Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics

1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...

in Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley Ski Resort

Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. This was the first and last time Australia competed in ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 and nordic combined

Nordic combined

The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...

. 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

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

, cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

 and figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

, where Mervyn Bower

Mervyn Bower

Mervyn John Bower is a former Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing with Jacqueline Mason. In 1956 they failed to take to the ice after Bower was injured.Gordon, p. 522. In 1960, they placed 12th out of 13 duos.-Results:- References :*...

 and Jacqueline Mason

Jacqueline Mason

Jacqueline "Jackie" Mason Kendall-Baker is a former Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing with Mervyn Bower. In 1956 they failed to take to the ice after Bower was injured.Gordon, p. 522. In 1960, they placed 12th out of 13 duos.-Results:- References...

came twelfth in the pairs event.

Alpine skiing

• Downhill: Bill Day (52nd/61), Peter Brockhoff (57th)
• Giant slalom: Bill Day (41st/58), Peter Brockhoff (Disqualified)
• Slalom: Peter Brockhoff (30th/40), Bill Day (Disqualified)

Women:

• Downhill: Christine Davy (27th/39)
• Giant Slalom: Christine Davy (32nd/40)
• Slalom: Christine Davy (29th/38)

Figure skating

• Men: Tim Spencer (17th), Bill Cherrell (18th)
• Women: Aileen Shaw (24th/26), Mary Wilson (26th)
• Pairs: Jacqueline Mason and Mervyn Bower (12th/13)

Ice hockey

• Men's team: Australia (9th out of 9)

Team roster

Name
	5	0	0	0	11
	5	0	0	0	2
	5	4	2	6	4
	6	2	1	3	2
	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	2	2	0
	4	1	0	1	4
	6	0	0	0	0
	6	2	3	5	4
	6	0	0	0	16
	4	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0
	6	1	0	1	6
	1	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	2
	6	0	0	0	6

Name
	3	0	0	1	120	21	0	10.50	0	0
	5	0	0	5	240	66	0	16.50	0	0

Speed skating

• 500m: Colin Hickey (13th/44), Roy Tutty (35th)
• 1500m: Colin Hickey (14th/45), Roy Tutty (37th)

External links

• Australia NOC
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia