List of Austrian sportspeople

Fencing

Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy) (1882–1961), saber fencer, Olympic silver
Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (1872–1939), sabre fencer, Olympic bronze
Dr. Otto Herschmann (1877–1942), saber fencer, Olympic silver; 100-m freestyle in swimming, Olympic silver
Ellen Preis (1912–2007), foil fencer, 3-time world champion (1947, 1949, and 1950), Olympic champion, 17-time Austrian champion

Formula One

Austria has produced two Formula One champions, Jochen Rindt and Niki Lauda. The following is a list of drivers.

Gerhard Berger (1959–)
Harald Ertl (1948–1982), Died in 1982 due to an aircraft accident
Patrick Friesacher (1980–), Drove for Minardi in 2005, scoring three points in the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix
Christian Klien (1983–), Drove for Red Bull Racing and HRT in F1.
Niki Lauda (1949–2019), three time Formula one world champion
Roland Ratzenberger (1960–1994), died in 1994 due to race related accident
Jochen Rindt (1942–1970), Formula one world champion, died in 1970 due to race related accident
Karl Wendlinger (1968–), currently driving in the FIA GT Championship
Alexander Wurz (1974–), currently driving for Honda (as a test driver)

Football

The Bundesliga is Austria's professional football league.

David Alaba (1992–) – defender
Marko Arnautović (1989–) – player
Stefan Bliem (1983–) – goalkeeper
Fritz Dünmann (1884–1942) – striker
Otto Fischer (1901–1941), left winger and coach
Toni Fritsch (1945–2005), former Austrian football player and former placekicker for several National Football League teams (American football)
Andreas Herzog (1968–) – footballer and manager
Josef Hickersberger (1948–), football player and coach
Veli Kavlak (1988–) – player
Hans Krankl (1953–), footballer and coach
Božo Kovačević (1979–)
Peter Pacult
Yasin Pehlivan (1989–) – midfielder
Emanuel Pogatetz (1983–)
Toni Polster (1964–)
Herbert Prohaska (1955–)
Helmut Riegler (1976–)
Harald Ruckendorfer (1982–)
Paul Scharner (1980–) – player
Max Scheuer (1895–1941) , defender; national team
Heinrich Schönfeld (1900 – 1976), forward and manager
Matthias Sindelar (1903–1939), nicknamed "the Mozart of football", Voted the greatest Austrian football player of all time.

Hockey

Christoph Brandner, NHL hockey player
André Burakovsky, Austria-born Swedish, left wing (Colorado Avalanche)
Robert Burakovsky, Sweden, right wing (NHL)
Reinhard Divis, NHL hockey player
Hans Dobida, inductee into the IIHF Hall of Fame
Michael Grabner
Thomas Vanek, NHL hockey player
Walter Wasservogel, inductee into the IIHF Hall of Fame

Mountaineering

Karl Blodig, first to climb all alpine mountains above 4000m
Hermann Buhl, first ascent of Nanga Parbat (1953), first ascent of Broad Peak (1957)
Kurt Diemberger, first ascents of Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960)
Peter Habeler, first ascent of Mount Everest without oxygen (together with Reinhold Messner)
Heinrich Harrer, first ascent of the Carstensz Pyramid
Fritz Moravec, first ascent of Gasherbrum II together with Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart
Ludwig Purtscheller, first ascent of Kilimanjaro (1889)
Marcus Schmuck, first ascent of Broad Peak (1957), initiator and leader of the OEAV Karakoram Expedition
Herbert Tichy, first ascent of Cho Oyu
Fritz Wintersteller, first ascent of Broad Peak (1957)

Sailing

Andreas Geritzer, sailor
Roman Hagara, sailor (Olympic champion 2000 and 2004 with Hans-Peter Steinacher)
Hans-Peter Steinacher, sailor (Olympic champion 2000 and 2004 with Roman Hagara)

Skating

Fritzi Burger, figure skater, Olympic 2x silver, World Championship 2x silver
Emese Hunyady, speed skater (Olympic champion 1994)
Felix Kasper, figure skater, Olympic bronze

Skiing

Armin Assinger (1964–)
Dieter Bartsch (1948–), coach
Michaela Dorfmeister (1973–), Olympic champion
Christoph Ebenbichler (1983–)
Stephan Eberharter (1969–), Olympic champion
Anna Fenninger (1969–), Olympic champion
Andreas Goldberger (1972–), ski jumper
Renate Götschl (1975–)
Christl Haas (1943–2001)
Hansi Hinterseer (1954–)
Marcel Hirscher (1989–)
Franz Klammer (1953–)
Stefan Kraft, ski jumper (world record holder)
Hermann Maier (1972–), Olympic champion
Ulrike Maier, Olympic champion (1967–1994)
Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953–), Olympic champion
Patrick Ortlieb (1967–), Olympic champion
Benjamin Raich (1978–), Olympic champion
Toni Sailer (1935–2009), won all three gold medals, earning the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing
Gregor Schlierenzauer, ski jumper
Karl Schnabl (1954–), ski jumper
Karl Schranz (1938–)
Thomas Stangassinger (1965–), Olympic champion
Hubert Strolz (1962–), Olympic champion
Ernst Vettori (1964–), ski jumper
Anita Wachter (1967–), Olympic champion
Felix Gottwald (1976–), Olympic champion

