Australia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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| At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 in 3 sports | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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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.
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[edit] Results by event
[edit] Alpine skiing
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For more details on this topic, see Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
- Men
- Downhill: Bill Day (35th/57)
- Giant slalom: Bill Day, Anthony Aslungal (69th/87), Frank Prihoda (80th), James Walker (84th)
- Slalom: Frank Prihoda (54th/57), Anthony Aslungal (retired after fall), Bill Day (retired after fall)
- Women
- Downhill: Christine Davy (39th/44)
- Slalom: Christine Davy
- Giant slalom: Christine Davy
[edit] Figure skating
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For more details on this topic, see Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
- Men: Allan Ganter (13th/16), Charles Keeble (16th)
- Pairs: Jacqueline Mason and Mervyn Bower (withdrew due to injury to Bower)
[edit] Speed skating
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For more details on this topic, see Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
- 500 m: Colin Hickey (7th/45)
- 1500 m: Colin Hickey (7th/53)
- 5000 m: Colin Hickey
- 10000 m: Colin Hickey (27th/32)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- "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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