Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Albertville
Competitors	23 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Danny Kah
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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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

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
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

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Final/Total
		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
		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
		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
		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

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		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

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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
		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

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		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

Main article: Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Australia
Melbourne CC, Melbourne Skip: Hugh Millikin Third: Thomas Kidd Second: Daniel Joyce Lead: Stephen Hewitt Alternate: Brian Stuart

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)	Event	CD1	CD2	SP/OD	FS/FD	Total
		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

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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
		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

Main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total
		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

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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
		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
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Felicity Campbell	500m	50.11	3	did not advance					20
Karen Gardiner	500m	Disqualified

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		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

• Australia at the Winter Olympics

References

1. Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
2. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Retrieved October 31, 2013.

External links

• 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)