Australia at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Australia at the
1968 Winter Olympics

IOC code| AUS
NOC| Australian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympics.com.au
in Grenoble
Competitors| 3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer| Malcolm Milne
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Australia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Three athletes were sent, and Australia competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and speed skating.

Malcolm Milne, brother of Ross Milne, who died while practising for the 1964 Winter Olympics, represented Australia in alpine skiing. He gained the best results for Australia in that Olympics, and one of the best slalom results ever for any Australian male.

This was the first of six Olympics for speed skater Colin Coates.

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying  | Final

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Run 1  | Rank  | Run 2  | Rank  | Run 1  | Rank  | Run 2  | Rank  | Total  | Rank
Malcolm Milne | Downhill | —  | 2:05.36  | 24
Giant slalom | —  | 1:51.25  | 38  | 1:52.60  | 35  | 3:43.85  | 33
Slalom | 1:23.26  | 5  | 58.08  | 1 Q | 56.36  | 41  | 56.06  | 25  | 1:52.42  | 24

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Ross Martin | 15 km | 58:00.2  | 60
30 km | 1:55:17.3  | 60

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Colin Coates | 500 m | 43.3  | 41
1500 m | 2:16.7  | 49

## See also

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* Australia at the Winter Olympics

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Xes Jeux Olympqiues D'Hiver - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved November 11, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]

## External links

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* 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)

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