Austria competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles, United States. 102 competitors, 71 men and 31 women, took part in 72 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

Archery

In its third appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Austria again entered only one competitor. This time, however, it was the first Austrian woman to compete in Olympic archery. Women's Individual Competition * Ursula Valenta — 2395 points (→ 32nd place)

Athletics

Men's Marathon *

Gerhard Hartmann Gerhard Hartmann (born 12 January 1955 in Reutte) is a retired long-distance runner from Austria, who won the Vienna Marathon three times in a row, starting in 1985. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympi ...

** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's Decathlon *

Georg Werthner Dr. Georg Werthner (born April 7, 1956, in Linz) is a decathlete from Austria, who was the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In the 1988 Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18 seconds after him to bec ...

** Final — 8028 points (→ 9th place) Men's 20 km Walk *

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** Final — 1:33:58 (→ 29th place) Men's Hammer Throw *

Johann Lindner Johann "Hans" Lindner (born 3 May 1959 in Tragail, Paternion, Carinthia) is a retired hammer thrower from Austria, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He also competed at the Winter Olympics ...

** Qualification — 71.28 m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot Put * Erwin Weitzl ** Qualifying Round — 18.96 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) * Konrad König *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to Khemais Refai (Tunisia), RSC-1 Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) *Olaf Mayer *# First Round — Lost to Peter Hussing (West Germany), 0:5

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists, seven men and two women, represented Austria in 1984. ;Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, Men's individual road race * Helmut Wechselberger * Kurt Zellhofer * Johann Traxler * Paul Popp ;Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial, Team time trial * Karl Krenauer * Hans Lienhart * Peter Muckenhuber * Helmut Wechselberger ;Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 1 km time trial, 1000m time trial * Paul Popp ;Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit, Individual pursuit * Karl Krenauer ;Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's points race, Points race * Kurt Zellhofer * Paul Popp ;Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race, Women's individual road race * Johanna Hack → 26th place * Hilde Dobiasch → 38th place

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

Eight fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1984. ;Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, Men's foil * Robert Blaschka * Joachim Wendt * Georg Somloi ;Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil, Men's team foil * Joachim Wendt, Dieter Kotlowski, Georg Somloi, Robert Blaschka, Georg Loisel ;Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée, Men's épée * Arno Strohmeyer * Hannes Lembacher ;Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre, Men's sabre * Hanns Brandstätter

Handball

;Women's Team Competition *Team Roster **Ulrike Popp **Martina Neubauer **Susanne Unger **Milena Gschiessl-Foltyn **Maria Sykora **Sylvia Steinbauer **Karin Hillinger **Elisabeth Zehetner **Gabriele Gebauer **Vesna Radovic **Teresa Zielewicz **Monika Unger

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Austria in 1984. Men's Individual Competition: * Michael Billwein — 4760 points (→ 32nd place) * Ingo Peirits — 3682 points (→ 51st place) * Horst Stocker (pentathlete), Horst Stocker — 3432 points (→ 52nd place) Men's Team Competition: * Billwein, Peirits, and Stocker — 11874 points (→ 17th place)

Rowing

Sailing

;Men ;Open

Shooting

;Men ;Women ;Open

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle *Alexander Pilhatsch ** Heat — 52.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 100m Breaststroke *Thomas Böhm ** Heat — 1:04.60 ** B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place) *Gerhard Prohaska ** Heat — 1:06.41 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200m Breaststroke *Thomas Böhm ** Heat — 2:22.17 ** B-Final — 2:22.09 (→ 14th place) *Gerhard Prohaska ** Heat — 2:27.85 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley *Alexander Pilhatsch ** Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's 200m Butterfly *Sonja Hausladen ** Heat — 2:13.50 ** Final — 2:15.38 (→ 7th place) *Brigitte Wanderer ** Heat — 2:21.16 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Women's 200m Individual Medley *Brigitte Wanderer ** Heat — 2:26.85 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 400m Individual Medley *Sonja Hausladen ** Heat — 4:58.68 ** B-Final — 4:57.78 (→ 13th place) *Monika Bayer ** Heat — 5:05.61 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Synchronized swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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