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 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...

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
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's combined
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Men's downhill
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's downhill
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating.-Event summary:Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the...	Women's singles
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's downhill
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...	Women's combined
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating.-Event summary:Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the...	Men's singles

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Edi Mall	Downhill					3:09.3	19
Eberhard Kneisl						3:08.3	15
Engelbert Haider						3:08.2	14
Hans Nogler Hans Nogler Hans Nogler was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics....						3:03.2	9
Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Innsbruck the capital of Tyrol....						3:01.2	5
Franz Gabl Franz Gabl Franz Gabl is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in the downhill at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.- References :...						2:59.1
Christian Pravda Christian Pravda Christian Pravda was an alpine ski racer.He was born in Kufstein, Austria.At age 20, he participated in the 1948 Winter Olympics in the slalom, but was disqualified....	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Anton Hinterholzen		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Engelbert Haider		1:13.3	17	1:09.5	22	2:22.8	17
Edi Mall		1:12.2	15	1:06.1	12	2:18.3	11
Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf Egon Schöpf is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Innsbruck the capital of Tyrol....		1:11.1	11	1:03.1	2	2:14.2	6

Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Eberhard Kneisl	1:18.1	1:07.8	12	12.36	11
Engelbert Haider	1:16.4	1:11.8	16	13.26	13
Hans Nogler Hans Nogler Hans Nogler was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics....	1:12.2	1:14.8	14	9.96	8
Edi Mall	1:09.5	1:06.5	2	8.54	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sophie Nogler	Downhill					2:47.0	26
Erika Mahringer Erika Mahringer Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th...						2:39.3	19
Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf						2:39.0	17
Annelore Zückert						2:38.4	16
Resi Hammerer Resi Hammerer Therese "Resi" Hammerer was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.She was born in Mittelberg....						2:30.2
Trude Jochum-Beiser						2:29.1
Annelore Zückert	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf		1:06.9	15	59.8	7	2:06.7	6
Resi Hammerer Resi Hammerer Therese "Resi" Hammerer was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.She was born in Mittelberg....		1:04.4	9	1:04.2	13	2:08.6	7
Erika Mahringer Erika Mahringer Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th...		59.8	2	58.2	5	1:58.0

Women's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Resi Hammerer Resi Hammerer Therese "Resi" Hammerer was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.She was born in Mittelberg....	1:08.9	1:10.9	18	11.87	12
Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf	1:02.1	1:02.2	3	9.76	7
Trude Jochum-Beiser	1:01.8	1:08.7	8	6.58
Erika Mahringer Erika Mahringer Erika "Riki" Mahringer is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th...	58.4	59.7	1	7.04

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Hubert Hammerschmied	1'32:47	68
	Karl Martitsch	1'31:19	64
	Paul Haslwanter	1'31:00	61
	Josef Deutschmann Josef Deutschmann Josef Deutschmann is an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 46th.-External links:*...	1'27:43	46
	Matthias Noichl Matthias Noichl Matthias "Hias" Noichl was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s.In 1948 he finished 45th in the 18 km competition....	1'27:34	45
	Engelbert Hundertpfund Engelbert Hundertpfund Engelbert Hundertpfund was an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 39th.-External links:**...	1'25:41	39
	Josl Gstrein Josl Gstrein Josef "Josl" Gstrein is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the 50 km competition and finished twelfth and in...	1'25:04	36
	Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:...	1:23.19	28
50 km	Josl Gstrein Josl Gstrein Josef "Josl" Gstrein is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the 50 km competition and finished twelfth and in...	4'21:13	12

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Josl Gstrein Josl Gstrein Josef "Josl" Gstrein is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the 50 km competition and finished twelfth and in... Josef Deutschmann Josef Deutschmann Josef Deutschmann is an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 46th.-External links:*... Engelbert Hundertpfund Engelbert Hundertpfund Engelbert Hundertpfund was an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 39th.-External links:**... Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider Karl Rafreider was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:...	2'47:18	4

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951–1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships...	8	12	162.655	79	9
Hellmut May	7	7	165.666	68	8
Edi Rada Edi Rada Edi Rada was an Austrian figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and was the 1949 European Champion. He won a bronze medal at the 1949 World Figure Skating Championships....	3	4	178.133	33

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Ingeborg Solar	23	9	135.444	186	20
Hildegard Appeltauer	18	20	139.300	155	18
Martha Musilek Bachem	14	7	144.456	103	9
Eva Pawlik Eva Pawlik Eva Pawlik was an Austrian figure skater , a show star, an actress and the first European figure skater to be a TV figure skating commentator .-Childhood:Born in 1927, Pawlik was regarded as a child prodigy, able to jump a single axel and do a large number of spins...	3	2	157.588	24

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Final rank
Susanne Giebisch Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951–1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships...	9.290	117.5	11
Herta Ratzenhofer Emil Ratzenhofer	9.436	111.5	9

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.

Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	8	7	0	1	69	5	15
	8	7	0	1	80	18	15
	8	6	2	0	67	21	12
	8	4	4	0	55	28	8
	8	3	5	0	39	47	6
	8	2	6	0	29	97	4
7th	8	1	7	0	33	77	2
	8	0	8	0	24	156	0
*	8	5	3	0	86	33	10

* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.

• Poland 7-5 Austria
• United Kingdom 5-4 Austria
• Switzerland 11-2 Austria
• Sweden 7-1 Austria
• Czechoslovakia 17-3 Austria
• Austria 16-5 Italy
• USA 13-2 Austria
• Canada 12-0 Austria

Contestants Franz Csöngei  Fritz Demmer  Egon Engel  Walter Feistritzer  Gustav Gross  Fredl Huber  Julius Juhn  Oskar Nowak  Hansjörg Reichel  Hans Schneider  Willibald Stanek  Herbert Ulrich  Fritz Walter  Helfried Winger  Rudolf Wurmbrandt

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 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948....

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

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. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country		Ski Jumping					Total
		Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Distance 3	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Hubert Hammerschmied	Individual	154.50	30	58.5	62.0	62.5	202.4	14	356.90	23
Karl Martitsch		162.00	27	59.0	60.0	61.0	198.2	17	360.20	21
Paul Haslwanter		163.50	25	DNF	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Josl Gstrein Josl Gstrein Josef "Josl" Gstrein is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the 50 km competition and finished twelfth and in...		193.50	17	63.5	61.0	59.5	188.2	25	381.70	16

Skeleton

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Run 5		Run 6		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hugo Kuranda Hugo Kuranda Hugo Kuranda is an Austrian skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He competed in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, but did not finish.-References:* **...	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank
Helmut Hadwiger	Normal hill	51.0	56.5	181.4	35
Toni Wieser		59.0	61.5	192.1	28
Gregor Höll		60.0	62.5	195.8	24
Hubert Hammerschmied		61.0	63.0	199.8	19

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Ferdinand Preindl	48.7	41
	Gustav Slanec	47.4	37
1500 m	Ferdinand Preindl	2:38.6	44
	Gustav Slanec	2:31.9	40
	Max Stiepl Max Stiepl Maximilian "Max" Stiepl was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition...	2:31.2	38
5000 m	Max Stiepl Max Stiepl Maximilian "Max" Stiepl was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition...	9:05.0	24
10,000 m	Max Stiepl Max Stiepl Maximilian "Max" Stiepl was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres competition...	19:25.5	10