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Australia At The 1960 Winter Olympics
Australia competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. This was the first and last time Australia competed in ice hockey and Nordic combined. 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, cross-country skiing, and figure skating, where Mervyn Bower and Jacqueline Mason came twelfth in the pairs event. Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Cross-country skiing ;Men Figure skating Ice hockey Team roster ;First round ;Group C ;Consolation round Nordic combined Speed skating See also *Australia at the Winter Olympics External linksAustralia NOC References ;Specific ;General *"Australians at the Olympic ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Olympic Committee
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Christine Davy
Christine Davy (born 7 August 1934) is an Australians, Australian former alpine skiing, alpine skier who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics. Early life Davy was born in Sydney to Ashleigh Osborne Davy and Elizabeth Deuchar (née Gordon) of Edgecliff, New South Wales. Her father was an ear, nose and throat surgeon who received the Royal Victorian Order, MVO for his services to the Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and his family, whilst he was Governor General of Australia. Her mother was the daughter of William Deuchar Gordon of the heritage listed rural Homestead (buildings) , homestead Manar, New South Wales, Manar House, near Braidwood, New South Wales, Braidwood.Gordon, H. McL. and Kelleher, S. (1991). The Gordons of Manar In Australia, pp. 97–105. Davy was educated at Frensham School. Olympic record In 1956, she came 39th, 33rd and 37th in the downhill, giant slalom and slalom respectively, out of 47, 48 and 49 entrants. In 1960, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Nadrchal
Vladimír Nadrchal (born March 4, 1938 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is an ice hockey player who played for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics, and a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External links * 1938 births Czech ice hockey goaltenders Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Pairs Skating
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Mary Wilson (figure Skater)
Mary Lynette Wilson (22 March 1940) is an Australian former competitive figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Wilson and her 1960 Olympic teammate Aileen Shaw were coached in Melbourne by Nancy Burley, who had competed for Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... At the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California Wilson finished 26th (last) in both the compulsory figures and free skating components. References 1940 births Living people Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Australian female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's Singles
The women's single skating competition of the 1960 Winter Olympics was held at the Blyth Arena in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California, Squaw Valley, California, United States. The compulsory figures section took place on Sunday 21 February 1960 with the free skating section concluding the event two days later. Each judge ranked each skater by Ordinal Placement from first to last place. If a skater was ranked first by a majority of the judges, that skater was placed first overall, this process was repeated for each place. If more than one skater had a majority ranking for the same position then a series of tiebreaks were in place, indicated in order in the result section. Carol Heiss won gold for the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, United States going one better from her silver medal at the Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles, 1956 Olympics. Results Referee: * Josef Dědič Assistant Referee: * Alexander D.C. Gordon Judges: * Marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen Shaw
Aileen Shaw or Nash (born 21 May 1945) is an Australian former figure skater. She won five Australian national titles, from 1958–59 to 1961–62 and 1963–64. At the age of 14 years and 9 months, she competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ... in Squaw Valley, California. Competitive highlights References External links * * * 1945 births Living people Australian female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Australia Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Spencer (figure Skater)
Tim Spencer (born 3 June 1943) is an Australian figure skater. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall .... References External links * 1943 births Living people Australian male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Australia Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's Singles
The men's single skating competition of the 1960 Winter Olympics was held at the Blyth Arena in Squaw Valley, California, United States. The compulsory figures section took place on Wednesday 24 February 1960 with the free skating section concluding the event two days later. Each judge ranked each skater by Ordinal Placement from first to last place. If a skater was ranked first by a majority of the judges, that skater was placed first overall, this process was repeated for each place. If more than one skater had a majority ranking for the same position then a series of tiebreaks were in place, indicated in order in the result section. David Jenkins won gold for the United States succeeding his older brother Hayes Alan Jenkins. Karol Divín of Czechoslovakia took silver after leading after the compulsory section. Results Referee: * Rudolf Marx Assistant Referee: * Harold G. Storke Judges: * Franz Wojtanowskyj * John Greig * Emil Skákala * Gérard Rodrigues Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cherrell
Bill Cherrell (born 12 February 1938) is an Australian figure skater. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall .... References External links * 1938 births Living people Australian male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Australia Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Melbourne 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre
The 15 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the second appearance of the event at its length of 15 km. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 23, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium. Håkon Brusveen of Norway won his only Olympic gold medal, 3 seconds ahead of the 30 km gold medallist, Sixten Jernberg. Defending Olympic champion and fellow Norwegian, Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and ... finished 12th. Results References External links1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's 15 Kilometre Men's cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Walpole (skier)
Richard Walpole (born 10 December 1927) is an Australian former cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall .... References 1927 births Living people Australian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Australia Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportspeople {{Australia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
