Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Infobox Olympics Australia
games=1952 Winter
competitors=9
sports=4

Australia's second Winter Olympic Games appearance was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. It was 16 years since Australia's last Winter Games, as the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled, and Australia did not compete in the 1948 Winter Olympics. Australia sent nine athletes and competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating and speed skating. Nancy Hallam and Gweneth Molony were Australia's first women athletes at the Winter Olympics.

Results by event

Alpine skiing

* Downhill: Bill Day (60th/72), Barry Patten (67th), William "Bob" Arnott (71st)
* Slalom: Bill Day (50th), William "Bob" Arnott (61st), Barry Patten (71st) (all three were only allowed one run)
* Giant slalom: Bill Day (67th/82), William "Bob" Arnott (78th), Barry Patten (80th)

Cross-country skiing

* 18 km: Bruce Haslingden (74th/75), Cedric Sloane (75th)
* 50 km: Bruce Haslingden (DNF), Cedric Sloane(DNF)

Along with Karl Schüssler of West Germany, Bruce and Cedric gave up between the 30.5km mark and 42km mark in the 50km race.

The winner of the 18 km won in a time of 1:01:34, whereas Bruce Haslingden took 1:29:58 and Cedric Sloane timed 1:32:39. The third-last competitor, John H. Caldwell (USA) took 1:25:42, and a total of five competitors retired during the race.

Figure skating

* Men: Adrian Swan (10th/14)
* Women: Nancy Hallam (married name Nancy Burley) (14th/25), Gweneth Molony (also spelled Gwenneth) (21st)

peed skating

* 500 m: Colin Hickey (29th/39)
* 1500 m: Colin Hickey (30th/39)
* 5000 m: Colin Hickey (28th/35)

ee also

*Australia at the Winter Olympics

External links

* [http://www.olympics.com.au/ Australia NOC]
* [http://www.owia.org/ Olympic Winter Institute of Australia]

References

*cite book |title=The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo |author=(ed.) Rolf Petersen |location=Oslo |year=1952 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-01-31

*"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in )

*"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" [http://web.archive.org/web/20030308012801/http%3A//www.olympics.com.au/cp7/c9/webi/externaldocument/000114aq.pdf PDF file]

*"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in )

*"Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002" [http://www.isa.org.au/results_1911-2004.htm Ice Skating Australia]