Australia at the 1960 Winter Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = AUS

| NOCname = Australian Olympic Committee

| games = Winter Olympics

| year = 1960

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|www.olympics.com.au }}

| location = Squaw Valley

| competitors = 31

| sports = 6

| flagbearer = Vic Ekberg

| rank =

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year =

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
{{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908–1912)

}}

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

{{Main|Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics}}

{{cite web

| title = VIII Olympic Winter Games - Squaw Valley, California - 1960 - Final Report

| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/1960w.pdf

| publisher = LA84 Foundation

| work = California Olympic Commission

| year = 1960

| access-date = November 11, 2013}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Run 1

!colspan="2"|Run 2

!colspan="3"|Final/Total

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Diff

!Rank

align="center"

|align="left" rowspan=3|Peter Brockhoff

|align="left" |Downhill

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:39.7

| +33.7

|57

align="center"

|align="left" |Giant slalom

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=3|Disqualified

align="center"

|align="left" |Slalom

|1:27.3

|44

|1:24.4

|29

|2:51.7

| +42.8

|30

align="center"

|align="left" rowspan=3|Bill Day

|align="left" |Downhill

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:30.5

| +24.5

|52

align="center"

|align="left" |Giant slalom

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:12.2

| +23.9

|41

align="center"

|align="left" |Slalom

|1:22.1

|33

|DSQ

|–

|DSQ

|–

|–

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Run 1

!colspan="2"|Run 2

!colspan="3"|Final/Total

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Diff

!Rank

align="center"

|align="left" rowspan=3|Christine Davy

|align="left" |Downhill

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|1:50.6

| +13.0

|27

align="center"

|align="left" |Giant slalom

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|1:50.7

| +10.8

|32

align="center"

|align="left" |Slalom

|1:13.1

|38

|1:04.1

|24

|2:17.2

| +27.6

|29

Cross-country skiing

{{Main|Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Race

Time

!Rank

align="center"

|align="left" rowspan=3|Richard Walpole

|align="left"|15 km

|1:06:48.3

|51

Figure skating

{{Main|Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Athlete(s)

! Event

! {{abbr|CF|Compulsory figures}}

! {{abbr|FS|Free skating}}

! {{abbr|TO|Total ordinals}}

! Points

! Rank

align="center"

|align="left"|Bill Cherrell

|align="left" rowspan=2|Men's

|19

|18

|162

|1042.3

|18

align="center"

|align="left"|Tim Spencer

|18

|11

|142

|1171.2

|17

align="center"

|align="left"|Aileen Shaw

|align="left" rowspan=2|Ladies'

|25

|24

|221

|965.7

|25

align="center"

|align="left"|Mary Wilson

|26

|26

|232

|890.2

|26

align="center"

|align="left"|Jackie Mason & Mervyn Bower

|align="left" rowspan=2|Pairs

|12

|{{n/a}}

|83

|63.7

|12

Ice hockey

{{Main|Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics}}

Team roster{{cite web|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/squaw-valley-1960/athletes |title=Australian Athletes At The Games |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |access-date=2011-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326090739/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/squaw-valley-1960/athletes |archive-date=2012-03-26 |url-status=live }}{{cite book |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |location=Canada |pages=367–560 }}

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Name{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}{{Tooltip|G|Goals}}{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}{{Tooltip|PIM|Pentalties in minutes}}
align=left|{{sortname|Ben|Acton}}500011
align=left|{{sortname|Ronald|Amess}}50002
align=left|{{sortname|David|Cunningham|David Cunningham (ice hockey)}}54264
align=left|{{sort|Derrick|Noel Derrick}}62132
align=left|{{sort|Dewhurst|Rob Dewhurst}}00000
align=left|{{sort|Ekberg|Vic Ekberg}}60220
align=left|{{sortname|Basil|Hansen}}41014
align=left|{{sort|Hitch|Clive Hitch}}60000
align=left|{{sortname|Russell|Jones|Russell Jones (ice hockey)}}62354
align=left|{{sortname|John|Nicholas|John Nicholas (ice hockey)}}600016
align=left|{{sort|Parrott|Peter Parrott}}40000
align=left|{{sort|Pawsey|Ken Pawsey}}30000
align=left|{{sort|Thomas|John Thomas}}61016
align=left|{{sort|Tikal|Steve Tikal}}10000
align=left|{{sort|Veseley|Ivo Veseley}}20002
align=left|{{sort|Wellman|Ken Wellman}}60006

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
Name{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}{{Tooltip|MINS|Minutes}}{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}{{Tooltip|SO|Shutouts}}{{Tooltip|GAA|Goals against average}}{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}{{Tooltip|PIM|Penalties in minutes}}
align=left|{{sort|McLoughlin|Noel McLoughlin}}300112021010.5000
align=left|{{sort|Reid|Robert Reid}}500524066016.5000

