Australia at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Squaw Valley | |
Competitors | 31 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Vic Ekberg |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.