Australia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 in 3 sports | ||||||||
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Australia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the third time at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Australia sent 10 athletes (8 men, 2 women) that competed in alpine skiing, figure skating and speed skating.
Colin Hickey's 7th place in both 500 and 1000 metre speed skating would be Australia's best result until the 1976 Winter Olympics, where Colin Coates came 6th in 10000 metre speed skating.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Bill Day | Downhill | N/A | 4:02.0 | +1:09.8 | 35 | |||
| Giant slalom | N/A | 3:56.9 | +56.8 | 61 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:22.1 | 32 | Did not finish | |||||
| Tony Aslangul | Giant slalom | N/A | 4:09.0 | +1:08.9 | 69 | |||
| Slalom | Did not finish | |||||||
| Frank Prihoda | Giant slalom | N/A | 4:31.2 | +1:39.0 | 80 | |||
| Slalom | 2:54.3 | 60 | 2:43.2 | 51 | 5:37.5 | +2:22.8 | 54 | |
| James Walker | Giant slalom | N/A | 5:21.0 | +2:20.9 | 84 | |||
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
| Athlete(s) | Event | CF | FS | TO | Points | Rank |
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| Allan Ganter | Men's | 13 | 13 | 114 | 1191.72 | 13 |
| Charles Keeble | 16 | 14 | 137 | 1115.39 | 16 |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Hickey | 500 m | 41.9 | 7 |
| 1500 m | 2:11.8 | 7 | |
| 5000 m | 8:10.0 | 14 | |
| 10000 m | 17:45.6 | 27 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali - Rapporto ufficiale" (PDF). COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO. LA84 Foundation. 1956. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
External links
- Australia NOC
- Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
- "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
- "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)
- "Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002" Ice Skating Australia
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