Australia at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Australia at the
1976 Winter Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Innsbruck
Competitors8 in 3 sports
Flag bearerColin Coates
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Australia competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Colin Coates' sixth place in 10000 metres speed skating was Australia's best result so far at the Winter Olympics.

Alpine skiing

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Men
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank
Kim Clifford Downhill — 1:51.64 34
Giant slalom 1:56.66 53 Disqualified
Slalom Did not finish
David Griff Downhill — 1:49.02 22
Slalom Did not finish
Rob McIntyre Downhill — Did not finish
Women
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank
Joanne Henke Downhill — 1:59.59 36
Giant slalom 1:45.40 40 Disqualified
Slalom Did not finish
Sally Rodd Downhill — 1:54.82 31
Giant slalom 1:37.52 33 Disqualified
Slalom Did not finish

Figure skating

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Athlete(s) Event CF/CD SP/OD FS/FD Total
Ordinals Points Rank
Billy Schober Men's 20 Did not finish
Sharon Burley Ladies' — 21 19 180.0 149.26 20

Speed skating

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Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Colin Coates 500 m 41.77 25
1000 m 1:21.72 11
1500 m 2:03.34 8
5000 m 7:41.96 10
10000 m 15:19.80 6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Final Report XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organisationskomitee der XII. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

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)
  • "Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002" Ice Skating Australia