The Australian Olympic Committee was formed on 1 January 1895 with the nation making their debut at the first Olympics in Athens with Teddy Flack being the first representative of the nation.[1][2] This was the nation's third appearance at an Winter Olympics. It was also the 15th overall Olympics that Australia had sent a delegation in.[3] The 1956 Winter Olympics was held at Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy and took place from the 26 January to 6 February: a total of 821 athletes competed from 32 nations.[4] The Australian delegation consist of eight athletes, five in the alpine skiing, two in the figure skating and one in the speedskating.[5]
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"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide"
"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic CommitteeISBN0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
"Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002"
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australia, 1956, winter, olympics, australia, sent, delegation, compete, 1956, winter, olympics, from, january, february, 1956, cortina, ampezzo, italy, this, nation, third, appearance, winter, olympic, games, with, their, last, appearance, being, 1952, austra. Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 1956 Winter Olympics from the 26 January to 5 February 1956 in Cortina d Ampezzo Italy This was the nation s third appearance at the Winter Olympic Games with their last appearance being in 1952 Australia at the1956 Winter OlympicsIOC codeAUSNOCAustralian Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr olympics wbr com wbr auin Cortina d AmpezzoCompetitors8 in 3 sportsMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Winter Olympics appearances overview 193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219941998200220062010201420182022 Australia delegation consisted of eight competitors in three sports Australia competed in alpine skiing figure skating and speed skating Australia best result from the 1960 Games was a seventh place finish from Colin Hickey in the men s 500 metres and men s 1500 metres speed skating This performance also was Australia s best result until the 1976 Winter Olympics where Colin Coates came sixth in men s 10000 metres speed skating Contents 1 Background 2 Alpine skiing 3 Figure skating 4 Speed skating 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThe Australian Olympic Committee was formed on 1 January 1895 with the nation making their debut at the first Olympics in Athens with Teddy Flack being the first representative of the nation 1 2 This was the nation s third appearance at an Winter Olympics It was also the 15th overall Olympics that Australia had sent a delegation in 3 The 1956 Winter Olympics was held at Cortina d Ampezzo in Italy and took place from the 26 January to 6 February a total of 821 athletes competed from 32 nations 4 The Australian delegation consist of eight athletes five in the alpine skiing two in the figure skating and one in the speedskating 5 Alpine skiing editMain article Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics 6 Men Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Final Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Diff Rank Bill Day Downhill 4 02 0 1 09 8 35 Giant slalom 3 56 9 56 8 61 Slalom Did not finish Tony Aslangul Giant slalom 4 09 0 1 08 9 69 Slalom Did not finish Frank Prihoda Giant slalom 4 31 2 1 39 0 80 Slalom 2 54 3 60 2 43 2 51 5 37 5 2 22 8 54 James Walker Giant slalom 5 21 0 2 20 9 84 Women Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Christine Davy Downhill 2 01 6 39 Christine Davy Giant slalom 2 17 3 37 Christine Davy Slalom 1 26 1 32 1 21 5 29 2 47 6 33Figure skating editMain article Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics 6 Athlete s Event CF FS TO Points Rank Allan Ganter Men s 13 13 114 1191 72 13 Charles Keeble 16 14 137 1115 39 16Speed skating editMain article Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics 6 Athlete Event Final Time Rank Colin Hickey 500 m 41 9 7 1500 m 2 11 8 7 5000 m 8 10 0 14 10000 m 17 45 6 27See also editAustralia at the Winter OlympicsReferences edit Australia International Olympic Committee Retrieved 7 September 2020 Australia at the 1896 Summer Olympics Olympedia Retrieved 7 September 2020 Australia Olympedia Retrieved 23 October 2023 Cortina d Ampezzo 1956 International Olympic Committee Retrieved 23 October 2023 Australia at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympedia Retrieved 23 October 2023 a b c VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali Rapporto ufficiale PDF COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO LA84 Foundation 1956 Retrieved November 11 2013 External links editAustralia NOC Olympic Winter Institute of Australia Australians at the Olympics A definitive history by Gary Lester ISBN 0 949853 05 4 suspected errata listed in Errata 0949853054 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 Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 2002 Ice Skating Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australia at the 1956 Winter Olympics amp oldid 1223090972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
