Australia at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
Competitors	3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Malcolm Milne
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Australia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Three athletes were sent, and Australia competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and speed skating.

Malcolm Milne, brother of Ross Milne, who died while practicing for the 1964 Winter Olympics, represented Australia in alpine skiing. He gained the best results for Australia in that Olympics, and one of the best slalom results ever for any Australian male.

This was the first of six Olympics for speed skater Colin Coates.

Results by event

Alpine skiing

For more details on this topic, see Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

• Downhill: Malcolm Milne (24th/73)
• Giant slalom: Malcolm Milne (33rd/89)
• Slalom: Malcolm Milne (24th/31)

Cross-country skiing

For more details on this topic, see Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

• 15 km: Ross Martin (60th/72)
• 30 km: Ross Martin (60th/63)

Speed skating

For more details on this topic, see Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

• 500 m: Colin Coates (41st/46)
• 1500 m: Colin Coates (49th/53)

See also

• Australia at the Winter Olympics

External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

References

• "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)