Australia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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Australia
competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics
in Albertville
, France
.
23 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing
, biathlon
, bobsleigh
, cross-country skiing
, figure skating
, freestyle skiing
, luge
, short track speed skating
and speed skating
. Freestyle skiing and short-track speed skating were medal events for the first time, and Australia has competed in these events in every games since, accounting for five of Australia's six medals. Australia's best result at these games was seventh in the 5000 metres short-track relay.
Alpine skiing
Men
Women
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Paul Narracott was the first person to have represented Australia at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, having competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics
.
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
This was the first time freestyle skiing was a medal event at the Winter Olympics, and Australia has competed in it in every Winter Olympics since. Australia won its second gold medal in aerials in 2002. Aerials was a demonstration sport at these Olympics, which Kirstie Marshall
participated in.
Short track speed skating
Men
Women
This was the first time short track has been a medal event at the Winter Olympics. Australia has competed in it in every games since, winning Australia's first ever medal and Australia's first gold medal. However, at these games, the unpredictable nature of short track acted against Australia, when a fall in the semi-finals denied the team a chance at the medals.
Speed skating
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 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
23 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
, bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
, cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
, figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
, freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
, luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
, short track speed skating
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
and speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. Freestyle skiing and short-track speed skating were medal events for the first time, and Australia has competed in these events in every games since, accounting for five of Australia's six medals. Australia's best result at these games was seventh in the 5000 metres short-track relay.
Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel...
Men
- Combined: Steven Lee (19th/66)
- Downhill: Steven Lee (36th/55)
- Super-G: Steven Lee
Women
- Combined: Zali SteggallZali SteggallZali Steggall is Australia's most internationally successful alpine skier, winning a bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a World Championship gold medal in 1999. Steggall's long Olympic career extended from Albertville in 1992 to Salt Lake City in 2002...
(DNF) - Downhill: Zali Steggall (29th)
- Giant slalom: Zali Steggall (23rd/44)
- Slalom: Zali Steggall (DNF)
BiathlonBiathlon at the 1992 Winter OlympicsThe 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon resultsThe Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville.-Medal table:-10 km sprint:February 12, 1992-20 km:February 20, 1992...
- 7.5 km: Kerryn Pethybridge (39th/68), Sandra Paintin (54th)
- 15 km: Kerryn Pethybridge (32nd/66), Sandra Paintin (40th)
BobsleighBobsleigh at the 1992 Winter OlympicsThe 1992 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Two-man:February 16, 1992-Four-man:February 22, 1992-Medal table:-References:**...
- Two-man: Paul Narracott and Glenn Turner (30th/46)
Paul Narracott was the first person to have represented Australia at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, having competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
.
Cross-country skiing
- 10 km: Anthony Evans (37th/110), Paul Gray (73rd)
- 15 km: Anthony Evans (39th/99), Paul Gray (65th)
- 30 km: Anthony Evans (54th/82)
- 50 km: Anthony Evans (34th/67), Paul Gray (55th)
Figure skatingFigure skating at the 1992 Winter OlympicsReferee:* Benjamin T. WrightAssistant Referee:* Monique GeorgelinJudges: Reinhard Mirmseker Mary Pearson Yang Jiasheng Monique Petis Mieko Fujimori Ingelise Blangsted Igor Prokop Vanessa Riley* Marina Sanaya Maragaret Ann Wier...
- Men: Cameron MedhurstCameron MedhurstCameron Medhurst is an Australian figure skater. He is an eight time Australian national champion. He represented Australia at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he placed 19th; at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he again placed 19th; and at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where he placed 16th.He works as...
(16th/29) - Pairs: Stephen CarrStephen Carr (figure skater)Stephen Carr is an Australian retired pair skater who currently works as a coach. With sister Danielle, he is a nineteen time Australian national champion. They competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, placing 13th, the 1994 Winter Olympics, placing 11th, and the 1998 Winter Olympics, again placing...
and Danielle Carr (13th/18)
Freestyle skiingFreestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter OlympicsFreestyle skiing was an official sport discipline for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics, with medals awarded in the moguls event. Aerials was still a demonstration event at these games...
- Moguls Men: Nick Cleaver (11th/47), Adrian Costa (14th)
This was the first time freestyle skiing was a medal event at the Winter Olympics, and Australia has competed in it in every Winter Olympics since. Australia won its second gold medal in aerials in 2002. Aerials was a demonstration sport at these Olympics, which Kirstie Marshall
Kirstie Marshall
Kirstie Marshall is a notable Australian aerial skier and Victorian state politician.Marshall was an ex-gymnast who became an aerial skier at Mount Buller, Victoria. During her skiing career Marshall won over 40 World Cup medals, including 17 World Cup gold medals...
participated in.
Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 1992 Winter OlympicsThe 1992 Winter Olympic Games Short Track resultsThe venue was the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville...
Men
- 1000m: Andrew Murtha (19th/27), Richard Nizielski (21st)
- 5000m relay: Australia (Kieran Hansen, John Kah, Andrew Murtha, Richard Nizielski, Steven BradburySteven BradburySteven John Bradbury OAM is a former Australian short track speed skater and four-time Olympian, who won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up...
(reserve)) (7th/9)
Women
- 500m: Felicity Campbell (20th), Karen Gardiner (disqualified)
This was the first time short track has been a medal event at the Winter Olympics. Australia has competed in it in every games since, winning Australia's first ever medal and Australia's first gold medal. However, at these games, the unpredictable nature of short track acted against Australia, when a fall in the semi-finals denied the team a chance at the medals.
Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 1992 Winter OlympicsThe Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville...
- 1000m: Danny KahDanny KahDanny Kah is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada....
(34th/45), Phillip TahmindjisPhillip TahmindjisPhillip Tahmindjis is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.-Achievements:...
(38th) - 1500m: Danny Kah (23rd/45), Phillip Tahmindjis (38th)
- 5000m: Danny Kah (20th/36), Phillip Tahmindjis (25th)
- 10000m: Danny Kah (12th/29)