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Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

was the host nation for the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

. It was the second time that Austria had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

, also in Innsbruck.

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
	Alpine Skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Men's Downhill
	Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 15, 1976-Normal hill:-References:*...	Men's Large Hill
	Alpine Skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Women's Downhill
	Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 15, 1976-Normal hill:-References:*...	Men's Large Hill
Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid is a former luger from Austria who competed during the mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck....	Luge Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:Silver medalist Josef Fendt is the current President of the International Luge Federation .-Doubles:-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...	Doubles
	Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 15, 1976-Normal hill:-References:*...	Men's Normal Hill

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anton Steiner Anton Steiner Anton "Jimmy" Steiner is an Austrian former alpine skier. He was born in Lienz, Osttirol.-Achievements:1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:* seventh place at Slalom1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo:*Bronze at Downhill...	Downhill					DNF	–
Klaus Eberhard						1:48.45	19
Sepp Walcher						1:47.45	9
Franz Klammer Franz Klammer Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons . He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel in dramatic fashion...						1:45.73
Thomas Hauser	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Franz Klammer Franz Klammer Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons . He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel in dramatic fashion...		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Alois Morgenstern		1:48.33	18	DNF	–	DNF	–
Hansi Hinterseer Hansi Hinterseer Hans "Hansi" Hinterseer is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.In the 1970s, Hans Hinterseer became famous as a member of the Austrian Ski Team. He won six alpine skiing World Cup races in Slalom skiing and Giant Slalom skiing. In 1973 he won the alpine skiing World Cup...		1:46.46	7	1:47.34	19	3:33.80	14
Hansi Hinterseer Hansi Hinterseer Hans "Hansi" Hinterseer is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.In the 1970s, Hans Hinterseer became famous as a member of the Austrian Ski Team. He won six alpine skiing World Cup races in Slalom skiing and Giant Slalom skiing. In 1973 he won the alpine skiing World Cup...	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Anton Steiner Anton Steiner Anton "Jimmy" Steiner is an Austrian former alpine skier. He was born in Lienz, Osttirol.-Achievements:1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:* seventh place at Slalom1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo:*Bronze at Downhill...		1:06.02	27	1:08.88	21	2:14.90	22
Alois Morgenstern		1:01.61	7	1:05.37	8	2:07.18	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Irmgard Lukasser	Downhill					1:49.18	12
Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck:* ninth place at alpine skiing Downhill* sixth place at alpine skiing Giant Slalom...						1:48.81	9
Nicola Spieß						1:47.71	4
Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Habersatter-Totschnig is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in the women's downhill at Innsbruck in 1976....						1:46.68
Irmgard Lukasser	Giant Slalom					1:35.38	29
Regina Sackl						1:31.78	19
Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Habersatter-Totschnig is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in the women's downhill at Innsbruck in 1976....						1:31.48	16
Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck:* ninth place at alpine skiing Downhill* sixth place at alpine skiing Giant Slalom...						1:30.49	6
Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck:* ninth place at alpine skiing Downhill* sixth place at alpine skiing Giant Slalom...	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Regina Sackl		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Nicola Spieß		n/a	?	DNF	–	DNF	–
Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Habersatter-Totschnig is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in the women's downhill at Innsbruck in 1976....		49.17	14	DNF	–	DNF	–

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Klaus Farbmacher	1'20:31.07	16	1'36:31.07	49
	Franz-Josef Weber	1'16:14.92	10	1'26:14.92	37
	Alfred Eder Alfred Eder Alfred Eder is an Austrian biathlete and soldier, who competed as a member of the Heeressportverein Saalfelden...	1'14:42.52	8	1'22:42.52	21

¹One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Franz-Josef Weber Alfred Eder Alfred Eder Alfred Eder is an Austrian biathlete and soldier, who competed as a member of the Heeressportverein Saalfelden... Klaus Farbmacher Josef Hones Josef Hones Josef Hones is an Austrian ski mountaineer, former biathlete and mountain runner.Hones participated in the 1976 Winter Olympics and finished 15th in the 4 × 7.5 kilometres relay event, together with Franz-Josef Weber, Alfred Eder and Klaus Farbmacher...	11	2'18:06.78	15

