Australia at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer
Competitors	25 (18 men, 7 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Kirstie Marshall
Medals Rank: 22	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
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 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Australia won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres short track relay, the first medal at the Winter Olympic Games for the nation. 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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Steven Bradbury Kieran Hansen Andrew Murtha Richard Nizielski	Short track speed skating	Men's 5000 m relay

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (DH)		Run 2 (Sl)		Run 3 (Sl)		Final/Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Anthony Huguet	Super-G	N/A						4:37.44	+4.91	37
	Giant slalom	1:33.60	37	Did not finish		N/A		Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (DH)		Run 2 (Sl)		Run 3 (Sl)		Final/Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Zali Steggall	Giant slalom	1:28.68	35	1:17.46	24	N/A		2:46.14	+15.17	24
	Slalom	1:03.16	28	59.88	22	N/A		2:03.04	+7.03	22
	Combined	1:33.46	31	52.34	12	Did not finish

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		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

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		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

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		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

Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Athlete(s)	Event	CD1	CD2	SP/OD	FS/FD	Total
		FP	FP	FP	FP	TFP	Rank
Stephen Carr	Men's	N/A		20 Q	18	28.0	18
Danielle Carr & Stephen Carr	Pairs	N/A		10	11	16.0	11

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		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
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jacqui Cooper	Aerials	139.67	16	Did not advance
Kirstie Marshall		166.12	q Q	150.76	6

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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

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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		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	N/A				7:14.41	2 Q	7:13.68

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		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

Main article: Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		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

External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

References

• "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