Australia at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Australia
IOC code  AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
Competitors 3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Malcolm Milne
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
* with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

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 practicing 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

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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 N/A 2:05.36 24
Giant slalom N/A 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

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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

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

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Xes Jeux Olympqiues D'Hiver - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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