Swimming

Judith Deutsch, Hedy Bienenfeld, Coach Zsigo Wertheimer, Fritzi Löwy, and Luci Goldner

Margarete "Grete" Adler, Olympic bronze (4x100-meter freestyle relay)
Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer
Alfred Guth (1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
Judith Haspel (born "Judith Deutsch"), held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in 1935^[1]
Otto Herschmann, Olympic silver (100-m freestyle)
Mirna Jukić, swimmer
Ruth Langer (1921–1999), Austrian swimmer
Fritzi Löwy (1910–1994), Olympic swimmer
Klara Milch, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
Paul Neumann, Olympic champion (500-m freestyle)
Maxim Podoprigora, Olympic swimmer
Shoshana Ribner, Israeli Olympic swimmer
Markus Rogan, swimmer
Otto Scheff (born "Otto Sochaczewsky"), Olympic champion (400-m freestyle) and 2x bronze (400-m freestyle, 1,500-m freestyle)
Josephine Sticker, Olympic bronze (4x100-m freestyle relay)
Otto Wahle, 2x Olympic silver (1,000-m freestyle, 200-m obstacle race) and bronze (400-m freestyle); International Swimming Hall of Fame

Table tennis

Richard Bergmann, table tennis, 7-time world champion, Hall of Fame
Erwin Kohn, table tennis world champion
Alfred Liebster, table tennis player
Werner Schlager, table tennis player (world champion 2003)

Tennis

Sybille Bammer (born 1980)
Eva Duldig (born 1938), Austrian-born Australian and Dutch tennis player, author
Werner Eschauer
Nikola Hofmanova
Melanie Klaffner
Julian Knowle
Daniel Köllerer
Stefan Koubek
Oliver Marach
Patricia Mayr
Jürgen Melzer (born 1981), World No. 8
Yvonne Meusburger (born 1983)
Uberto De Morpurgo (1896–1961), Austrian-born Italian tennis player, World No. 8
Thomas Muster (born 1967), former World No. 1, 1995 French Open Champion
Tamira Paszek (born 1990)
Barbara Paulus (born 1970), World No. 10
Alexander Peya (born 1980)
Felix Pipes, Olympic silver (doubles)
Sylvia Plischke
Barbara Schett (born 1976)
Dominic Thiem (born 1993), 2020 US Open Champion, World No. 3
Barbara Schwartz (born 1979)

Weightlifting

Robert Fein (1907–1975), Olympic Champion weightlifter
Hans Haas (1906–1973), weightlifter, Olympic champion (lightweight), silver
Mickey Hirschl (1906–1991), weightlifting junior champion

Wrestling

Mickey Hirschl, wrestler, 2x Olympic bronze (heavyweight freestyle and Greco-Roman)
Fred Oberlander, wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight)

Other notables in sport

Edin Ibrahimovic, volleyball player
Kate Allen, triathlete (Olympic champion 2004)
Toni Fritsch, NFL football player, Super Bowl VI champion
Stephanie Graf, runner (not related to German tennis player Steffi Graf)
Alfred Guth (1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
Walter Hahn, professional wrestler
Claudia Heill, judoka
Mickey Hirschl, wrestler, 2x Olympic bronze (heavyweight freestyle and Greco-Roman), shot put and discus junior champion, weightlifting junior champion, and pentathlon champion
Alfred König (1913–1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter
Sylven Landesberg (born 1990), American-Israeli-Austrian basketball player
Manfred Magnus (born 1939), motorcycle racer
Jasmin Ouschan, pool-billiards player
Rowby-John Rodriguez, darts player
Nicole Trimmel, kickboxer
Arnold Schwarzenegger, body builder
Peter Seisenbacher, judoka (Olympic champion 1984 and 1988)
Christoph Sieber, surfer (Olympic champion 2000)
Mensur Suljović, darts player
Elisabeth Theurer, horse rider
Georg Totschnig, cyclist
Christine Wolf, golfer

References

^ "Diving into troubled waters", Paul Kalina, The Age, November 24, 2005, Retrieved January 1, 2011

[1] "Diving into troubled waters", Paul Kalina, The Age, November 24, 2005, Retrieved January 1, 2011

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