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. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 0 1 1Biathlon 0 1 1Bobsleigh 4 – 4Cross-country skiing 2 0 2Figure skating 2 2 4Freestyle skiing 2 3 5Short track speed skating 4 1 5Snowboarding 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. MedalNameSportEvent Alpine skiing Women's slalom
Alpine skiing
In total, one Australian athlete participated in the alpine skiing events – Zali Steggall in the women's slalom.
AthleteEventRun 1 (DH)Run 2 (Sl)Run 3 (Sl)Final/TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeDiffRankZali SteggallSlalom45.96346.714colspan=2 1:32.67 +0.27
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Biathlon
In total, one Australian athlete participated in the biathlon events – Kerryn Rim in the women's individual and the women's sprint.
AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankKerryn RimIndividual1:01:38.1443Sprint25:49.1247
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Bobsleigh
In total, four Australian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Adam Barclay, Jason Giobbi, Ted Polglaze and Scott Walker.
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankJason GiobbiAdam BarclayTwo-man55.5655.4755.2655.313:41.6022Jason GiobbiScott WalkerTed PolglazeAdam BarclayFour-man54.7254.9355.232:44.8823
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Cross-country skiing
In total, two Australian athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Anthony Evans and Paul Gray.
AthleteEventRaceTimeRankAnthony Evans10 km classical31:12.76615 km freestyle pursuit47:43.45530 km classical1:45:26.35150 km freestyle2:21:44.448Paul Gray10 km classical34:45.18815 km freestyle pursuitdid not finish50 km freestyle2:29:08.259
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Figure skating
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.
Athlete(s)Event / /TotalRankAnthony LiuMen'scolspan=2 25did not advanceJoanne CarterLadies'colspan=2 111217.512Danielle CarrStephen CarrPairscolspan=2 151320.513
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Freestyle skiing
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.
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankAdrian CostaMen's moguls23.4521did not advanceJonathan SweetMen's aerialsdid not finishMaria DespasWomen's moguls18.9423did not advanceJacqui CooperWomen's aerials101.1923did not advanceKirstie Marshall148.9914did not advance
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Short track speed skating
In total, five Australian athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – Steven Bradbury, Janet Daly, Richard Goerlitz, Kieran Hansen and Richard Nizielski.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSteven BradburyMen's 500 m43.7663did not advance19Men's 1,000 m1:33.1083did not advance21Steven BradburyRichard GoerlitzKieran HansenRichard NizielskiMen's 5,000 m relaycolspan=4 7:11.6913 QBB Final 7:15.9078Janet DalyWomen's 500 m49.1584did not advance27Women's 1,000 m1:59.9904did not advance29
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Snowboarding
In total, one Australian athlete participated in the snowboarding events – Zeke Steggall in the men's giant slalom.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankZeke SteggallMen's giant slalom1:08.1027did not finish
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References
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 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)