Austria at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Austria at the 1932 Winter Olympics

IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at (in German)
in Lake Placid
Competitors	7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Harald Paumgarten
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Austria competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, February 4 to February 15. The team was composed of 7 athletes, consisting of 6 men and 1 women.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Karl Schäfer	Figure skating	Men's singles
Silver	Fritzi Burger	Figure skating	Women's singles

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
AUT-1	Hugo Weinstengl Johann Baptist Gudenus	Two-man	2:23.83	12	2:21.82	12	2:16.19	12	2:14.58	12	9:16.42	12

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
18 km	Gregor Höll	1'55:18	41
	Harald Paumgarten	1'41:20	29
	Harald Bosio	1'38:23	21

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Karl Schäfer	Men's singles	1	1	9	2602.0

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Fritzi Burger	Women's singles	2	2	18	2167.1

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics

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 of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (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.

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
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Gregor Höll	Individual	1'55:18	114.00	28	55.0 (fall)	57.0 (fall)	71.0	33	185.00	33
Harald Paumgarten		1'41:20	172.50	15	38.5	45.0	169.7	25	342.20	18
Harald Bosio		1'38:23	186.00	10	49.5 (fall)	49.5	112.7	30	298.70	29

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Harald Bosio	Normal hill	68.0	29.0 (fall)	34	DNF	–	–	DNF	–
Harald Paumgarten	Normal hill	42.5	80.7	28	46.5	82.7	27	163.4	25

References

"Flagbearers for Austria". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

Sources

(ed.) George Lattimer (1932). Official Report III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 (PDF). III Olympic Winter Games Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
Olympic Winter Games 1932, full results by sports-reference.com

v t e Nations at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States
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Austria at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Intercalated Games	1906

Austria hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics.

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