Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics

1928 Winter Olympics

The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...

in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....	Men's singles
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....	Women's singles
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....	Pairs
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....	Pairs

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
AUT-1	Franz Lorenz Franz Lorenz Franz Lorenz was an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. In 1928 he finished 22nd in the four-man event.-References:*** - p. 415.... Franz Wohlgemuth Franz Wohlgemuth Franz Wohlgemuth was an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936.-References:*** - p. 415.... Eduard Pechanda Benno Karner Richard Lorenz Richard Lorenz Richard Lorenz is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. In 1928 he finished 22nd in the four-man event.-References:*** - p. 415....	Five-man	1:44.2	14	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
AUT-2	Gustav Mader Hugo Weinstengel Michael Waissnix Walter Sehr Franz Pamperl	Five-man	1:52.3	23	1:49.7	22	3:42.0	22

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Harald Paumgarten Harald Paumgarten Harald Paumgarten was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s....	1'51:43	17

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.He competed with Herma Szabo and won the World Championships in 1925 and 1927. They won the bronze in 1926. After Szabo retired, Wrede competed with Melitta Brunner, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 1928 Winter...	Men's singles	10	6	53	1368.75	8
Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...		6	4	35	1463.75	4
Willy Böckl		2	2	13	1625.50

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Grete Kubitschek	Women's singles	15	17	110	1778.50	17
Ilse Hornung Ilse Hornung Ilse Hornung was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She finished eighth at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games and won the silver medal at the 1930 European Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-References:*...		10	7	54	2050.75	8
Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1929 World Championships. As a pair skater, she skated with Ludwig Wrede and won the bronze at the 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz...		7	9	48	2087.50	7
Fritzi Burger Fritzi Burger Friederike "Fritzi" Burger was an Austrian figure skater competitive in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was Jewish.-Career:...		6	2	25	2248.50

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Score	Final rank
Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner Melitta Brunner was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1929 World Championships. As a pair skater, she skated with Ludwig Wrede and won the bronze at the 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz... Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.He competed with Herma Szabo and won the World Championships in 1925 and 1927. They won the bronze in 1926. After Szabo retired, Wrede competed with Melitta Brunner, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 1928 Winter...	29	93.25
Lilly Scholz Lilly Scholz Lilly Scholz was an Austrian pair skater. She and partner Otto Kaiser won the 1929 World Championship in pair skating. They won the silver medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics... Otto Kaiser Otto Kaiser (figure skater) Otto Kaiser was an Austrian pair skater. He and his partner Lilly Scholz won the 1929 World Championship in pair skating...	17	99.25

Ice hockey

Group C

The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
	2	1	0	1	5	4
	2	0	0	2	4	4
	2	0	1	1	0	1

February 11		4:4 (2:4,1:0,1:0)
February 11		0:0 -

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Herbert Brück Walter Brück Jacques Dietrichstein Hans Ertl Hans Ertl (ice hockey) Hans Ertl was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the Austrian ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:* *... Josef Göbl Hans Kail Herbert Klang Ulrich Lederer Walter Sell Reginald Spevak Reginald Spevak Reginald Spevak was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the Austrian ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*... Hans Tatzer Harry Weiß Harry Weiß Hermann "Harry" Weiss was an Austrian ice hockey goaltender who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the Austrian ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament....

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics

At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.-Medal summary:...

 of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country			Ski Jumping				Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Harald Paumgarten Harald Paumgarten Harald Paumgarten was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s....	Individual	1'51:43	12.750	10	38.5	38.0	10.958	24	11.854	17

Skeleton

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Louis Hasenknopf Louis Hasenknopf Louis Hasenknopf was an Austrian skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He finished eighth in the men's skeleton event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:...	1:15.4	9	1:10.9	8	1:10.4	8	3:36.7	8
Franz Unterlechner Franz Unterlechner Franz Unterlechner was an Austrian skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He finished sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**...	1:05.9	8	1:03.4	5	1:04.2	5	3:13.5	6

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1 (Dist.)	Jump 2 (Dist.)	Total
				Points	Rank
Harald Bosio Harald Bosio Harald Bosio was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s...	Normal hill	36.5	52.0	12.062	29

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Rudolf Riedl	49.1	24
	Otto Polacsek Otto Polacsek Otto Polacsek was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished eighth in the 5000 metres event and 21st in the 500 metres competition. He also started in the abandoned 10000 metres competition.-External links:*...	47.5	21
	Fritz Moser	46.7	18
1500 m	Rudolf Riedl	2:37.8	22
	Fritz Moser	2:31.4	16
5000 m	Fritz Moser	9:57.8	27
	Rudolf Riedl	9:53.5	26
	Otto Polacsek Otto Polacsek Otto Polacsek was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished eighth in the 5000 metres event and 21st in the 500 metres competition. He also started in the abandoned 10000 metres competition.-External links:*...	9:08.9	8