Austria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation
Austria at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Austria
IPC codeAUT
NPCAustrian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.oepc.at (in German)
in Paris, France
28 August 2024 (2024-08-28) – 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors24 (17 men and 7 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearers Henriett Koósz
Pepo Puch
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Austria are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 2 1 3
Badminton 0 1 1
Cycling 4 2 6
Equestrian 2 2 4
Paracanoeing 1 0 1
Paratriathlon 1 0 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 2 1 3
Table tennis 1 0 1
Wheelchair tennis 2 0 2
Total 17 7 24

Archery

For the first time in Paralympics Games, Austria secured a quota place in the men's compound, event by virtue of the nations result at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Michael Meier Men's individual compound 691 13  Charao Ferreira (BRA)

Athletics

Austrian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Georg Schober Men's shot put F63
Bil Marinkovic Men's discus throw F11
Natalija Eder Women's javelin throw F13

Badminton

Austria has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Henriett Koósz Women's singles WH1  To (BEL)
 
 Kwon (KOR)
 

Cycling

Austria entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Thomas Frühwirth Men's road race H4
Men's time trial H4
Alexander Gritsch Men's road race H4
Men's time trial H4
Franz-Josef Lässer Men's road race C4-5
Men's time trial C5
Wolfgang Steinbichler Men's road race T1-2
Men's time trial T1-2
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Svetlana Moshkovich Women's road race H1-2-3-4
Women's time trial H4-5
Cornelia Wibmer Women's road race H1-2-3-4
Women's time trial H4-5

Track

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Franz-Josef Lässer Men's 1000 m C4-5
Men's pursuit C5

Equestrian

Austria entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, as one of the top two teams, not yet qualified, through final world para dressage rankings.

Individual
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Pepo Puch Sailor's Blue Individual championship test grade II
Individual freestyle test grade II
Valentina Strobl Bequia Simba Individual championship test grade IV
Individual freestyle test grade IV
Julia Sciancalepore Heinrich IV Individual championship test grade I
Individual freestyle test grade I
Thomas Haller Espalion Individual championship test grade III
Individual freestyle test grade III
Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT Score Rank
Pepo Puch See above Team
Valentina Strobl
Julia Sciancalepore
Thomas Haller

Paracanoeing

Austria earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Markus Swoboda Men's KL2
Men's VL3

Paratriathlon

Austria have qualified one quota for the paratriathlon via world rankings.

Athlete Event Swim Trans 1 Bike Trans 2 Run Total time Rank
Florian Brungraber Men's PTWC

Shooting

Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Josef Pacher R5 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2
R9 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH2

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Andreas Onea Men's 100 m breaststroke SB8
Men's 200 m individual medley SM8
Andreas Ernhofer Men's 50 m freestyle S4
Men's 100 m freestyle S4
Men's 200 m freestyle S4
Men's 50 m backstroke S4
Men's 50 m breaststroke SB3
Men's 150 metre individual medley SM4
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Janina Falk Women's 100 m breaststroke SB14
Women's 100 m butterfly S14 1:11.67 13 Did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley SM14

Table tennis

Austria entered one athletes for the Paralympic games. Krisztian Gardos qualified for the games through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Krisztian Gardos Men's individual C10

Wheelchair tennis

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Josef Riegler Men's singles  Dharmasena (SRI)
 
Nico Langmann  Hang (KOR)
 
Josef Riegler
Nico Langmann
Men's doubles Bye  Hang /
Im (KOR)
 

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
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