Australia at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Australia at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | AUS | ||||||||
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Sarajevo | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Colin Coates | ||||||||
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Australia competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Eleven athletes participated, competing in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating and speed skating. Australia's best result was 19th in downhill skiing by Steven Lee.
This was the first Olympics in which Australia competed in biathlon.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Steven Lee | Downhill | N/A | 1:48.02 | 19 | |||
| Giant slalom | 1:28.76 | 36 | Disqualified | ||||
| Alistair Guss | Downhill | N/A | 1:50.57 | 34 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Marilla Guss | Downhill | N/A | 1:19.75 | 28 | |||
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Andrew Paul | Individual | 1:26:38.7 | 5 | 47 |
| Sprint | 36:32.4 | 3 | 50 | |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Chris Allen | 15 km | 49:14.5 | 64 |
| 30 km | 1:45:07.7 | 59 | |
| 50 km | 2:44:19.1 | 49 | |
| David Hislop | 15 km | 47:25.5 | 59 |
| 30 km | 1:43:46.2 | 57 | |
| 50 km | 2:39:53.1 | 48 | |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Athlete(s) | Event | CD1 | CF/CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | |||
| Cameron Medhurst | Men's | N/A | 11.4 | 6.4 | 20.0 | 37.8 | 19 |
| Vicki Holland | Ladies' | N/A | 12.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 21 |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Mike Richmond | 500 m | 39.47 | 22 |
| 1000 m | 1:19.53 | 27 | |
| 1500 m | 2:04.62 | 34 | |
| Colin Coates | 1500 m | 2:08.13 | 37 |
| 5000 m | 7:38.08 | 25 | |
| 10000 m | 15:21.73 | 22 | |
See also
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 ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
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