Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908* 1912* 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 * with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Classification		Final
		Time	Rank	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Steven Clifford	Downhill	N/A						2:02.90	44
	Giant slalom	N/A		1:44.75	44	1:49.50	36	3:34.25	36
	Slalom	Disqualified		Did not finish
Malcolm Milne	Downhill	N/A						1:55.48	23
	Giant slalom	N/A		1:37.94	31	1:44.26	28	3:22.20	29
	Slalom	Disqualified		1:03.73	33	1:01.99	26	2:05.72	24

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Colin Coates	500 m	44.74	36
	1500 m	2:12.14	24
	5000 m	8:09.35	23
	10000 m	16:29.94	18
Jim Lynch	500 m	43.51	35
	1500 m	2:26.69	39

See also

• Australia at the Winter Olympics

External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

References

• "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)