Posted on June 9, 2010.
Seventy - Two Austrian athletes to participate in Beijing 2008 VIENNA, July 21 (Xinhua) - The Austrian Olympic Committee (OeOC) released Monday in Vienna the final name list of 72 athletes for the 2008 Olympic Games .
The athletes participate in 16 sports, including sailing which held in Qingdao and equestrian sports in Hong Kong. Among these athletes, there are 32 women and 40 men.
Heinz Jungwirth, general secretary of the OeOC, told local media Tuesday that he hoped three medals at the Games 16-day.
OeOC president Leo Wallner said, however: "You could not hear any medal (a) the number of me."
This delegation of athletes is also the smallest since 1976 in Montreal.
Here is the final list of names.
Fencing (1): Roland Schlosser
Judo (3): Ludwig Paischer, Sabrina Filzmoser, Claudia Heill
Canoe / shallow water (2): Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz
Canoe / Whitewater (2): Violetta Oblinger-Peters, Helmut Oblinger
Athletics (3): Eva-Maria Gradwohl, Gerhard Mayer, Guenther Weidlinger
Riding / Training (1): Victoria Max-Theurer
Riding / versatileness (1): Harald Ambros
Cycling / street (4): Christian Pfannberger, Thomas Rohregger, Christiane Soeder, Monika Schacht
Cycling / mountain biking (2): Christoph Soukup, Elisabeth Osl
Shooting (3): Knoegler Mario, Thomas Farnik, Christian Planer
Swimming: (12) Mirna Jukic, Birgit Koschischek, Joerdis Steinegger, Nina Dittrich, Markus Rogan, Dinko Jukic, Dominik Koll, Hunor Mate, Maxim Podoprigora, Sebastian Stoss, David, Florian Brandl Janistyn
Swimming / Diving (3): Anja Richter, Veronika Kratochwil, Constantin Blaha
Swimming / Synchronized Swimming (2): Lisbeth Mahn, Nadine Brandl
Sailing (11): Roman Hagara, Hans Peter Steinacher, Nico Delle Karth, Niko Resch, Hans Spitzauer, Nehammer Christian Andreas Geritzer, Sylvia Vogl Flatscher Carolina, Matthias Schmid, Florian Reichstaedter
Tennis (3): Sybille Bammer, Julian Knowle, Jurgen Melzer
Table Tennis (6 plus 1 substitute athlete): Werner Schlager, Chen Weixing, Robert Gardos, Liu Jia, Li Qiangbing, Veronika Heine. Alternate: Daniel Habesohn
Triathlon (4): Kate Allen, Eva Dollinger, Haiboeck Tania Simon Agoston
Gymnastics / Rhythmic (1): Caroline Weber
/ Beach-Volleyball (8): Clemens Doppler, Peter Gartmayer, Florian Gosch, Alexander Horst, Doris Schwaiger, Stefanie Schwaiger, Sara Montagnolli Sabine Swoboda.
