| Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Classification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Steven Clifford | Downhill | — | 2:02.90 | 44 | |||||
| Giant slalom | — | 1:44.75 | 44 | 1:49.50 | 36 | 3:34.25 | 36 | ||
| Slalom | Disqualified | Did not finish | |||||||
| Malcolm Milne | Downhill | — | 1:55.48 | 23 | |||||
| Giant slalom | — | 1:37.94 | 31 | 1:44.26 | 28 | 3:22.20 | 29 | ||
| Slalom | Disqualified | 1:03.73 | 33 | 1:01.99 | 26 | 2:05.72 | 24 | ||
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Coates | 500 m | 44.74 | 36 |
| 1500 m | 2:12.14 | 24 | |
| 5000 m | 8:09.35 | 23 | |
| 10000 m | 16:29.94 | 18 | |
| Jim Lynch | 500 m | 43.51 | 35 |
| 1500 m | 2:26.69 | 39 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the XIth Winter Olympic Games 1972 at Sapporo" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the XIth Winter Olympic Games 1972 at Sapporo. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
External links
- Australia NOC
- Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
- "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
- "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file
- "The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
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| Australia and New Zealand participated together as Australasia during the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. Australia hosted the 1956 and 2000 Summer Olympics | |||||||
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| Africa | none |
| America | |
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| Europe | |
| Oceania | |