| Noc: | AUS |
| Nocname: | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Location: | Albertville |
| Competitors: | 23 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Flagbearer: | Danny Kah |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games (1908–1912) |
Australia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.23 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, short track speed skating, and speed skating. Freestyle skiing and short-track speed skating were medal events for the first time, and Australia has competed in these events in every games since. Australia's best result at these games was seventh in the 5000 metres short-track relay.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Biathlon | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Bobsleigh | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Short track speed skating | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 7 | 22 |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Steven Lee | Downhill | 1:58.55 | +8.18 | 36 | ||||
| Super-G | 1:16.58 | +3.54 | 30 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Zali Steggall | Giant slalom | 1:10.54 | 30 | 1:11.66 | 49 | 2:22.20 | +9.46 | 23 |
| Slalom | did not finish | |||||||
See main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Sandra Paintin | Individual | 58:55.3 | 3 | 40 |
| Sprint | 28:50.0 | 2 | 54 | |
| Kerryn Pethybridge | Individual | 57:49.7 | 2 | 32 |
| Sprint | 27:58.7 | 2 | 39 | |
See main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Paul Narracott was the first person to have represented Australia at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, having competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Anthony Evans | 10 km classical | 30:54.2 | 37 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:29.2 | 39 | |
| 30 km classical | 1:32:29.9 | 54 | |
| 50 km freestyle | 2:15:46.9 | 34 | |
| Paul Gray | 10 km classical | 33:12.2 | 73 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 47:08.9 | 65 | |
| 50 km freestyle | 2:25:29.0 | 55 | |
See main article: Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
See main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete(s) | Event | / | / | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | |||||||
| Cameron Medhurst | Men's | 16 Q | 16 | 24.0 | 16 | ||
| Stephen Carr & Danielle Carr | Pairs | 13 | 13 | 19.5 | 13 | ||
See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
This was the first time freestyle skiing was a medal event at the Winter Olympics, and Australia has competed in it in every Winter Olympics since. Aerials was a demonstration sport at these Olympics, which Kirstie Marshall participated in.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Nick Cleaver | Moguls | 23.25 | 9 Q | 22.04 | 11 | |
| Adrian Costa | Moguls | 22.39 | 15 Q | 21.18 | 14 | |
See main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
See main article: Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
This was the first time short track was a medal event at the Winter Olympics. Australia has competed in it in every games since, winning Australia's first ever medal and Australia's first gold medal. However, at these games, the unpredictable nature of short track acted against Australia, when a fall in the semi-finals denied the team a chance at the medals.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Murtha | 1000m | 1:34.71 | 3 | did not advance | 19 | ||||
| Richard Nizielski | 1000m | 1:32.42 | 2 Q | 1:29.93 | 4 | did not advance | 13 | ||
| Kieran Hansen John Kah Andrew Murtha Richard Nizielski | 5000m relay | 7:15.10 | 2 Q | 7:32.57 | 4 Q | Final B 7:32.57 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Felicity Campbell | 500m | 50.11 | 3 | did not advance | 20 | |||||
| Karen Gardiner | 500m | Disqualified | ||||||||
See main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Danny Kah | 1000 m | 1:17.96 | 34 |
| 1500 m | 1:59.33 | 23 | |
| 5000 m | 7:22.86 | 20 | |
| 10000 m | 14:42.32 | 12 | |
| Phillip Tahmindjis | 1000 m | 1:18.77 | 38 |
| 1500 m | 2:02.08 | 38 | |
| 5000 m | 7:26.56 | 25 | |
| 10000 m | Disqualified | ||