Austria sent 72 athletes to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, winning three medals across shooting and athletics.
Key Facts
- Total athletes
- 72 (56 men, 16 women)
- Sports represented
- 15
- Total medals won
- 3
- Silver medal
- Wolfram Waibel Jr., men's 10 m air rifle
- Bronze medals
- Waibel (50 m rifle 3 pos.) & Kiesl (1,500 m)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Austria, as a sovereign nation with an active National Olympic Committee, qualified athletes across multiple disciplines for the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia. Selection was managed by the Austrian Olympic Committee, which fielded competitors in 15 sports.
Seventy-two Austrian athletes competed at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics across 15 sports including athletics, shooting, rowing, and sailing. Shooter Wolfram Waibel Jr. and middle-distance runner Theresia Kiesl were among the delegation's standout performers during the Games.
Austria concluded the 1996 Games with three medals: a silver and a bronze for Wolfram Waibel Jr. in shooting events, and a bronze for Theresia Kiesl in the women's 1,500 m, representing a modest but successful outcome for the Austrian delegation.
Result
at Atlanta, Georgia, United States