²A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
AUT-1	Dieter Delle Karth Franz Köfel	Two-man	56.52	6	56.76	7	56.47	4	56.62	5	3:46.37	6
AUT-2	Fritz Sperling Fritz Sperling Fritz Sperling is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1974.... Andreas Schwab Andreas Schwab Andreas Schwab is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:...	Two-man	56.06	1	56.19	2	56.73	6	56.76	7	3:45.74	4

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
AUT-1	Fritz Sperling Fritz Sperling Fritz Sperling is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1974.... Kurt Oberhöller Gerd Zaunschirm Dieter Gehmacher	Four-man	55.51	8	55.62	8	56.05	6	56.61	5	3:43.79	7
AUT-2	Werner Delle Karth Werner Delle Karth Werner Delle Karth is an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1970s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1974.Competing in two Winter Olympics, Delle Karth earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at... Andreas Schwab Andreas Schwab Andreas Schwab is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... Heinz Krenn Otto Breg Franz Köfel	Four-man	54.66	2	55.80	10	56.10	7	56.65	6	3:43.21	6

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Josef Vogel	48:42.32	48
	Wernger Vogel	48:17.47	43
	Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn is a former Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier.- Cross-country skiing :* 1976:** 8th, Winter Olympics 4 × 10 kilometres relay...	48:10.52	42
	Herbert Wachter	46:46.39	19
30 km	Franz Gattermann	1'43:04.88	58
	Werner Vogel	1'40:16.10	51
	Reinhold Feichter	1'37:43.73	39
	Herbert Wachter	1'36:28.48	32
50 km	Heinrich Wallner	3'03:58.19	43
	Reinhold Feichter	2'50:53.00	35
	Werner Vogel	2'47:05.63	26
	Herbert Wachter	2'46:40.25	24

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn is a former Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier.- Cross-country skiing :* 1976:** 8th, Winter Olympics 4 × 10 kilometres relay... Reinhold Feichter Werner Vogel Herbert Wachter	2'12:22.80	8

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Sylvia Schweiger	20:17.43	42
	Gertrud Gasteiger	20:14.94	41
	Barbara Stöckl	18:49.16	38
10 km	Gertrud Gasteiger	37:35.77	44
	Sylvia Schweiger	36:32.93	41
	Barbara Stöckl	35:28.99	40

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Ronald Koppelent	15	–	–	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Claudia Kristofics-Binder Claudia Kristofics-Binder Claudia Kristofics-Binder is a former Austrian figure skater. She is the 1982 European Champion.-Results:-References:...	15	18	16	162.88	149	16

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Ursula Nemec Ursula Nemec Ursula Nemec is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Michael Nemec, she represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th.She is the mother of Manuel Koll.-Competitive highlights:... Michael Nemec Michael Nemec Michael Nemec is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Ursula Nemec, he represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -Navigation:...	12	10	121.30	96	10

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD	FD	Points	Places	Rank
Susanne Handschmann Peter Handschmann	12	–	–	DNF	–

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
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Consolation Round

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
7	5	4	1	23	15	8
8	5	3	2	18	14	6
9	5	3	2	20	18	6
10	5	3	2	22	19	6
11	5	2	3	24	22	4
12	5	0	5	19	38	0

Austria 6-2 Bulgaria
Austria 3-2 Japan
Austria 3-4 Romania
Austria 3-5 Switzerland
Austria 3-1 Yugoslavia

	Contestants Daniel Gritsch Franz Schilcher Walter Schneider Gerhard Hausner Johann Schuller Michael Herzog Günter Oberhuber Othmar Russ Max Moser Rudolf König Sepp Puschnig Sepp Puschnig Josef "Sepp" Puschnig is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at three Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.-External links:*... Franz Voves Franz Voves Franz Voves is an Austrian politician of the SPÖ and a former player in the Austrian ice hockey national team. Since October 25, 2005, he has been Governor of Styria . He was vice-governor of Styria from March 12, 2002 to October 24, 2005... Josef Schwitzer Peter Zini Sepp Kriechbaum Alexander Sadjina Herbert Pöck Herbert Mörtl

