Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

A single race was held, in which the Austrian women came in third behind Great Britain and Germany but before the host Sweden.

The team advanced to the final, on the strength of a one-goal win over Hungary in the quarterfinals and a bye in the semifinals.

Austria lost, however, and thus their match against Belgium meant either bronze or fourth place for the squad.

Hans Tronner's fifth-place finish in the discus throw was the best result for Austria in 1912, tying the best placing in the nation's history for athletics.

Robert Rammer was the first Austrian to finish the time trial, which was the only cycling race held; he placed 23rd.

The sabre team's second-place finish was Austria's best fencing result to date, as the nation had done no better than bronze before.

These two, Pipes and Zborzil, gave the nation its first Olympic medal in tennis with their silver in the outdoor doubles—an event in which they had lost a quarterfinal match four years earlier.

Eight wrestlers competed in Austria's Olympic wrestling debut, two each in four of the five weight classes.