Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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.Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 1 1 2Biathlon 0 2 2Bobsleigh 2 – 2Cross-country skiing 2 0 2Figure skating 2 1 3Freestyle skiing 2 0 2Luge 0 1 1Short track speed skating 4 2 6Speed skating 2 0 2 Total 15 7 22

Alpine skiing

Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Final/TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDiffRankSteven LeeDownhillcolspan=4 1:58.55 +8.1836Super-Gcolspan=4 1:16.58 +3.5430

Men's combined AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotalTimePointsRankTime 1Time 2TotalPointsRankPointsRankSteven LeeCombined1:46.6417.021455.7657.341:53.1068.032285.0519

Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Final/TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDiffRankZali SteggallGiant slalom1:10.54301:11.66492:22.20 +9.4623Slalomdid not finish

Women's combined AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotalTimePointsRankTime 1Time 2TotalPointsRankPointsRankZali SteggallCombined1:31.3068.0629did not finish

Biathlon

Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankSandra PaintinIndividual58:55.3340Sprint28:50.0254Kerryn PethybridgeIndividual57:49.7232Sprint27:58.7239

Bobsleigh

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.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPaul NarracottGlenn TurnerTwo-man62.172862.613162.813162.66294:10.2530

Cross-country skiing

Men AthleteEventRaceTimeRankAnthony Evans10 km classical30:54.23715 km freestyle pursuit43:29.23930 km classical1:32:29.95450 km freestyle2:15:46.934Paul Gray10 km classical33:12.27315 km freestyle pursuit47:08.96550 km freestyle2:25:29.055

Curling

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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

Figure skating

Athlete(s)Event / /TotalRankCameron MedhurstMen'scolspan=2 16 Q1624.016Stephen Carr & Danielle CarrPairscolspan=2 131319.513

Freestyle skiing

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.

Men AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankNick CleaverMoguls23.259 Q22.0411Adrian CostaMoguls22.3915 Q21.1814

Luge

Athlete(s)EventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeTimeTimeTimeTimeRankDiane OgleWomen's47.57347.68247.68047.5303:10.46521

Short track speed skating

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.

Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndrew Murtha1000m1:34.713did not advance19Richard Nizielski1000m1:32.422 Q1:29.934did not advance13Kieran Hansen John Kah Andrew Murtha Richard Nizielski5000m relaycolspan=2 7:15.102 Q7:32.574 QFinal B 7:32.577

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFelicity Campbell500m50.113did not advance20Karen Gardiner500mDisqualified

Speed skating

Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankDanny Kah1000 m1:17.96341500 m1:59.33235000 m7:22.862010000 m14:42.3212Phillip Tahmindjis1000 m1:18.77381500 m2:02.08385000 m7:26.562510000 mDisqualified

See also

Australia at the Winter Olympics

References

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 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)