Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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| IOC code | AUS | ||||||||
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 9 in 4 sports | ||||||||
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Australia's second Winter Olympic Games appearance was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. It was 16 years since Australia's last Winter Games, as the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled, and Australia did not compete in the 1948 Winter Olympics. Australia sent nine athletes and competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating and speed skating. Nancy Hallam and Gweneth Molony were Australia's first women athletes at the Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Bob Arnott | Downhill | N/A | 4:13.5 | +1:42.7 | 71 | |||
| Giant slalom | N/A | 3:38.4 | +1:13.4 | 78 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:21.1 | 65 | Did not advance | |||||
| Bill Day | Downhill | N/A | 3:31.4 | +1:00.6 | 60 | |||
| Giant slalom | N/A | 3:10.5 | +45.5 | 67 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:13.9 | 54 | Did not advance | |||||
| Barry Patten | Downhill | N/A | 3:53.1 | +1:22.3 | 67 | |||
| Giant slalom | N/A | 3:41.5 | +1:16.5 | 80 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:29.6 | 76 | Did not advance | |||||
Cross-country skiing
Along with Karl Schüssler of West Germany, Bruce and Cedric gave up between the 30.5 km mark and 42 km mark in the 50 km race.
The winner of the 18 km won in a time of 1:01:34, whereas Bruce Haslingden took 1:29:58 and Cedric Sloane timed 1:32:39. The third-last competitor, John H. Caldwell (USA) took 1:25:42, and a total of five competitors retired during the race.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Bruce Haslingden | 18 km | 1:29:58 | 74 |
| 50 km | Did not finish | ||
| Cedric Sloane | 18 km | 1:32:39 | 75 |
| 50 km | Did not finish | ||
Figure skating
| Athlete(s) | Event | CF | FS | TO | Points | Rank |
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| Adrian Swan | Men's | 12 | 9 | 95 | 1248.2 | 10 |
| Nancy Burley | Ladies' | 17 | 14 | 111 | 1220.7 | 14 |
| Gweneth Molony | 18 | 22 | 141 | 1119.1 | 21 |
Speed skating
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Hickey | 500 m | 46.2 | 29 |
| 1500 m | 2:30.4 | 30 | |
| 5000 m | 8:57.6 | 28 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo" (PDF). Oslo Organising Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1952. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
External links
- Australia NOC
- Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
- (ed.) Rolf Petersen (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "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