1948 London | 5 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Helsinki | 3 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Melbourne | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Rome | 8 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Tokyo | 3 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Mexico City | 3 | 2/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1972 Munich | 12 | 5/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Montreal | 9 | 4/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Moscow | 5 | 3/6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 10 | 5/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Seoul | 8 | 5/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 13 | 7/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Atlanta | 6 | 4/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Sydney | 5 | 4/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 Athens | 7 | 4/11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4= |
| 2008 Qingdoa | 11 | 6/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Weymouth | 8 | 5/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Rio | 8 | 4/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13= |
| 2020 Tokyo | 6 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 205 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |
See also
External links
- "Austria". International Olympic Committee.
- "Austria". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/AUT". olympanalyt.com.