Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
competed at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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, Canada. 60 competitors, 54 men and 6 women, took part in 44 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
Archery
In its first appearance in the archery competition at the Olympics, Austria entered one man.
Men's Individual Competition:
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Oswald Probts — 2173 points (→ 33rd place)
Athletics
Men's Decathlon
*
Georg Werthner
** Final — 7443 points (→ 16th place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Austria in 1976.
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Individual road race
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Herbert Spindler — 4:49:01 (→ 18th place)
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Roman Humenberger — 4:49:01 (→ 21st place)
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Wolfgang Steinmayr
Wolfgang Steinmayr (born 6 September 1944) is an Austrian former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics
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— 4:49:01 (→ 27th place)
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Rudolf Mitteregger — 5:00:19 (→ 51st place)
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Team time trial
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Leo Karner
Leo Karner (born 4 November 1952) is an Austrian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Roman Humenberger
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Rudolf Mitteregger
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Johann Summer
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1976.
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Men's épée
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Karl-Heinz Müller
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Peter Zobl-Wessely
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Herbert Lindner
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Men's team épée
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Herbert Lindner,
Karl-Heinz Müller,
Herbert Polzhuber,
Peter Zobl-Wessely
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Men's sabre
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Hanns Brandstätter
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
;Open
Shooting
;Open
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
Summer Olympics
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