Austria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 83 competitors, 64 men and 19 women, took part in 51 events in 16 sports.[1]
| Austria at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | AUT |
| NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 83 (64 men and 19 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearer | Karl Ferstl |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Elisabeth Theurer Mon Cherie |
Equestrian | Individual Dressage |
 Silver |
Wolfgang Mayrhofer | Sailing | Men's Finn Individual Competition |
| Silver |
Hubert Raudaschl Karl Ferstl |
Sailing | Star Team Competition (mixed) |
 Bronze |
Gerhard Petritsch | Shooting | 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (60 shots) |
Archery
editIn its second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Austria again entered only one man.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Peter Mitterer — 2336 points (→ 21st place)
Athletics
editMen's 1,500 metres
- Robert Nemeth
- Heat — 3:38.3
- Semifinals — 3:40.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Dietmar Millonig
- Heat — 13:45.7
- Semi Final — 13:29.4
- Final — 13:23.3 (→ 6th place)
Men's Marathon
- Josef Steiner
- Final — 2:24:24 (→ 39th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Wolfgang Konrad
- Heat — 8:35.3
- Semifinals — 8:25.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Martin Toporek
- Final — 1:44:56.0 (→ 21st place)
- Johann Siegele
- Final — 1:45:17.8 (→ 22nd place)
- Wilfried Siegele
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Long Jump
- William Rea
- Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Georg Werthner
- Final — 8050 points (→ 4th place)
- Sepp Zeilbauer
- Final — 8007 points (→ 5th place)
Boxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editSix cyclists represented Austria in 1980.
Diving
editMen's Springboard
- Niki Stajković
- Preliminary Round — 521.04 points (→ 12th place, did not advance)
- Kenneth Grove
- Heats — 491.94 points (→ 15th place, did not advance)
- Michael Worisch
- Preliminary Round — 452.43 points (→ 21st place, did not advance)
Men's Platform
- Niki Stajković
- Preliminary Round — 493.89 points (→ 7th place)
- Final — 725.145 points (→ 8th place)
- Kenneth Grove
- Preliminary Round — 447.12 points (→ 12th place, did not advance)
Equestrian
editHockey
editWomen's Team Competition
edit- Preliminary Round Robin
- Lost to India (0-2)
- Defeated Soviet Union (2-0)
- Defeated Poland (3-0)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-5)
- Lost to Zimbabwe (1-4) → 5th place
- Team Roster:
Judo
editModern pentathlon
editTwo male pentathletes represented Austria in 1980.
Individual Competition:
- Alexander Topay — 4784 points (→ 35th place)
- Helmut Wieser — 4582 points (→ 38th place)
Rowing
editSailing
edit- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Wolfgang Mayrhofer | Flying Dutchman | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 46.7 | 
| |
| Hubert Porkert Hermann Kupfner |
Tornado | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 67.7 | 7 | |
| Hubert Raudaschl Karl Ferstl |
Star | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 31.7 |
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Shooting
edit- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Heinrich Münzberger | Trap | 188 | 14 |
| Gerhard Petritsch | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 596 | 
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| Hannes Rainer | 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 20 |
| Nikolaus Reinprecht | Trap | 187 | 18 |
| Hermann Sailer | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 588 | 19 |
| Franz Schitzhofer | Skeet | 191 | 24 |
| Nicky Szapáry | 194 | 16 | |
| Wolfram Waibel, Sr. | 50 m rifle three positions | 1140 | 24 |
| 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 25 | |
Swimming
editMen's 100m Freestyle
- Herwig Bayer
- Heats — 52.79 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Herwig Bayer
- Heats — (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Kurt Dittrich
- Heats — (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heidi Koch
- Heats — (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Marianne Humpelstetter
- Heats — (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Sonja Hausladen
- Heats — (→ 16th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Sonja Hausladen
- Heats — (→ 12th place)
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Austria at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.