| Australia at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inGrenoble | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Malcolm Milne |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the1968 Winter Olympics inGrenoble,France.Three athletes were sent, and Australia competed inalpine skiing,cross-country skiing, andspeed skating.
Malcolm Milne, brother ofRoss Milne, who died while practising for the1964 Winter Olympics, represented Australia in alpine skiing. He gained the best results for Australia in that Olympics, and one of the best slalom results ever for any Australian male.
This was the first of six Olympics for speed skaterColin Coates.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Malcolm Milne | Downhill | N/a | 2:05.36 | 24 | |||||||
| Giant slalom | N/a | 1:51.25 | 38 | 1:52.60 | 35 | 3:43.85 | 33 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:23.26 | 5 | 58.08 | 1Q | 56.36 | 41 | 56.06 | 25 | 1:52.42 | 24 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Ross Martin | 15 km | 58:00.2 | 60 |
| 30 km | 1:55:17.3 | 60 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Coates | 500 m | 43.3 | 41 |
| 1500 m | 2:16.7 | 49 | |