# Austria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Austria competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

## 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 |
| Silver | Florian Brungraber | Paratriathlon | Men's PTWC | 2 September |
| Silver | Thomas Frühwirth | Cycling | Men's time trial H4 | 4 September |
| Silver | Thomas Frühwirth | Cycling | Men's H4 Road Race | 5 September |
| Bronze | Natalija Eder | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F13 | 31 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paratriathlon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | 29 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 30 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 31 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 September | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 September | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 September | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Male | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75% |
| Total | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 100% |

### Multiple Medallists

Multiple medallists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Thomas Frühwirth | Cycling | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paracanoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paratriathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 23 |

## Archery

For the first time in Paralympics Games, Austria secured a quota place in the men's compound, event by virtue of the nations result at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Michael Meier | Men's individual compound | 691 | 13 | Charao (BRA) W 142-135 | Tremblay (CAN) L 139-140 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Austrian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* DQ = Disqualified
* PR = Paralympic Record
* AR = Area (or continental) Record
* NR = National Record
* SB = Season's Best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Georg Schober | Men's shot put F63 | 12.56 | 8 |
| Bil Marinkovic | Men's discus throw F11 | 38.14 | 6 |
| Natalija Eder | Women's javelin throw F13 | 37.22 | |

## Badminton

Austria has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Henriett Koósz | Women's singles WH1 | To (BEL) L 0-2 | Kwon (KOR) L 0-2 | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Austria entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Thomas Frühwirth | Men's road race H4 | 1:29:46 | |
| Thomas Frühwirth | Men's time trial H4 | 41:31.22 | |
| Alexander Gritsch | Men's road race H4 | 1:42:38 | 6 |
| Alexander Gritsch | Men's time trial H4 | 45:11.96 | 8 |
| Franz-Josef Lässer | Men's road race C4-5 | 2:32:35 | 13 |
| Franz-Josef Lässer | Men's time trial C5 | 37:16.60 | 5 |
| Wolfgang Steinbichler | Men's road race T1-2 | 1:17:15 | 5 |
| Wolfgang Steinbichler | Men's time trial T1-2 | 24:59.86 | 6 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Svetlana Moshkovich | Women's road race H1-2-3-4 | 56:57 | 7 |
| Svetlana Moshkovich | Women's time trial H4-5 | 27:15.05 | 8 |
| Cornelia Wibmer | Women's road race H1-2-3-4 | 1:00:12 | 11 |
| Cornelia Wibmer | Women's time trial H4-5 | 34:31.97 | 13 |

### Track
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Franz-Josef Lässer | Men's 1000 m C4-5 | 1:06.463 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franz-Josef Lässer | Men's pursuit C5 | 4:21.084 | 4 QB | Final bronze medal Gordon (USA) L4:25.009-4:18.880 | 4 |

## Equestrian

Austria entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, as one of the top two teams, not yet qualified, through final world para dressage rankings.

### Individual

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Pepo Puch | Sailor's Blue | Individual championship test grade II | 72.793 | 5 |
| Pepo Puch | Sailor's Blue | Individual freestyle test grade II | 74.127 | 5 |
| Julia Sciancalepore | Heinrich IV | Individual championship test grade I | 68.917 | 10 |
| Julia Sciancalepore | Heinrich IV | Individual freestyle test grade I | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Thomas Haller | Espalion | Individual championship test grade III | 63.733 | 11 |
| Thomas Haller | Espalion | Individual freestyle test grade III | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | TT | Score | Rank |
| Pepo Puch | See above | Team | 74.100 | 209.125 | 9 |
| Julia Sciancalepore | See above | Team | 71.458 | 209.125 | 9 |
| Thomas Haller | See above | Team | 63.567 | 209.125 | 9 |

## Paracanoeing

Austria earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Markus Swoboda | Men's KL2 | 43.87 | 2 SF | 43.41 | 1 FA | 42.63 | 4 |
| Markus Swoboda | Men's VL3 | 53.49 | 6 SF | 50.79 | 2 FA | | |

## Paratriathlon

Austria have qualified one quota for the paratriathlon via world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total time | Rank |
| Florian Brungraber | Men's PTWC | 14:15 | 1:14 | 31:49 | 0:51 | 11:16 | 59:25 | |

## Shooting
### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Josef Pacher | R5 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 | 631.8 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Josef Pacher | R9 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH2 | 615.5 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andreas Onea | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:13.71 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreas Onea | Men's 200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:31.29 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreas Ernhofer | Men's 50 m freestyle S4 | 42.44 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreas Ernhofer | Men's 200 m freestyle S4 | 3:30.89 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreas Ernhofer | Men's 50 m backstroke S4 | 48.35 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Janina Falk | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB14 | 1:23.65 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janina Falk | Women's 100 m butterfly S14 | 1:11.67 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janina Falk | Women's 200 m individual medley SM14 | 2:37.70 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Austria entered one athletes for the Paralympic games. Krisztian Gardos qualified for the games through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Krisztian Gardos | Men's individual C10 | Massad (BRA) L 1-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wheelchair tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Josef Riegler | Men's singles | Dharmasena (SRI) L 1-6, 3-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nico Langmann | Men's singles | Hang (KOR) W 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 | Scheffers (NED) L 4-6, 1-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Josef Riegler Nico Langmann | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Hang / Im (KOR) L 2-6, 0-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |