Australia at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Australia at the
1968 Winter Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Grenoble
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearerMalcolm Milne
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Australia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Three athletes were sent, and Australia competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and speed skating.

Malcolm Milne, brother of Ross Milne, who died while practising for the 1964 Winter Olympics, represented Australia in alpine skiing. He gained the best results for Australia in that Olympics, and one of the best slalom results ever for any Australian male.

This was the first of six Olympics for speed skater Colin Coates.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank
Malcolm Milne Downhill — 2:05.36 24
Giant slalom — 1:51.25 38 1:52.60 35 3:43.85 33
Slalom 1:23.26 5 58.08 1 Q 56.36 41 56.06 25 1:52.42 24

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Ross Martin 15 km 58:00.2 60
30 km 1:55:17.3 60

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Colin Coates 500 m 43.3 41
1500 m 2:16.7 49

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Xes Jeux Olympqiues D'Hiver - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved November 11, 2013.[permanent dead link]