Sport in Austria

Innsbruck Austria was twice the capital of the Winter Olympic Games ( 1964 and 1976 ).

The Austrians perform much more successfully at the Winter Olympics than at the summer. In alpine skiing, Austria is the undisputed leader in Olympic history, having won more than 100 awards, outstripping France in second place in this indicator by almost 50 medals. Among the famous Austrian skiers are Tony Seiler , Stefan Eberharter , Benny Reich , Herman Mayer , Michaela Dorfmeister and many others.

Also, in recent years, Austrians have been successful in ski jumping. Olympic champions and multiple world champions are Thomas Morgenstern , Andreas Kofler , Gregor Schlierenzauer , Wolfgang Loitzl .

In ski biathlon, the Austrian national team led by Felix Gottwald successfully performed at the 2006 and 2010 Games.

Before World War II, the Austrians were one of the leaders in world figure skating, but in the 1950s and 1960s, their success declined, the last Olympic medal in this sport was won in 1972.

In summer sports, the Austrians won the largest number of Olympic awards in kayaking and canoeing (14) and swimming (12). In no other sport do they have 10 awards. In general, at the last summer Olympics, the Austrians perform unsuccessfully: at the 6 Games in 1992-2012, 4 times Austria was left without gold awards at all. In the entire history of the Summer Games, only 1 time did the Austrians manage to win more than 10 awards: this happened in 1936 in Berlin.

Austria Ice Hockey World Championships

Throughout its history, the Austrian national team won 2 bronze medals: in 1931 and 1947. It has not participated in the playoffs since 1994. Moreover, the support of fans did not help the national team at home championships. In 2005, the national team disgracefully performed at the championship at home, taking 16th place. In the future, the team establishes itself as a lifter team , constantly moving between the top and first division. 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship

In 2008, Austria, together with Switzerland, hosted the European Football Championship , which was held at the highest level. In Austria, matches were held in four cities - Vienna , Innsbruck , Salzburg and Klagenfurt . In Vienna, the most matches took place - three games of the group stage, 2 quarter finals, semifinals and finals. Although the national team did not leave the group, the Austrians were still satisfied with the very level of the championship.

Wilhelm Steinitz , a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was the first world chess champion.

Tennis player Thomas Mouster won the French Open Tennis Championship in 1995, and in 1996 led the world singles ranking for 6 weeks.

The table tennis player Werner Schlager in 2003 sensationally won the World Cup in Paris .

The Austrian yachtsman Hubert Raudashl is the only person in history who participated in 9 consecutive Olympics (he went to the start of Olympic regattas from 1964 to 1996). In addition, Raudashl is one of three athletes who participated in at least 9 Career Games.

• 1950 European Aquatics Championship (Vienna)
• 1951 World Table Tennis Championships (Vienna)
• 1964 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck)
• 1967 Ice Hockey World Championship (Vienna)
• 1971 Fencing World Championship (Vienna)
• Judo World Championship 1975 (Vienna)
• 1976 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck)
• 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship (Vienna)
• 1983 Fencing World Championship (Vienna)
• Judo World Championship 1984 (Vienna)
• 1987 Ice Hockey World Championship (Vienna)
• European Aquatics Championship 1995 (Vienna)
• 1996 Ice Hockey World Championship (Vienna)
• 2005 Ice Hockey World Championship (Innsbruck, Vienna)
• European Football Championship 2008 (Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Klagenfurt)

• Austrian Olympic Committee (German)