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Three sportsmen from Austria competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Though Austria was then a part of Austria-Hungary, most sources separate Austrian competitors from the Hungarians at the 1896 Games. The Austrians won two gold medals, a silver, and two bronzes, nearly identical to the results garnered by the seven Hungarians. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...

Austria sent three competitors in three sports. They had eight entries in as many events, winning five medals.

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Austria	2	1	2	5

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Gold

• Paul Neumann - swimming, 500 metre freestyle
• Adolf Schmal - cycling, 12 hour race

Paul Neumann (13 June 1875 – 9 February 1932) was an Austrian swimmer. ...

Silver

• Otto Herschmann - swimming, 100 metrefreestyle

Otto Herschmann (4 January 1877 – 14 June 1942) was an Austrian swimmer. ...

Bronze

• Adolf Schmal - cycling, 333 metres
• Adolf Schmal - cycling, 10 kilometres

Results by event

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

All three of Schmal's medals were won in the cycling competitions, even though he competed in two different sports. He competed in four events, earning a top three finish in three of them. At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested. ...

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Schmal also competed in the sabre fencing tournament, placing fourth in the five-man round robin. At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested. ...

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Two Austrian swimmers competed in 1896. One of the two competed in each of the three open events, and each swimmer won one medal. At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested. ...

Otto Herschmann (4 January 1877 – 14 June 1942) was an Austrian swimmer. ... Paul Neumann served as Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii under the administrations of King David Kalakaua from December 14, 1883 to September 18, 1884 and Queen Liliuokalani from August 29 to November 1, 1892. ...

References

• Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896, Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1])
• Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary, Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2])
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games, London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.

The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ...