Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Albertville | |
Competitors | 23 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Danny Kah |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. 23 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, short track speed skating, and speed skating. Freestyle skiing and short-track speed skating were medal events for the first time, and Australia has competed in these events in every games since. Australia's best result at these games was seventh in the 5000 metres short-track relay.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Biathlon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bobsleigh | 2 | – | 2 |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Freestyle skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Short track speed skating | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 15 | 7 | 22 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Steven Lee | Downhill | — | 1:58.55 | +8.18 | 36 | |||
Super-G | — | 1:16.58 | +3.54 | 30 |
- Men's combined
Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | |||||||
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Time | Points | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Steven Lee | Combined | 1:46.64 | 17.02 | 14 | 55.76 | 57.34 | 1:53.10 | 68.03 | 22 | 85.05 | 19 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Zali Steggall | Giant slalom | 1:10.54 | 30 | 1:11.66 | 49 | 2:22.20 | +9.46 | 23 |
Slalom | did not finish |
- Women's combined
Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | |||||||
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Time | Points | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Zali Steggall | Combined | 1:31.30 | 68.06 | 29 | did not finish |
Biathlon
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Sandra Paintin | Individual | 58:55.3 | 3 | 40 |
Sprint | 28:50.0 | 2 | 54 | |
Kerryn Pethybridge | Individual | 57:49.7 | 2 | 32 |
Sprint | 27:58.7 | 2 | 39 |
Bobsleigh
[edit]Paul Narracott was the first person to have represented Australia at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, having competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [2]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Paul Narracott Glenn Turner | Two-man | 62.17 | 28 | 62.61 | 31 | 62.81 | 31 | 62.66 | 29 | 4:10.25 | 30 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Anthony Evans | 10 km classical | 30:54.2 | 37 |
15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:29.2 | 39 | |
30 km classical | 1:32:29.9 | 54 | |
50 km freestyle | 2:15:46.9 | 34 | |
Paul Gray | 10 km classical | 33:12.2 | 73 |
15 km freestyle pursuit | 47:08.9 | 65 | |
50 km freestyle | 2:25:29.0 | 55 |
Curling
[edit]Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Melbourne CC, Melbourne Skip: Hugh Millikin |
Figure skating
[edit]Athlete(s) | Event | CD1 | CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |
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FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | Rank | ||
Cameron Medhurst | Men's | — | 16 Q | 16 | 24.0 | 16 | |
Stephen Carr & Danielle Carr | Pairs | — | 13 | 13 | 19.5 | 13 |
Freestyle skiing
[edit]This was the first time freestyle skiing was a medal event at the Winter Olympics, and Australia has competed in it in every Winter Olympics since. Aerials was a demonstration sport at these Olympics, which Kirstie Marshall participated in. [2]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Nick Cleaver | Moguls | 23.25 | 9 Q | 22.04 | 11 |
Adrian Costa | Moguls | 22.39 | 15 Q | 21.18 | 14 |
Luge
[edit]Athlete(s) | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |
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Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Diane Ogle | Women's | 47.573 | 47.682 | 47.680 | 47.530 | 3:10.465 | 21 |
Short track speed skating
[edit]This was the first time short track was a medal event at the Winter Olympics. Australia has competed in it in every games since, winning Australia's first ever medal and Australia's first gold medal. However, at these games, the unpredictable nature of short track acted against Australia, when a fall in the semi-finals denied the team a chance at the medals.[2]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Andrew Murtha | 1000m | 1:34.71 | 3 | did not advance | 19 | ||||
Richard Nizielski | 1000m | 1:32.42 | 2 Q | 1:29.93 | 4 | did not advance | 13 | ||
Kieran Hansen John Kah Andrew Murtha Richard Nizielski | 5000m relay | — | 7:15.10 | 2 Q | 7:32.57 | 4 Q | Final B 7:32.57 | 7 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Felicity Campbell | 500m | 50.11 | 3 | did not advance | 20 | ||||
Karen Gardiner | 500m | Disqualified |
Speed skating
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Danny Kah | 1000 m | 1:17.96 | 34 |
1500 m | 1:59.33 | 23 | |
5000 m | 7:22.86 | 20 | |
10000 m | 14:42.32 | 12 | |
Phillip Tahmindjis | 1000 m | 1:18.77 | 38 |
1500 m | 2:02.08 | 38 | |
5000 m | 7:26.56 | 25 | |
10000 m | Disqualified |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Australia NOC
- Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
- "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)