| Noc: | AUS |
| Nocname: | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Location: | Nagano |
| Competitors: | 24 (16 men, 8 women) |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Flagbearer: | Richard Nizielski |
| Rank: | 22 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games (1908–1912) |
Australia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.A total number of 24 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating, and snowboarding, which appeared for the first time at the Olympics. Freestyle skiers Kirstie Marshall and Jacqui Cooper were some of Australia's best gold medal hopes, but both missed the aerials finals. Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual Winter Olympics medal, gaining bronze in slalom.
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [1]
See main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Kerryn Rim | Individual | 1:01:38.1 | 4 | 43 |
| Sprint | 25:49.1 | 2 | 47 | |
See main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
The two-man result was Australia's best in that event.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | |||
| Jason Giobbi Adam Barclay | Two-man | 55.56 | 55.47 | 55.26 | 55.31 | 3:41.60 | 22 | |
| Jason Giobbi Scott Walker Ted Polglaze Adam Barclay | Four-man | 54.72 | 54.93 | 55.23 | 2:44.88 | 23 | ||
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Anthony Evans | 10 km classical | 31:12.7 | 66 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | 47:43.4 | 55 | |
| 30 km classical | 1:45:26.3 | 51 | |
| 50 km freestyle | 2:21:44.4 | 48 | |
| Paul Gray | 10 km classical | 34:45.1 | 88 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | did not finish | ||
| 50 km freestyle | 2:29:08.2 | 59 | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Joanne Carter's result was Australia's best in women's figure skating.
| Athlete(s) | Event | / | / | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | |||||||
| Anthony Liu | Men's | 25 | did not advance | ||||
| Joanne Carter | Ladies' | 11 | 12 | 17.5 | 12 | ||
| Danielle Carr Stephen Carr | Ladies' | 15 | 13 | 20.5 | 13 | ||
See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Adrian Costa | Moguls | 23.45 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Jonathan Sweet | Aerials | did not finish | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Maria Despas | Moguls | 18.94 | 23 | did not advance | ||
| Jacqui Cooper | Aerials | 101.19 | 23 | did not advance | ||
| Kirstie Marshall | Aerials | 148.99 | 14 | did not advance | ||
See main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Steven Bradbury | 500m | 43.766 | 3 | did not advance | 19 | ||||
| 1000m | 1:33.108 | 3 | did not advance | 21 | |||||
| Steven Bradbury Richard Goerlitz Kieran Hansen Richard Nizielski | 5000m relay | 7:11.691 | 3 QB | B Final 7:15.907 | 8 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Janet Daly | 500m | 49.158 | 4 | did not advance | 27 | ||||
| 1000m | 1:59.990 | 4 | did not advance | 29 | |||||
See main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics.