Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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| 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano | ||||
| Competitors | 24 (16 men, 8 women) in 8 sports | |||
| Flag Bearer | Zali Steggall | |||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
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NOC symbol of Australia
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.
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[edit] Alpine skiing
- Slalom: Zali Steggall (3rd/27 - bronze)
[edit] Biathlon
- 7.5km: Kerryn Rim (neé Pethybridge) (47th/64)
- 15km: Kerryn Rim (neé Pethybridge) (43rd/64)
[edit] Bobsleigh
- 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.
[edit] Cross-country skiing
- 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)
[edit] Figure skating
- 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.
[edit] Freestyle skiing
- Aerials
- Men: Jono Sweet (disqualified or did not compete)
- Women: Kirstie Marshall (14th/24), Jacqui Cooper (23rd)
- Moguls
- Men: Adrian Costa (21st/30)
- Women: Maria Despas
[edit] Short track speed skating
- 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)
[edit] Snowboarding
- Giant slalom: Zeke Steggall (28th/34)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] 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)
| Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan |
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| Andorra • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bermuda • Bosnia‑Herzegovina • Brazil • Bulgaria • Canada • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • India • Iran • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Korea • DPR Korea • Kyrgyzstan • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • FYR Macedonia • Moldova • Monaco • Mongolia • Netherlands • New Zealand • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • Russia • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Trinidad‑Tobago • Turkey • Ukraine • United States • Uruguay • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Virgin Islands • Yugoslavia |
