Australia at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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Australia at the
1960 Winter Olympics
Flag of Australia.svg
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Squaw Valley
Competitors31 in 6 sports
Flag bearer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Australia competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. This was the first and last time Australia competed in ice hockey and Nordic combined. While ice hockey gave Australia its only top ten finish in this games, the team lost all of their matches, conceding double-digit goals. Australia also competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and figure skating, where Mervyn Bower and Jacqueline Mason came twelfth in the pairs event.

Alpine skiing[]

[1]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Final/Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Diff Rank
Peter Brockhoff Downhill N/A 2:39.7 +33.7 57
Giant slalom N/A Disqualified
Slalom 1:27.3 44 1:24.4 29 2:51.7 +42.8 30
Bill Day Downhill N/A 2:30.5 +24.5 52
Giant slalom N/A 2:12.2 +23.9 41
Slalom 1:22.1 33 DSQ DSQ
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Final/Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Diff Rank
Christine Davy Downhill N/A 1:50.6 +13.0 27
Giant slalom N/A 1:50.7 +10.8 32
Slalom 1:13.1 38 1:04.1 24 2:17.2 +27.6 29

Cross-country skiing[]

[1]

Men
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Richard Walpole 15 km 1:06:48.3 51

Figure skating[]

[1]

Athlete(s) Event CF FS TO Points Rank
Bill Cherrell Men's 19 18 162 1042.3 18
Tim Spencer 18 11 142 1171.2 17
Aileen Shaw Ladies' 25 24 221 965.7 25
Mary Wilson 26 26 232 890.2 26
Jackie Mason & Mervyn Bower Pairs 12 N/A 83 63.7 12

Ice hockey[]

[1]

Team roster[2][3]

Name GP G A PTS PIM
Ben Acton 5 0 0 0 11
Ronald Amess 5 0 0 0 2
David Cunningham 5 4 2 6 4
Noel Derrick 6 2 1 3 2
Rob Dewhurst 0 0 0 0 0
Vic Ekberg 6 0 2 2 0
Basil Hansen 4 1 0 1 4
Clive Hitch 6 0 0 0 0
Russell Jones 6 2 3 5 4
John Nicholas 6 0 0 0 16
Peter Parrott 4 0 0 0 0
Ken Pawley 3 0 0 0 0
John Thomas 6 1 0 1 6
Steve Tikal 1 0 0 0 0
Ivo Veseley 2 0 0 0 2
Ken Wellman 6 0 0 0 6
Name GP W T L MINS GA SO GAA A PIM
Noel McLoughlin 3 0 0 1 120 21 0 10.50 0 0
Robert Reid 5 0 0 5 240 66 0 16.50 0 0
First round
Group C
Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1  United States 2 2 0 0 19 6 4
2  Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 23 8 2
3  Australia 2 0 2 0 2 30 0
February 20, 1960.Czechoslovakia 18–1
(7–1, 3–0, 8–0)
 Australia
February 21, 1960.United States 12–1
(6–0, 3–0, 3–1)
 Australia
Consolation round
Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Finland 4 3 0 1 50 11 7
 Japan 4 2 1 1 32 22 5
 Australia 4 0 4 0 8 57 0
February 22, 1960Australia 1–14
(1–8, 0–4, 0–2)
 Finland
February 24, 1960Australia 2–13
(0–3, 0–4, 2–6)
 Japan
February 25, 1960Australia 2–19
(6–1, 5–1, 8–0)
 Finland
February 27, 1960Japan 11–3
(6–0, 2–1, 3–2)
 Australia

Nordic combined[]

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Time Rank Points Points Rank
Hal Nerdal 138.0 33 1:10:15.6 194.387 30 332.387 31

Speed skating[]

[1]

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Colin Hickey 500 m 41.3 13
1500 m 2:16.1 14
Roy Tutty 500 m 43.5 35
1500 m 2:23.8 37

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e "VIII Olympic Winter Games - Squaw Valley, California - 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Australian Athletes At The Games". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  3. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Canada: Moydart Press. pp. 367–560.
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