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Australia 's second Winter Olympic Games appearance was at the ''' 1952 Winter Olympics ''' in Oslo , Norway . It was 16 years since Australia's last Winter Games, as the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled, and Australia did not compete in the 1948 Winter Olympics . Australia sent nine athletes and competed in Alpine Skiing , Cross-country Skiing , Figure Skating and Speed Skating . Nancy Hallam and Gweneth Molony were Australia's first women athletes at the Winter Olympics.


RESULTS BY EVENT


Alpine skiing

See Also: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics


  • Downhill: Bill Day (60th/72), Barry Patten (67th), William "Bob" Arnott (71st)

  • Slalom: Bill Day (50th), William "Bob" Arnott (61st), Barry Patten (71st) (all three were only allowed one run)

  • Giant slalom: Bill Day (67th/82), William "Bob" Arnott (78th), Barry Patten (80th)



Cross-country skiing

See Also: Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics



Along with Karl Schüssler of West Germany , Bruce and Cedric gave up between the 30.5km mark and 42km mark in the 50km race.

The winner of the 18 km won in a time of 1:01:34, whereas Bruce Haslingden took 1:29:58 and Cedric Sloane timed 1:32:39. The third-last competitor, John H. Caldwell (USA) took 1:25:42, and a total of five competitors retired during the race.


Figure skating

See Also: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics




Speed skating

See Also: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics


  • 500 m: Colin Hickey (29th/39)

  • 1500 m: Colin Hickey (30th/39)

  • 5000 m: Colin Hickey (28th/35)



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REFERENCES

  • "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in )


  • "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file


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