Australia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Australia won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres short track relay, the nation's first medal at the Winter Olympic Games. A total of 25 Australian athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing (in both aerials and moguls), luge, short track speed skating, and speed skating.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Short track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay 26 February
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Australia at the 1994 Winter Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 1 1 2Biathlon 0 2 2Bobsleigh 4 – 4Cross-country skiing 2 0 2Figure skating 1 1 2Freestyle skiing 3 2 5Luge 1 0 1Short track speed skating 4 1 5Speed skating 2 0 2 Total 18 7 25
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventRun 1 (DH)Run 2 (Sl)Run 3 (Sl)Final/TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeDiffRankAnthony HuguetSuper-Gcolspan=6 4:37.44 +4.9137Giant slalom1:33.6037did not finishcolspan=2 did not finish
Women AthleteEventRun 1 (DH)Run 2 (Sl)Run 3 (Sl)Final/TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeDiffRankZali SteggallGiant slalom1:28.68351:17.4624colspan=2 2:46.14 +15.1724Slalom1:03.162859.8822colspan=2 2:03.04 +7.0322Combined1:33.463152.3412did not finish
Biathlon
Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankSandra Paintin-PaulIndividual1:01:21.7764Sprint28:31.1140Kerryn RimIndividual54:10.128Sprint27:32.3221
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJustin McDonaldGlenn CarrollTwo-man54.032853.962754.212954.27273:36.4727Justin McDonald Glenn Carroll Scott Walker Adam BarclayFour-man52.481652.672152.852053.02203:31.0220
Cross-country skiing
Men AthleteEventRaceTimeRankAnthony Evans10 km classical27:09.95115 km freestyle pursuit1:08:22.95750 km classical2:22:05.243Mark Gray10 km classical27:54.06715 km freestyle pursuit1:10:01.16630 km freestyle1:24:49.96150 km classical2:28:51.659
Figure skating
Athlete(s)Event / /TotalRankStephen CarrMen'scolspan=2 20 Q1828.018Danielle Carr & Stephen CarrPairscolspan=2 101116.011
Freestyle skiing
Men AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankNick CleaverMoguls24.3415 Q23.0216Adrian Costa25.467 Q23.3814Paul Costa22.2026did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankJacqui CooperAerials139.6716did not advanceKirstie Marshall166.12q Q150.766
Luge
Athlete(s)EventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeTimeTimeTimeTimeRankRoger WhiteMen's55.67454.54654.84258.0003:43.06232
Short track speed skating
The relay result was Australia's first Winter Olympics medal. In the semi-final, they beat Japan and New Zealand to qualify behind Canada. They went into the final with three objectives: to stay on their feet (to avoid a repeat of what happened in Albertville), to remain undisqualified, and to beat at least one of the other three finalists. With 21 of 45 laps to go, a Canadian crashed into the side, and was out of contention. With 12 laps to go, Italian Mirko Vuillermin accelerated away, creating a gap such that Australia was unlikely to win gold. Until the last change, it seemed that Australia might win silver. Nizielski was the final skater, and said later that "At the last change [American] Eric Flaim got a good push-away and he stepped underneath my feet and stopped me. I thought, well I'm not going to fight him for this. I didn't want to let the team down. And I was very aware that I had taken a fall in Albertville. I just wanted to get through and get the medal." Team member Steven Bradbury went on to win Australia's first winter gold in 2002.
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSteven Bradbury500m45.432 Q44.181 Q1:03.514 QBB Final 45.3381000m2:01.893did not advance24Kieran Hansen500m46.303did not advance231000m1:32.962 Q1:32.343did not advance12Richard Nizielski500m44.86 1 Q45.574did not advance101000m1:32.422 Q1:29.934did not advance13Steven Bradbury Kieran Hansen Andrew Murtha Richard Nizielski5000m relayrowspan=4 colspan=4 7:14.41 2 Q 7:13.68
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKaren Kah500m48.562 Q47.903did not advance121000m1:41.641 Q1:39.934did not advance11
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankPhillip Tahmindjis1000 m1:16.29371500 m1:57.5936Danny Kah1500 m1:56.04255000 m7:00.0225
References
External links
Australia NOC Olympic Winter Institute of Australia "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) "Australia and the Olympic Games" by Harry Gordon. Australian Olympic Committee