For the Summer Games, athletes representing Austria first competed at the Games of the I Olympiad Athens 1896, taking part in the sport or disciplines of track cycling, fencing and swimming. At the Games of the I Olympiad Athens 1896, Otto Herschmann became the first athlete representing Austria to win an Olympic medal of any colour, capturing silver in the men’s swimming 100m freestyle event. At the same Games edition, Paul Neumann became the first athlete representing Austria to win an Olympic gold medal, competing in the men’s swimming 500m freestyle event. For the Winter Games, athletes representing Austria first competed at the I Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924, taking part in the discipline of figure skating, At the I Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924, Herma Planck-Szabo became the first athlete representing Austria to win an Olympic Winter Games medal of any colour, capturing gold in the women’s figure skating singles event.

At Beijing 2022, Austria's seven gold among 18 total medals was its best Winter Games performance since 2006 in Turin. Alpine skier Johannes Strolz was the NOC's only multi-gold medallist in Beijing, claiming victory in the men's Alpine combined and mixed team events. Fellow Alpine skiers Katharina Liensberger (one gold, one silver) and Matthias Mayer (one gold, one bronze) also claimed multiple medals in Beijing, as did ski jumper Manuel Fettner (one gold, one silver). Fettner's victory in the men's team large hill in Beijing at age 36 years and 242 days made him the oldest athlete from any NOC to win an Olympic gold medal in ski jumping history. Austria also performed strongly in snowboard in 2022. The NOC won gold medals in women's big air, men's snowboard cross and men's parallel giant slalom, as well as a silver in women's parallel giant slalom, to finish equal first on the snowboard medal table alongside USA.

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Medals won at previous Olympic Winter Games by discipline

Medals won at previous Olympic Winter Games

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