Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
Competitors	24 (16 men, 8 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Richard Nizielski
Medals Rank: 22	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
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Australia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. A total number of 24 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, short-track speed skating and snowboarding, which appeared for the first time at the Olympics. Freestyle skiers Kirstie Marshall and Jacqui Cooper were some of Australia's best gold medal hopes, but both missed the aerials finals. Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual Winter Olympics medal, gaining bronze in slalom.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Steggall, ZaliZali Steggall	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom

Alpine skiing

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• Slalom: Zali Steggall (3rd/27 - bronze)

Biathlon

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• 7.5km: Kerryn Rim (née Pethybridge) (47th/64)
• 15km: Kerryn Rim (43rd/64)

Bobsleigh

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• Two-man: Jason Giobbi and Adam Barclay (22nd/36)
• Four-man: Jason Giobbi, Scott Walker, Ted Polglaze & Adam Barclay (23rd/31)

The two-man result was Australia's best in that event.

Cross-country skiing

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• 10km (classic): Anthony Evans (66th/97), Paul Gray (88th)
• 15km pursuit (freestyle): Anthony Evans (55th/74), Paul Gray (DNF)
• 30km (classic): Anthony Evans (51st/72)
• 50km (freestyle): Anthony Evans (48th/75), Paul Gray (59th)

Figure skating

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• Men: Anthony Liu (25th/29)
• Women: Joanne Carter (12th/28)
• Pairs: Stephen Carr and Danielle Carr (13th/20)

Joanne Carter's result was Australia's best in women's figure skating.

Freestyle skiing

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Aerials

• Men: Jono Sweet (DNF 25th)
• Women: Kirstie Marshall (14th/24), Jacqui Cooper (23rd)

Moguls

• Men: Adrian Costa (21st/30)
• Women: Maria Despas

Short track speed skating

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Men

• 500m: Steven Bradbury (19th/30)
• 1000m: Steven Bradbury (21st/30)
• 5000m relay: Australia (Steven Bradbury, Richard Goerlitz, Kieran Hansen, Andrew McNee, Richard Nizielski) (8th/8)

Women

• 500m: Janet Daly (27th/32)
• 1000m: Janet Daly (29th/30)

Snowboarding

For more details on this topic, see Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

• Giant slalom: Zeke Steggall (28th/34)

External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia

References

• "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)