History
Austria was one of the nations to have competed at the first Summer Olympic Games in 1896. They have competed at every summer games, with the exception of 1920. The nation typically sends athletes in a diverse set of sports. Since 1980 at least 70 athletes have represented Austria.
Austria has won at least one medal at the summer games with the exception of 1964 and 2012. In total 87 medals in 16 sports have been won by Austria with canoeing (14) and swimming (12) being the most. Their most successful summer athletes were cyclist Adolf Schmal (medals in 1896) and swimmer Otto Whale (medals in 1900-1904) whom both won a gold, silver and bronze medal. In 2016 Austria won a bronze medal in sailing.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Marathon | Lemawork Ketema | Lemawork Ketema |
| Peter Herzog | Peter Herzog | |
| Men’s Discus Throw | Lukas Weisshaidinger | Lukas Weisshaidinger |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Heptathlon | Verena Preiner | Verena Preiner |
| Ivona Dadic | Ivona Dadic |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Felix Oschmautz | Felix Oschmautz |
| Women’s K1 Slalom | Corinna Kuhnle | Viktoria Wolffhardt |
| Women’s C1 Slalom | Nadine Weratschnig | Nadine Weratschnig |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Cross-Country | Laura Stigger | |
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Women’s Road Race | Kathrin Schweinberger | |
| Men’s Time Trial | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Madison | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Omnium | Eligible to Compete |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Dressage | Composite Rankings | |
| Individual Eventing | Lea Siegl Horse: Fighting Line |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Elisa Haemmerle | Elisa Haemmerle |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Single Sculls | Magdalena Lobnig | Magdalena Lobnig |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 49er | Benjamin Bildstein David Hussl |
Benjamin Bildstein David Hussl |
| Women’s 49erFX | Tanja Frank Lorena Abicht |
Tanja Frank Lorena Abicht |
| Mixed Nacra 17 Foiling | Thomas Zajac Barbara Matz |
Thomas Zajac Barbara Matz |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle | Martin Strempfl | |
| Women’s 10m Air Pistol | Sylvia Steiner |
Sport Climbing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Combined | Jakob Schubert | Jakob Schubert |
| Women’s Combined | Jessica Pilz | Jessica Pilz |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 800m Freestyle | Felix Aubock | Felix Aubock |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Marlene Kahler | Marlene Kahler |
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Lena Grabowski | Lena Grabowski |
Table Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Singles | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Team | Sofia Polcanova Amelie Solja Jia Liu Karoline Mischek Yuan Liu |