| Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.
| Athlete | Event | Classification | Final | ||||||
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| Time | Rank | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Steven Clifford | Downhill | — | 2:02.90 | 44 | |||||
| Giant slalom | — | 1:44.75 | 44 | 1:49.50 | 36 | 3:34.25 | 36 | ||
| Slalom | Disqualified | Did not finish | |||||||
| Malcolm Milne | Downhill | — | 1:55.48 | 23 | |||||
| Giant slalom | — | 1:37.94 | 31 | 1:44.26 | 28 | 3:22.20 | 29 | ||
| Slalom | Disqualified | 1:03.73 | 33 | 1:01.99 | 26 | 2:05.72 | 24 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Coates | 500 m | 44.74 | 36 |
| 1500 m | 2:12.14 | 24 | |
| 5000 m | 8:09.35 | 23 | |
| 10000 m | 16:29.94 | 18 | |
| Jim Lynch | 500 m | 43.51 | 35 |
| 1500 m | 2:26.69 | 39 | |
Australia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Six athletes were sent, and Australia competed only in Alpine skiing. Australia's best result was Christine Smith's 27th place in downhill.
Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held February 5–13 near Sapporo, Japan. The downhills were held at Mount Eniwa, and the four technical events at Teine.
Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 4 February to 5 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium, while the cross-country portion took place at Makomanai Park.
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February. Eight events were contested at Makomanai Open Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. This was the first Olympics at which electronic times were recorded to the hundredth of a second.
Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1972.
Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 12 February 1972.
The Men's Downhill competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Mount Eniwa on Monday, February 7.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Teine on Wednesday, February 9, and Thursday, February 10.
The Men's slalom competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Teine.
The Women's downhill competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Mount Eniwa on Saturday, February 5.
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Teine on Tuesday, February 8.
The Women's slalom competition of the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo, Japan, was held at Teine on Friday, February 11.
The men's singles luge competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo took place from 4 to 7 February, at Sapporo Teine.
The Women's singles luge competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo was held from 4 to 7 February, at Sapporo Teine.
The Doubles luge competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo was held on 10 February, at Sapporo Teine. A malfunctioning starting gate cancelled the results of the first run. Italy, whose doubles team of Paul Hildgartner and Walter Plaikner won the first run, protested to event officials the results should stand since all contestants had suffered equally, but to no avail. After the protest was denied, a rerun was ordered.
The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1972 Winter Olympics was held at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium. It occurred on 6 February.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 5 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo was held on 11 and 12 February, at Sapporo Teine.