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Australia At The 1980 Winter Olympics




  competitors 10
  sports 4
  flagbearer Robert McIntyre


Australia competed at the ''' 1980 Winter Olympics ''' in Lake Placid , United States .

Australia came eleventh in the figure skating pairs, but that was in a field of eleven. Jacqui Cowderoy came seventeenth in the women's slalom, and Colin Coates came eighteenth in the 10000 metres speed skating.


RESULTS BY EVENT


Alpine skiing


;Men
  • Downhill: Antony Guss (26th/42)

  • Giant slalom: Rob McIntyre (38th/54), Antony Guss (41st)

  • Slalom: Antony Guss (32nd/37), Rob McIntyre (did not finish)


Kim Clifford did not compete due to injury.

;Women
  • Giant slalom: Jenny Altermatt (28th/35), Jacqui Cowderoy (disqualified)

  • Slalom: Jacqui Cowderoy (17th/19), Jenny Altermatt (did not finish)



Cross-country skiing


  • 5 km: Colleen Bolton (36th/38)

  • 10 km: Colleen Bolton (35th/38)



Figure skating


  • Pairs: Elizabeth and Peter Cain (11th/11)



Speed skating




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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" )