Australia at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Australia
competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid
, United States
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Australia came eleventh in the figure skating pairs, but that was in a field of eleven. Jacqui Cowderoy came seventeenth in the women's slalom, and Colin Coates
came eighteenth in the 10000 metres speed skating.
Kim Clifford did not compete due to injury.
Women
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, United States
United States
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Australia came eleventh in the figure skating pairs, but that was in a field of eleven. Jacqui Cowderoy came seventeenth in the women's slalom, and Colin Coates
Colin Coates
Colin Victor Coates is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in – a record – six consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France....
came eighteenth in the 10000 metres speed skating.
Alpine skiing
Men- Downhill: Antony Guss (26th/42)
- Giant slalom: Rob McIntyre (38th/54), Antony Guss (41st)
- Slalom: Antony Guss (32nd/37), Rob McIntyre (did not finish)
Kim Clifford did not compete due to injury.
Women
- Giant slalom: Jenny Altermatt (28th/35), Jacqui Cowderoy (disqualified)
- Slalom: Jacqui Cowderoy (17th/19), Jenny Altermatt (did not finish)
Cross-country skiing
- 5 km: Colleen Bolton (36th/38)
- 10 km: Colleen Bolton (35th/38)
Figure skating
- Pairs: Elizabeth and Peter Cain (11th/11)
Speed skating
- 500 m: Mike RichmondMike Richmond (skater)Michael "Mike" Richmond is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States....
(32nd/36) - 1000 m: Colin CoatesColin CoatesColin Victor Coates is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in – a record – six consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France....
(29th/37), Mike RichmondMike Richmond (skater)Michael "Mike" Richmond is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States....
(34th) - 1500 m: Mike RichmondMike Richmond (skater)Michael "Mike" Richmond is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States....
(32nd/35) - 5000 m: Colin CoatesColin CoatesColin Victor Coates is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in – a record – six consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France....
(19th/20) - 10000 m: Colin CoatesColin CoatesColin Victor Coates is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in – a record – six consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France....
(18th/24)