;First round

;Group C

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|loss_before_tie=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=USA|name_USA={{ih|USA|1959}}

|team2=TCH|name_TCH={{ih|TCH}}

|team3=AUS|name_AUS={{ih|AUS}}

|win_USA=2|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=0|gf_USA=19|ga_USA=6

|win_TCH=1|draw_TCH=0|loss_TCH=1|gf_TCH=23|ga_TCH=8

|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=0|loss_AUS=2|gf_AUS=2|ga_AUS=30

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = February 20, 1960.

| time =

| team1 = {{ih-rt|TCH}}

| team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

| score = 18–1

| periods = (7–1, 3–0, 8–0)

| reference =

| goalie1 = Vladimír Nadrchal
Vladimír Dvořáček

| goalie2 = Robert Reid

| progression = 1–0
2–0
2–1
3–1
4–1
5–1
6–1
7–1
8–1
9–1
10–1
11–1
12–1
13–1
14–1
15–1
16–1
17–1
18–1

| goals1 = J. Golonka (J. Starsi) – 02:35
J. Volf – 03:29

R. Potsch (J. Golonka) – 06:31
J. Golonka (J. Cerny) – 08:30
J. Cerny (J. Volf) – 09:30
J. Starsi (M. Vlach) – 14:30
J. Cerny (J. Volf) – 15:56
V. Pantucek (V. Bubnik) – 20:32
R. Potsch (V. Pantucek) – 22:07
J. Starsi (K. Gut) – 33:24
J. Starsi (M. Vlach) – 41:57
K. Gut (V. Pantucek) – 45:02
M. Vlach – 45:49
M. Vlach – 46:42
V. Bubnik (V. Pantucek) – 49:09
J. Golonka (M. Vlach, F. Tikal) – 49:45
M. Vlach (J. Golonka, Jan Kasper) – 53:44
J. Golonka (R. Potsch) – 54:24

| goals2 =

05:17 – D. Cunningham (R. Jones, V. Ekberg)

| official = Bob Barry

| official2 = Bill Riley

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 2

| shots1 = 82

| shots2 = 15

| bg =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = February 21, 1960.

| time =

| team1 = {{ih-rt|USA}}

| team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

| score = 12–1

| periods = (6–0, 3–0, 3–1)

| reference =

| goalie1 = Jack McCartan

| goalie2 = Robert Reid
Noel McLoughlin

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
5–0
6–0
7–0
8–0
9–0
9–1
10–1
11–1
12–1

| goals1 = W. Olson (P. Johnson, R. Meridith) – 01:09
R. Rodenheiser (Bob Cleary) – 05:13
T. Williams – 09:37
Bob Cleary (Bill Cleary) – 14:07
R. Meridith (E. Owen) – 16:31
J. Mayasich – 17:36
J. Mayasich (T. Williams, R. Christian) – 22:39
J. Kirrane (E. Owen, R. Paavola) – 29:39
R. Christian (T. Williams) – 31:23

R. Meredith – 42:21
P. Johnson (J. Mayasich, B. Christian) – 44:10
E. Owen (B. Christian) – 47:40

| goals2 =








41:02 – R. Jones (D. Cunningham)

| official = Bill McKenzie

| official2 = Hugh McLean

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 0

| penalties2 = 4

| shots1 = 47

| shots2 = 10

| bg =

}}

;Consolation round

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|winpoints=2

|loss_before_tie=y

|team1=FIN|name_FIN={{ih|FIN}}

|team2=JPN|name_JPN={{ih|JPN}}

|team3=AUS|name_AUS={{ih|AUS}}

|win_FIN=3|draw_FIN=1|loss_FIN=0|gf_FIN=50|ga_FIN=11

|win_JPN=2|draw_JPN=1|loss_JPN=1|gf_JPN=32|ga_JPN=22

|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=0|loss_AUS=4|gf_AUS=8|ga_AUS=57

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = February 22, 1960

| time =

| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{ih|FIN}}

| score = 1–14

| periods = (1–8, 0–4, 0–2)

| reference =

| goalie1 = Robert Reid
Noel McLoughlin

| goalie2 = Juhani Lahtinen

| progression = 0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–5
0–6
0–7
0–8
1–8
1–9
1–10
1–11
1–12
1–13
1–14

| goals1 =







D. Cunningham – 18:48

| goals2 = 03:25 – J. Seistamo
05:19 – R. Kilpio
06:21 – P. Nieminen
07:51 – E. Luostarinen (J. Seistamo)
09:22 – R. Kilpio (J. Wahlsten)
15:54 – V. Soini (E. Luostarinen)
16:04 – R. Kilpio (K. Rassa)
18:07 – P. Nieminen

23:24 – V. Numminen
36:54 – J. Wahlsten
37:51 – J. Wahlsten
39:19 – E. Luostarinen
43:59 – J. Seistamo
36:40 – R. Kilpio

| official = Buck Riley

| official2 = Hiroshi Hayrachi

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 8

| shots2 = 46

| bg =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = February 24, 1960

| time =

| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{ih|JPN}}

| score = 2–13

| periods = (0–3, 0–4, 2–6)

| reference =

| goalie1 = Noel McLoughlin

| goalie2 = Toshiei Honma

| progression = 0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–5
0–6
0–7
0–8
1–8
1–9
1–10
2–10
2–11
2–12
2–13

| goals1 =







N. Derrick (D. Cunningham, V. Ekberg) – 43:11


D. Cunningham (N. Derrick, R. Jones) – 49:28

| goals2 = 14:37 – T. Yamada
15:21 – H. Inatsu (I. Ono)
16:14 – T. Kakihara (M. Takashima, Y. Miyazaki)
22:30 – M. Takashima
27:27 – Y. Miyazaki
31:17 – Y. Miyazaki
32:07 – T. Yamada (A. Segawa, M. Tanabu)
42:16 – J. Iwaoka (M. Takashima)

44:21 – I. Ono (A. Segawa)
47:36 – J. Iwaoka (I. Ono)

49:35 – I. Ono (A. Segawa, T. Yamada)
50:29 – T. Yamada (A. Segawa)
53:21 – J. Iwaoka

| official = Buck Riley

| official2 = Marshall Ryman

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 19

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 12

| shots2 = 46

| bg =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = February 25, 1960

| time =

| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{ih|FIN}}

| score = 2–19

| periods = (6–1, 5–1, 8–0)

| reference =

| goalie1 = Robert Reid
Noel McLoughlin

| goalie2 = Juhani Lahtinen

| progression = 0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–5
1–5
1–6
2–6
2–7
2–8
2–9
2–10
2–11
2–12
2–13
2–14
2–15
2–16
2–17
2–18
2–19

| goals1 =




R. Jones – 11:08

J. Thomas – 20:15

| goals2 = 00:45 – J. Wahlsten (R. Kilpio)
04:29 – J. Wahlsten (J. Salmi)
05:13 – R. Kilpio
05:18 – H. Pulli
07:58 – E. Luostarinen (J. Seistamo)

18:35 – H. Pulli

21:27 – V. Numminen
23:49 – R. Kilpio (Y. Hakala)
28:16 – V. Numminen
33:19 – E. Luostarinen (Y. Hakala)
34:19 – E. Luostarinen (Y. Hakala)
? – J. Seistamo
? – J. Salmi (T. Rastio)
? – T. Rastio
? – J. Seistamo
? – V. Numminen
? – H. Pulli
? – P. Nieminen (J. Seistamo)
? – J. Seistamo (H. Pulli, P. Nieminen)

| official = Marshall Ryman

| official2 = B. Hayashi

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 16

| penalties2 = 10

| shots1 = (unknown)

| shots2 = (unknown)

| bg =

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = February 27, 1960

| time =

| team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}

| team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

| score = 11–3

| periods = (6–0, 2–1, 3–2)

| reference =

| goalie1 = Toshiei Honma

| goalie2 = Robert Reid

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
5–0
6–0
7–0
7–1
8–1
9–1
9–2
9–3
10–3
11–3

| goals1 = T. Kakihara – 00:52
I. Ono – 01:25
A. Irie – 02:40
T. Yamada (A. Irie, A. Segawa) – 08:57
M. Takashima (A. Segawa) – 12:31
A. Segawa – 15:00
A Irie (T. Yamada) – 26:32

M. Murano (S. Honma) – 32:50
H. Inatsu – 42:09


I. Ono (M. Murano) – 53:45
I. Ono – 54:16

| goals2 =






28:07 – N. Derrick


47:24 – B. Hansen (R. Jones)
51:13 – D. Cunningham

| official = Buck Riley

| official2 = Marsh Ryman

| linesman =

| linesman2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| penalties1 = 2

| penalties2 = 10

| shots1 = 57

| shots2 = 36

| bg =

}}

Nordic combined

{{main|Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Ski jumping

!colspan="3"|Cross-country

!colspan="2"|Total

Points

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Points

!Points

!Rank

align="center"

|align="left"|Hal Nerdal

|align="left"|Individual

|138.0

|33

|1:10:15.6

|194.387

|30

|332.387

|31

Speed skating

{{Main|Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Final

Time

!Rank

align="center"

|align="left" rowspan=2|Colin Hickey

|align="left"|500 m

|41.3

|13

align="center"

|align="left"|1500 m

|2:16.1

|14

align="center"

|align="left" rowspan=2|Roy Tutty

|align="left"|500 m

|43.5

|35

align="center"

|align="left"|1500 m

|2:23.8

|37

See also

References

;Specific

{{reflist}}

;General

  • "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester {{ISBN|0-949853-05-4}} (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
  • "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" [https://web.archive.org/web/20030308012801/http://www.olympics.com.au/cp7/c9/webi/externaldocument/000114aq.pdf PDF file]
  • "The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee {{ISBN|0-7022-3425-7}} (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
  • "Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002" [https://web.archive.org/web/20060102072615/http://www.isa.org.au/results_1911-2004.htm Ice Skating Australia]

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