Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.

Alpine skiing

Men AthleteEventClassificationFinalTimeRankRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankSteven CliffordDownhillcolspan=6 2:02.9044Giant slalomcolspan=2 1:44.75441:49.50363:34.2536SlalomDisqualifiedDid not finishMalcolm MilneDownhillcolspan=6 1:55.4823Giant slalomcolspan=2 1:37.94311:44.26283:22.2029SlalomDisqualified1:03.73331:01.99262:05.7224

Speed skating

AthleteEventFinalTimeRankColin Coates500 m44.74361500 m2:12.14245000 m8:09.352310000 m16:29.9418Jim Lynch500 m43.51351500 m2:26.6939

See also Australia at the Winter Olympics

References

External links Australia NOC Olympic Winter Institute of Australia "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester (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 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)