Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Nagano
Competitors	23 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Richard Nizielski
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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Australia was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Australian Olympic Committee.

In total, 23 athletes including 15 men and eight women represented Australia in eight different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating and snowboarding.

Australia won one medal at the games after Zali Steggall claimed bronze in the alpine skiing women's slalom.

Competitors

In total, 23 athletes represented Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across eight different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	0	1	1
Biathlon	0	1	1
Bobsleigh	4	–	4
Cross-country skiing	2	0	2
Figure skating	2	2	4
Freestyle skiing	2	3	5
Short track speed skating	4	1	5
Snowboarding	1	0	1
Total	15	8	23

Medalists

Australia won one medal at the games after Zali Steggall claimed bronze in the alpine skiing women's slalom. ^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Zali Steggall	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, one Australian athlete participated in the alpine skiing events – Zali Steggall in the women's slalom. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (DH)		Run 2 (Sl)		Run 3 (Sl)		Final/Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Zali Steggall	Slalom	45.96	3	46.71	4	—		1:32.67	+0.27

Source: ^[2]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, one Australian athlete participated in the biathlon events – Kerryn Rim in the women's individual and the women's sprint. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Kerryn Rim	Individual	1:01:38.1	4	43
	Sprint	25:49.1	2	47

Source: ^[2]

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, four Australian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Adam Barclay, Jason Giobbi, Ted Polglaze and Scott Walker. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Jason Giobbi Adam Barclay	Two-man	55.56	55.47	55.26	55.31	3:41.60	22
Jason Giobbi Scott Walker Ted Polglaze Adam Barclay	Four-man	54.72	54.93	55.23	—	2:44.88	23

Source: ^[2]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, two Australian athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Anthony Evans and Paul Gray. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Anthony Evans	10 km classical	31:12.7	66
	15 km freestyle pursuit	47:43.4	55
	30 km classical	1:45:26.3	51
	50 km freestyle	2:21:44.4	48
Paul Gray	10 km classical	34:45.1	88
	15 km freestyle pursuit	did not finish
	50 km freestyle	2:29:08.2	59

Source: ^[2]

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, four Australian athletes participated in the figure skating events – Danielle Carr and Stephen Carr in the pairs, Joanne Carter in the women's singles and Anthony Liu in the men's singles. ^[1]

Athlete(s)	Event	CD1	CD2	SP/OD	FS/FD	Total
		FP	FP	FP	FP	TFP	Rank
Anthony Liu	Men's	—		25	did not advance
Joanne Carter	Ladies'	—		11	12	17.5	12
Danielle Carr Stephen Carr	Pairs	—		15	13	20.5	13

Source: ^[2]

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, five Australian athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Jacqui Cooper and Kirstie Marshall in the women's aerials, Adrian Costa in the men's moguls, Maria Despas in the women's moguls and Jonathan Sweet in the men's aerials. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Adrian Costa	Men's moguls	23.45	21	did not advance
Jonathan Sweet	Men's aerials	did not finish
Maria Despas	Women's moguls	18.94	23	did not advance
Jacqui Cooper	Women's aerials	101.19	23	did not advance
Kirstie Marshall		148.99	14	did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, five Australian athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – Steven Bradbury, Janet Daly, Richard Goerlitz, Kieran Hansen and Richard Nizielski. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Steven Bradbury	Men's 500 m	43.766	3	did not advance					19
	Men's 1,000 m	1:33.108	3	did not advance					21
Steven Bradbury Richard Goerlitz Kieran Hansen Richard Nizielski	Men's 5,000 m relay	—				7:11.691	3 QB	B Final 7:15.907	8
Janet Daly	Women's 500 m	49.158	4	did not advance					27
	Women's 1,000 m	1:59.990	4	did not advance					29

Source: ^[2]

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, one Australian athlete participated in the snowboarding events – Zeke Steggall in the men's giant slalom. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zeke Steggall	Men's giant slalom	1:08.10	27	did not finish

Source: ^[2]

External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
• "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file
• "The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN   0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)

References

1. "Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
2. "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. 1998. Retrieved 16 June 2025– via LA84 Foundation.