Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | AUT | ||||||||
NOC | Austrian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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in Beijing | |||||||||
Competitors | 70 in 14 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Hans-Peter Steinacher (opening) Ludwig Paischer (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 61st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Other related appearances | |||||||||
1906 Intercalated Games |
Austria sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
*Harald Ambros withdrew after the dressage competition because his horse suffered from an injury.
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
All five singles players participated in the team events, with Veronika Heine completing the women's team and Daniel Habesohn as a reserve for the men's team.
Four Austrian beach volleyball teams had qualified for the Olympics, but the women's team Montagnolli - Swoboda was replaced by the Swiss team Kuhn - Schwer, because of medical reasons. There are now three beach volley teams in the games: