Austria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 73 competitors, 66 men and 7 women, took part in 62 events in 17 sports.

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

Athletics
Men's Long Jump
 * Andreas Steiner
 * Qualification &mdash; 7.61m (→ did not advance)
 * Teddy Steinmayr
 * Qualification &mdash; 7.36m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put
 * Klaus Bodenmüller
 * Qualifying Heat – 18.89m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw
 * Johann Lindner
 * Qualifying Heat &mdash; 76.60m
 * Final &mdash; 75.36m (→ 10th place)

Men's Decathlon
 * Georg Werthner &mdash; 7753 points (→ 21st place)
 * 100 metres &mdash; 11.52s
 * Long Jump &mdash; 7.36m
 * Shot Put &mdash; 13.93m
 * High Jump &mdash; 1.94m
 * 400 metres &mdash; 49.99s
 * 110m Hurdles &mdash; 15.64s
 * Discus Throw &mdash; 38.82m
 * Pole Vault &mdash; 4.60m
 * Javelin Throw &mdash; 67.04m
 * 1.500 metres &mdash; 4:26.42s

Cycling
Seven cyclists, all men, represented Austria in 1988.


 * Men's road race
 * Mario Traxl
 * Johann Lienhart
 * Dietmar Hauer


 * Men's team time trial
 * Dietmar Hauer
 * Norbert Kostel
 * Johann Lienhart
 * Mario Traxl


 * Men's team pursuit
 * Roland Königshofer
 * Johann Lienhart
 * Kurt Schmied
 * Franz Stocher


 * Men's points race
 * Roland Königshofer

Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Austria in 1988.


 * Men's foil
 * Benny Wendt
 * Anatol Richter


 * Men's épée
 * Arno Strohmeyer
 * Johannes Nagele
 * Axel Birnbaum

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Austria in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:
 * Helmut Spannagl &mdash; 4833 pts (→ 36th place)

Men's Team Competition:
 * Spannagl &mdash; 4833 pts (→ 23rd place)

Sailing

 * Men
 * Open

Shooting

 * Men
 * Women
 * Open

Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
 * Markus Opatril
 * Heat &mdash; 24.32 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
 * Alexander Pilhatsch
 * Heat &mdash; 24.42 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle
 * Markus Opatril
 * Heat &mdash; 52.66 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
 * Stefan Opatril
 * Heat &mdash; DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 200m Freestyle
 * Alesander Placheta
 * Heat &mdash; 1:56.11 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke
 * Thomas Böhm
 * Heat &mdash; 1:04.96 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke
 * Thomas Böhm
 * Heat &mdash; 2:24.15 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly
 * Reinhold Leitner
 * Heat &mdash; 56.72 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly
 * Reinhold Leitner
 * Heat &mdash; 2:02.18 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Stefan Opatril, Markus Opatril, Alesander Placheta, and Alexander Pilhatsch
 * Heat &mdash; DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
 * Barbara Paulus
 * First Round – Defeated Bettina Fulco (Argentina) 7-6 6-4
 * Second Round – Defeated Jana Novotná (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 6-3
 * Third Round – Lost to Zina Garrison (USA) 5-7 2-6