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Malcolm Milne , brother of Ross Milne , who died while practicing for the 1964 Winter Olympics , represented Australia in alpine skiing. He gained the best results for Australia in that Olympics, and one of the best slalom results ever for any Australian male.

This was the first of six Olympics for speed skater Colin Coates.

Full results:


ALPINE SKIING


  • Downhill: Malcolm Milne (24th/73)

  • Giant slalom: Malcolm Milne (33rd/89)

  • Slalom: Malcolm Milne (24th/31)



CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING


  • 15km: Ross Martin (60th/72)

  • 30km: Ross Martin (60th/63)



SPEED SKATING


  • 500m: Colin Coates (41st/46)

  • 1500m: Colin Coates (49th/53)



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REFERENCES


"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0949853054 (suspected errata listed in )

"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file

"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" )