title: Austria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
text: # Austria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
  
  Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Walter Ablinger | Cycling | Men's road time trial H4 | 31 August |
  | Silver | Pepo Puch | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade II | 26 August |
  | Silver | Florian Brungraber | Paratriathlon | Men's PTWC | 29 August |
  | Silver | Pepo Puch | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade II | 30 August |
  | Silver | Thomas Frühwirth | Cycling | Men's road time trial H4 | 31 August |
  | Silver | Thomas Frühwirth | Cycling | Men's road race H4 | 1 September |
  | Bronze | Alexander Gritsch | Cycling | Men's road time trial H4 | 31 August |
  | Bronze | Alexander Gritsch | Cycling | Men's road race H4 | 1 September |
  | Bronze | Walter Ablinger | Cycling | Men's road race H4 | 1 September |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  Source:
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
  | Equestrian | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Table Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Triathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Wheelchair Tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Total | 18 | 7 | 25 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Men's track
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Thomas Geierspichler | 400m T52 | 1:04.22 | 5 q | 1:02.68 | 6 |
  | Thomas Geierspichler | 1500m T52 | — | — | 3:54.77 | 4 |
  
  ### Men's field
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
  | Bil Marinkovic | Discus throw F11 | 33.45 | 5 |
  
  ### Women's field
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
  | Natalija Eder | Javelin throw F13 | 37.92 | 4 |
  | Natalija Eder | Shot put F12 | 11.45 | 7 |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Walter Ablinger, Ernst Bachmaier, Elisabeth Egger, Alexander Gritsch, Yvonne Marzinke have all qualified to compete.
  
  ### Road
  
  **Men's road**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Walter Ablinger | Road race H3 | 2:35:06 | |
  | Walter Ablinger | Time trial H3 | 43:39.17 | |
  | Ernst Bachmaier | Road race H1–2 | did not start | did not start |
  | Ernst Bachmaier | Time trial H1 | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Thomas Frühwirth | Road race H4 | 2:20:56 | |
  | Thomas Frühwirth | Time trial H4 | 38:30.61 | |
  | Alexander Gritsch | Road race H4 | 2:22:38 | |
  | Alexander Gritsch | Time trial H4 | 39:58.93 | |
  
  **Women's road**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Elisabeth Egger | Road race H1–4 | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Elisabeth Egger | Time trial H1–3 | 46:02.84 | 10 |
  | Yvonne Marzinke | Road race C1–3 | 1:25:42 | 14 |
  | Yvonne Marzinke | Time trial C1–3 | 30:35.19 | 13 |
  
  ### Track
  
  **Women's track**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
  | Yvonne Marzinke | Individual pursuit C1–3 | 4:29.147 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Yvonne Marzinke | Time trial C1–3 | — | 42.023 | 8 |
  
  ## Equestrian
  
  Austria sent four riders after qualified including: Bernd Brugger, Pepo Puch, Julia Sciancalepore and Valentina Strobl.
  
  | Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bernd Brugger | Bellagio 4 | Individual championship test grade IV | 66.903 | 11 |
  | Pepo Puch | Sailor's Blue | Individual championship test grade II | 73.441 | |
  | Pepo Puch | Sailor's Blue | Individual freestyle test grade II | 81.007 | |
  | Julia Sciancalepore | Sciancalepore | Individual championship test grade I | 70.571 | 7 |
  | Valentina Strobl | Bequina Simba | Individual championship test grade V | 64.381 | 13 |
  | Bernd Brugger Pepo Puch Julia Sciancelapore Valentina Strobl | See above | Team | 213.502 | 9 |
  
  ## Paracanoeing
  
  Markus Swoboda has qualified to compete.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Markus Swoboda | Men's KL2 | 49.465 | 7 | 42.697 | 2 FA | 43.090 | 5 |
  | Markus Swoboda | Men's VL3 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Paratriathlon
  
  Florian Brungraber and former sprinter Günther Matzinger have qualified to compete.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Florian Brungraber | Men's PTWC | 13:35 | 1:23 | 41:59 | 0:54 | 12:04 | 59:55 | |
  | Günther Matzinger | Men's PTS5 | 12:21 | 1:08 | 21:05 | 0:48 | 17:31 | 1:02:53 | 9 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Andreas Ernhofer, Janina Falk, Andreas Onea have qualified to compete.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Andreas Ernhofer | 50m freestyle S4 | 45.10 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Ernhofer | 100m freestyle S4 | 1:38.49 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Ernhofer | 200m freestyle S4 | 3:39.44 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Ernhofer | 50m backstroke S4 | 50.18 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Ernhofer | 50m breaststroke SB3 | 54.18 | 7 Q | 55.00 | 8 |
  | Andreas Ernhofer | 150m individual medley SM4 | 2:51.58 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Onea | 100m breaststroke SB8 | 1:13.90 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Onea | 100m butterfly S8 | 1:09.52 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Onea | 200m individual medley SM8 | 2:31.03 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Janina Falk | 200m freestyle S14 | 2:20.39 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Janina Falk | 100m backstroke S14 | 1:19.44 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Janina Falk | 100m breaststroke SB14 | 1:28.68 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Janina Falk | 100m butterfly S14 | 1:13.62 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Janina Falk | 200m individual medley SM14 | 2:37.51 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  Austria entered one athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Krisztian Gardos qualified via World Ranking allocation.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Krisztian Gardos | Individual C10 | Cogill (RSA) W 11–5, 11–9, 11-7 | Bohéas (FRA) L 13–11, 11–13, 4–11, 3-11 | Carbinatti Junior (BRA) W 6–11, 11–9, 11–5, 11-9 | 2 Q | Radovic (MNE) L 8–11, 8–11, 14–12, 8-11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Wheelchair tennis
  
  Austria qualified four player entries for wheelchair tennis. Three players qualified through the world rankings, and the other qualified under the bipartite commission invitation allocation quota.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Thomas Flax | Men's singles | Maripa (RSA) L 2–6, 0-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nico Langmann | Men's singles | Vandorpe (BEL) L 4–6, 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martin Legner | Men's singles | Ji (CHN) L 1–6, 0-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Josef Riegler | Men's singles | Spaargaren (NED) L 0–6, 0-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  