Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.

Contents 1 Results by event 1.1 Alpine skiing 1.2 Speed skating 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Alpine skiing

For more details on this topic, see Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

• Downhill: Malcolm Milne (23rd/55), Stephen Clifford (44th)
• Giant slalom: Malcolm Milne (29th/48), Stephen Clifford (36th)
• Slalom: Malcolm Milne (24th/37), Stephen Clifford (disqualified)

[edit] Speed skating

For more details on this topic, see Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

• 500m: Jim Lynch (35th/36), Colin Coates (36th)
• 1500m: Colin Coates (24th/39), Jim Lynch (39th)
• 5000m: Colin Coates (23rd/28)
• 10000m: Colin Coates (18th/24)

[edit] See also

• Australia at the Winter Olympics

[edit] External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

[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)