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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
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
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