Austria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oeoc.at (in German)
in Moscow
Competitors83 (64 men and 19 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Karl Ferstl
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldElisabeth Theurer
Mon Cherie
EquestrianIndividual Dressage
 SilverWolfgang MayrhoferSailingMen's Finn Individual Competition
 SilverHubert Raudaschl
Karl Ferstl
SailingStar Team Competition (mixed)
 BronzeGerhard PetritschShooting25m Rapid Fire Pistol (60 shots)

Archery

In 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

Men'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

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Austria in 1980.

Individual road race
  • Herbert Spindler
  • Johann Traxler
  • Johann Lienhart
  • Kurt Zellhofer
Team time trial
  • Johann Lienhart
  • Peter Muckenhuber
  • Herbert Spindler
  • Johann Summer

Diving

Men'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

Hockey

Women's Team Competition

  • 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:
    • Patricia Lorenz
    • Sabine Blemenschütz
    • Elisabeth Pistauer
    • Andrea Kozma
    • Brigitta Pecanka
    • Brigitte Kindler
    • Friederike Stern
    • Regina Lorenz
    • Eleonore Pecanka
    • Ilse Stipanovsky
    • Andrea Porsch
    • Erika Csar
    • Dorit Ganster
    • Ulrike Kleinhansl
    • Eva Cambal
    • Jana Cejpek

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Austria in 1980.

Individual Competition:

  • Alexander Topay — 4784 points (→ 35th place)
  • Helmut Wieser — 4582 points (→ 38th place)

Rowing

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wolfgang Mayrhofer Flying Dutchman 1 6 7 11 2 2 10 46.7
Hubert Porkert
Hermann Kupfner
Tornado 2 7 6 RET 7 7 8 67.7 7
Hubert Raudaschl
Karl Ferstl
Star 1 4 DSQ 3 2 1 9 31.7

Shooting

Open
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Heinrich Münzberger Trap 188 14
Gerhard Petritsch 25 m rapid fire pistol 596
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

Men'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

Wrestling

References

  1. "Austria at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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