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Reinhold Sulzbacher Reinhold Sulzbacher Reinhold Sulzbacher was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1982 FIL European Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany....	53.137	10	52.491	7	52.204	6	52.566	8	3:30.398	7
Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge...	52.973	8	52.073	3	52.113	5	52.352	6	3:29.511	5
Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid is a former luger from Austria who competed during the mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck....	52.933	7	53.806	15	52.361	8	52.319	5	3:31.419	9

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid is a former luger from Austria who competed during the mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck.... Franz Schachner Franz Schachner Franz Schachner was an Austrian luger who competed during the mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	42.997	3	42.922	2	1:25.919
Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge... Reinhold Sulzbacher Reinhold Sulzbacher Reinhold Sulzbacher was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1982 FIL European Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany....	43.035	4	43.389	6	1:26.424	5

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Angelika Schafferer Angelika Schafferer Angelika Schafferer is an Austrian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria....	43.444	8	43.007	9	42.793	8	43.078	9	2:52.322	8
Margit Graf Margit Graf Margit Graf is an Austrian luger who competed during the 1970s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1977 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria....	43.094	6	42.790	5	42.555	4	43.020	8	2:51.459	6
Antonia Mayr	42.949	4	42.812	6	42.633	5	42.966	6	2:51.360	5

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Fritz Koch	Individual	72.0	72.0	189.1	22	53:04.73	174.52	28	363.62	26

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Toni Innauer Toni Innauer Anton Innauer is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s....	Normal hill	80.5	115.6	81.0	117.9	233.5	7
Rudi Wanner		79.5	116.5	79.5	117.0	233.5	7
Reinhold Bachler Reinhold Bachler Reinhold Bachler is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1968 to 1978.His best known finish was a silver medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....		80.5	118.1	80.5	119.1	237.2	6
Karl Schnabl Karl Schnabl Karl Schnabl is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s....		82.5	121.8	81.5	120.2	242.0
Hans Wallner Hans Wallner Hans Wallner is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1984.He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....	Large hill	93.5	109.4	92.5	107.5	216.9	6
Reinhold Bachler Reinhold Bachler Reinhold Bachler is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1968 to 1978.His best known finish was a silver medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....		95.0	111.5	91.0	105.9	217.4	5
Karl Schnabl Karl Schnabl Karl Schnabl is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s....		97.5	117.5	97.0	117.3	234.8
Toni Innauer Toni Innauer Anton Innauer is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s....		102.5	126.5	91.0	106.4	232.9

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Heinz Steinberger Heinz Steinberger Heinz Steinberger is a former ice speed skater from Austria, who represented his native country in two Winter Olympics .-References:*...	43.28	27
500 m	Berend Schabus	42.33	26
1000 m	Berend Schabus	1:26.50	25
1500 m	Berend Schabus	2:15.41	29
1500 m	Ludwig Kronfuß	2:11.17	26
5000 m	Hubert Gundolf	8:29.34	29
5000 m	Ludwig Kronfuß	8:19.72	27
10,000 m	Hubert Gundolf	17:52.43	20

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Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
7	5	4	1	23	15	8
8	5	3	2	18	14	6
9	5	3	2	20	18	6
10	5	3	2	22	19	6
11	5	2	3	24	22	4
12	5	0	5	19	38	0

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
7	5	4	1	23	15	8
8	5	3	2	18	14	6
9	5	3	2	20	18	6
10	5	3	2	22	19	6
11	5	2	3	24	22	4
12	5	0	5	19	38	0

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
7	5	4	1	23	15	8
8	5	3	2	18	14	6
9	5	3	2	20	18	6
10	5	3	2	22	19	6
11	5	2	3	24	22	4
12	5	0	5	19	38	0