Australia at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Australia at the
1994 Winter Olympics

IOC code| AUS
NOC| Australian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympics.com.au
in Lillehammer
Competitors| 25 (18 men, 7 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer | Kirstie Marshall
Medals
Ranked 22nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Australia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Australia won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres short track relay, the nation's first medal at the Winter Olympic Games. A total of 25 Australian athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing (in both aerials and moguls), luge, short track speed skating, and speed skating.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Steven Bradbury
Kieran Hansen
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski | Short track speed skating | Men's 5000 metre relay | 26 February

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2
Biathlon | 0 | 2 | 2
Bobsleigh | 4 | – | 4
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2
Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2
Freestyle skiing | 3 | 2 | 5
Luge | 1 | 0 | 1
Short track speed skating | 4 | 1 | 5
Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2
Total | 18 | 7 | 25

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Men

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1 (DH)  | Run 2 (Sl)  | Run 3 (Sl)  | Final/Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Diff  | Rank
Anthony Huguet | Super-G | —  | 4:37.44  | +4.91  | 37
Giant slalom | 1:33.60  | 37  | did not finish  | —  | did not finish

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1 (DH)  | Run 2 (Sl)  | Run 3 (Sl)  | Final/Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Diff  | Rank
Zali Steggall | Giant slalom | 1:28.68  | 35  | 1:17.46  | 24  | —  | 2:46.14  | +15.17  | 24
Slalom | 1:03.16  | 28  | 59.88  | 22  | —  | 2:03.04  | +7.03  | 22
Combined | 1:33.46  | 31  | 52.34  | 12  | did not finish

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Misses  | Rank
Sandra Paintin-Paul | Individual | 1:01:21.7  | 7  | 64
Sprint | 28:31.1  | 1  | 40
Kerryn Rim | Individual | 54:10.1  | 2  | 8
Sprint | 27:32.3  | 2  | 21

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Justin McDonald
Glenn Carroll | Two-man | 54.03  | 28  | 53.96  | 27  | 54.21  | 29  | 54.27  | 27  | 3:36.47  | 27
Justin McDonald
Glenn Carroll
Scott Walker
Adam Barclay | Four-man | 52.48  | 16  | 52.67  | 21  | 52.85  | 20  | 53.02  | 20  | 3:31.02  | 20

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Anthony Evans | 10 km classical | 27:09.9  | 51
15 km freestyle pursuit | 1:08:22.9  | 57
50 km classical | 2:22:05.2  | 43
Mark Gray | 10 km classical | 27:54.0  | 67
15 km freestyle pursuit | 1:10:01.1  | 66
30 km freestyle | 1:24:49.9  | 61
50 km classical | 2:28:51.6  | 59

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)  | Event  | CD1 | CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total

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FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | Rank
Stephen Carr | Men's | —  | 20 Q | 18  | 28.0  | 18
Danielle Carr & Stephen Carr | Pairs | —  | 10  | 11  | 16.0  | 11

## Freestyle skiing

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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Nick Cleaver | Moguls | 24.34  | 15 Q | 23.02  | 16
Adrian Costa | 25.46  | 7 Q | 23.38  | 14
Paul Costa | 22.20  | 26  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Jacqui Cooper | Aerials | 139.67  | 16  | did not advance
Kirstie Marshall | 166.12  | q Q | 150.76  | 6

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Athlete(s)  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Roger White | Men's | 55.674  | 54.546  | 54.842  | 58.000  | 3:43.062  | 32

## Short track speed skating

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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

The relay result was Australia's first Winter Olympics medal. In the semi-final, they beat Japan and New Zealand to qualify behind Canada. They went into the final with three objectives: to stay on their feet (to avoid a repeat of what happened in Albertville), to remain undisqualified, and to beat at least one of the other three finalists. With 21 of 45 laps to go, a Canadian crashed into the side, and was out of contention. With 12 laps to go, Italian Mirko Vuillermin accelerated away, creating a gap such that Australia was unlikely to win gold. Until the last change, it seemed that Australia might win silver. Nizielski was the final skater, and said later that "At the last change [American] Eric Flaim got a good push-away and he stepped underneath my feet and stopped me. I thought, well I'm not going to fight him for this. I didn't want to let the team down. And I was very aware that I had taken a fall in Albertville. I just wanted to get through and get the medal." Team member Steven Bradbury went on to win Australia's first winter gold in 2002.

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Steven Bradbury | 500m | 45.43  | 2 Q | 44.18  | 1 Q | 1:03.51  | 4 QB | B Final
45.33  | 8
1000m | 2:01.89  | 3  | did not advance  | 24
Kieran Hansen | 500m | 46.30  | 3  | did not advance  | 23
1000m | 1:32.96  | 2 Q | 1:32.34  | 3  | did not advance  | 12
Richard Nizielski | 500m | 44.86 OR | 1 Q | 45.57  | 4  | did not advance  | 10
1000m | 1:32.42  | 2 Q | 1:29.93  | 4  | did not advance  | 13
Steven Bradbury
Kieran Hansen
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski | 5000m relay | —  | 7:14.41  | 2 Q | 7:13.68  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Karen Kah | 500m | 48.56  | 2 Q | 47.90  | 3  | did not advance  | 12
1000m | 1:41.64  | 1 Q | 1:39.93  | 4  | did not advance  | 11

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Phillip Tahmindjis | 1000 m | 1:16.29  | 37
1500 m | 1:57.59  | 36
Danny Kah | 1500 m | 1:56.04  | 25
5000 m | 7:00.02  | 25

## References

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1. ^ Australia at the 1994 Winter Olympics
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympiske Organisasjonskomité. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved October 1, 2013.

## External links

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* Australia NOC
* Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
* "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)
* "Australia and the Olympic Games" by Harry Gordon. ISBN 0-7022-2627-0
* Australian Olympic Committee

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