Austria at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation
  • Barbara Aigner
  • Markus Salcher
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
13
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Austria competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2] In total, 16 athletes competed in four sports.

Medalists

The following Austrian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Veronika Aigner
Guide: Elisabeth Aigner		 Alpine skiing Women's slalom, visually impaired 12 March
 Gold Veronika Aigner
Guide: Elisabeth Aigner		 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, visually impaired 11 March
 Gold Johannes Aigner
Guide: Matteo Fleishmann		 Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, visually impaired 10 March
 Gold Carina Edlinger
Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl		 Cross-country skiing Women's sprint, visually impaired 9 March
 Gold Johannes Aigner
Guide: Matteo Fleishmann		 Alpine skiing Men's downhill, visually impaired 5 March
 Silver Johannes Aigner
Guide: Matteo Fleishmann		 Alpine skiing Men's slalom, visually impaired 13 March
 Silver Barbara Aigner
Guide: Klara Sykora		 Alpine skiing Women's slalom, visually impaired 12 March
 Silver Johannes Aigner
Guide: Matteo Fleishmann		 Alpine skiing Men's super combined, visually impaired 7 March
 Silver Markus Salcher Alpine skiing Men's super-G, standing 6 March
 Silver Markus Salcher Alpine skiing Men's downhill, standing 5 March
 Bronze Carina Edlinger
Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl		 Cross-country skiing Women's 10 km, visually impaired 9 March
 Bronze Barbara Aigner
Guide: Klara Sykora		 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, visually impaired 11 March
 Bronze Johannes Aigner
Guide: Matteo Fleishmann		 Alpine skiing Men's super-G, visually impaired 6 March
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Alpine skiing 2 5 2 11
Cross-country 1 0 1 2
Total 5 5 3 13
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 2 4 1 7
Female 3 1 2 6
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 5 5 3 13

Administration

Julia Wenninger served as Chef de Mission.[1][3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 9 4 13
Biathlon 0 1 1
Cross-country skiing
Snowboarding 2 0 2
Total 11 5 16

Alpine skiing

Austria competed in alpine skiing.[4]

Biathlon

Carina Edlinger competed in biathlon.[5]

Women
Athlete Events Final
Missed Shots Result Rank
Carina Edlinger
Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl 		6 km, visually impaired 4 DNF
12.5 km, visually impaired 3 DNF

Cross-country skiing

Carina Edlinger competed in cross-country skiing.[6]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carina Edlinger
Guide: Lorenz Joseph Lampl 		1.5 km sprint, sitting 3:23.38 1 Q 4:08.0 1 Q 3:49.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10 km free, standing — 43:13.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
15 km classic, standing — DNF

Snowboarding

Two snowboarders represented Austria.[7]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Rene Eckhart Men's SB-LL1 1:22.12 1:20.82 1:20.82 12
Bernhard Hammerl Men's SB-LL2 1:38.00 1:25.15 1:25.15 24
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Rank Position Position Position
Rene Eckhart Men's SB-LL1 1:13.15 1:14.87 12 Q 3 did not advance
Bernhard Hammerl Men's SB-LL2 1:18.47 DNF 21 did not advance

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Austria's blend of experience and youth could be just the ticket". Paralympic.org. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Beijing 2022 - Team". Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Was macht eigentlich ein Chef de Mission?". Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.