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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Ross Martin | 15 km | 58:00.2 | 60 |
| 30 km | 1:55:17.3 | 60 | |
Speed skating
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Coates | 500 m | 43.3 | 41 |
| 1500 m | 2:16.7 | 49 | |
See also
References
- ^ 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
- 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)