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.
Australia at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Squaw Valley | |
Competitors | 31 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Vic Ekberg |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Alpine skiing
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Peter Brockhoff | Downhill | — | 2:39.7 | +33.7 | 57 | |||
Giant slalom | — | Disqualified | ||||||
Slalom | 1:27.3 | 44 | 1:24.4 | 29 | 2:51.7 | +42.8 | 30 | |
Bill Day | Downhill | — | 2:30.5 | +24.5 | 52 | |||
Giant slalom | — | 2:12.2 | +23.9 | 41 | ||||
Slalom | 1:22.1 | 33 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | – |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Christine Davy | Downhill | — | 1:50.6 | +13.0 | 27 | |||
Giant slalom | — | 1:50.7 | +10.8 | 32 | ||||
Slalom | 1:13.1 | 38 | 1:04.1 | 24 | 2:17.2 | +27.6 | 29 |
Cross-country skiing
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Richard Walpole | 15 km | 1:06:48.3 | 51 |
Figure skating
editAthlete(s) | Event | CF | FS | TO | Points | Rank |
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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 | — | 83 | 63.7 | 12 |
Ice hockey
editName | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
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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 Pawsey | 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 |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 4 |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 2 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
February 20, 1960. | Czechoslovakia | 18–1 (7–1, 3–0, 8–0) | Australia |
Vladimír Nadrchal Vladimír Dvořáček | Goalies | Robert Reid | Referees: Bob Barry Bill Riley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Shots | 15 |
February 21, 1960. | United States | 12–1 (6–0, 3–0, 3–1) | Australia |
Jack McCartan | Goalies | Robert Reid Noel McLoughlin | Referees: Bill McKenzie Hugh McLean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 10 |
- Consolation round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 7 |
2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 5 |
3 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 57 | −49 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
February 22, 1960 | Australia | 1–14 (1–8, 0–4, 0–2) | Finland |
Robert Reid Noel McLoughlin | Goalies | Juhani Lahtinen | Referees: Buck Riley Hiroshi Hayrachi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shots | 46 |
February 24, 1960 | Australia | 2–13 (0–3, 0–4, 2–6) | Japan |
Noel McLoughlin | Goalies | Toshiei Honma | Referees: Buck Riley Marshall Ryman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 46 |
February 25, 1960 | Australia | 2–19 (6–1, 5–1, 8–0) | Finland |
Robert Reid Noel McLoughlin | Goalies | Juhani Lahtinen | Referees: Marshall Ryman B. Hayashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(unknown) | Shots | (unknown) |
February 27, 1960 | Japan | 11–3 (6–0, 2–1, 3–2) | Australia |
Toshiei Honma | Goalies | Robert Reid | Referees: Buck Riley Marsh Ryman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Shots | 36 |
Nordic combined
editAthlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||
Hal Nerdal | Individual | 138.0 | 33 | 1:10:15.6 | 194.387 | 30 | 332.387 | 31 |
Speed skating
editAthlete | Event | Final | |
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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
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- Specific
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Australian Athletes At The Games". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Canada: Moydart Press. pp. 367–560.
- General
- "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)
- "Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002" Ice Skating Australia