Australia at the 1980 Winter Olympics
| Australia at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 10 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Robert McIntyre |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Australia came eleventh in the figure skating pairs, but that was in a field of eleven. Jacqui Cowderoy came seventeenth in the women's slalom, and Colin Coates came eighteenth in the 10000 metres speed skating.
Alpine skiing[]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Antony Guss | Downhill | N/A | 1:50.22 | 26 | |||
| Giant slalom | 1:29.26 | 47 | 1:29.53 | 39 | 2:58.79 | 41 | |
| Slalom | 1:04.45 | 35 | 1:00.65 | 31 | 2:05.10 | 32 | |
| Rob McIntyre | Giant slalom | 1:28.09 | 44 | 1:29.30 | 38 | 2:57.39 | 38 |
| Slalom | Did not finish | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Jenny Altermatt | Giant slalom | 1:22.09 | 33 | 1:36.48 | 30 | 2:58.57 | 28 |
| Slalom | Did not finish | ||||||
| Jacqui Cowderoy | Giant slalom | 1:24.90 | 37 | Did not finish | |||
| Slalom | 49.91 | 23 | 49.78 | 17 | 1:39.69 | 17 | |
Cross-country skiing[]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Colleen Bolton | 5 km | 17:22.68 | 36 |
| 10 km | 33:56.32 | 35 | |
Figure skating[]
| Athlete(s) | Event | CF/CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinals | Points | Rank | |||||
| Elizabeth Cain & Peter Cain | N/A | 10 | 11 | 98.0 | 121.30 | 11 | |
Speed skating[]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Mike Richmond | 500 m | 41.22 | 32 |
| 1000 m | 1:23.30 | 34 | |
| 1500 m | 2:13.40 | 32 | |
| Colin Coates | 1000 m | 1:21.68 | 29 |
| 5000 m | 7:27.25 | 19 | |
| 10000 m | 15:28.30 | 18 | |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Official Report of XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 – Official Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
External links[]
- Australia NOC
- Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
- "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (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 ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
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Categories:
- Nations at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Australia at the Winter Olympics by year
- Winter sports in Australia
- 1980 in Australian sport