1952 Winter Olympics / Participant (Australia)

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Australia took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, with nine athletes, two women and seven men.

After 1936 it was the second participation of an Australian team in the Winter Olympics .

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

→ Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Men's

• Bob Arnott

• Departure : 4: 13.5 min. (+ 1: 42.7 min.), Place 71
• Travel slalom : 3: 38.4 min. (+ 1: 13.4 min.), 78th place
• Slalom : with 1: 21.1 minutes in the first run, not qualified for the second run, 65th place

• Bill Day

• Departure : 3: 31.4 min. (+ 1: 00.6 min.), Place 60
• Travel slalom : 3: 10.5 minutes (+ 45.5 s), 67th place
• Slalom : with 1: 13.9 minutes in the first run, not qualified for the second run, 54th place

• Barry Patten

• Departure : 3: 53.1 min. (+ 1: 22.3 min.), Place 67
• Travel slalom : 3: 41.5 min. (+ 1: 16.5 min.), 80th place
• Slalom : with 1: 29.6 minutes in the first run, not qualified for the second run, 76th place

figure skating

→ Main article: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Ladies

• Nancy Burley

• Compulsory: 17, freestyle: 14, points: 135.633, evaluation: 135 - 14th place

• Gweneth Molony

• Compulsory: 18, freestyle: 22, points: 124,344, evaluation: 190 - 21st place

Men's

• Adrian Swan

• Compulsory: 12, freestyle: 9, number: 95, points: 138.689 - 10th place

Speed ​​skating

→ Main article: Speed ​​skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Men's

• Colin Hickey

• 500 m : 46.2 s (+ 3.0 s), 29th place
• 1,500 m : 2: 30.4 min. (+ 10.0 s), place 30
• 5,000 m : 8: 57.6 minutes (+ 47.0 s), 28th place

Nordic skiing

→ Main article: Nordic skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing

Men's

• Bruce Haslingden

• 18 km : 1:29:58 hours (+ 28:24 minutes), 74th place
• 50 km : race not finished

• Cedric Sloane

• 18 km : 1:32:39 hours (+ 32:05 minutes), 75th place
• 50 km : race not finished

Web links

• Australian Olympic team 1952 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )