Australia at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Infobox Olympics Australia
games=1956 Winter
competitors=10
sports=3

Australia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the third time at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Australia sent 10 athletes (8 men, 2 women) that competed in alpine skiing, figure skating and speed skating.

Colin Hickey's 7th place in both 500 and 1000 metre speed skating would be Australia's best result until the 1976 Winter Olympics, where Colin Coates came 6th in 10000 metre speed skating.

Results by event

Alpine skiing

;Men:
* Downhill: Bill Day (35th/57)
* Giant slalom: Bill Day, Anthony Aslungal (69th/87), Frank Prihoda (80th), James Walker (84th)
* Slalom: Frank Prihoda (54th/57), Anthony Aslungal (retired after fall), Bill Day (retired after fall)

;Women:
* Downhill: Christine Davy (39th/44)
* Slalom: Christine Davy
* Giant slalom: Christine Davy

Figure skating

* Men: Allan Ganter (13th/16), Charles Keeble (16th)
* Pairs: Jacqueline Mason and Mervyn Bower (withdrew due to injury to Bower)

peed skating

* 500 m: Colin Hickey (7th/45)
* 1500 m: Colin Hickey (7th/53)
* 5000 m: Colin Hickey
* 10000 m: Colin Hickey (27th/32)

ee also

*Australia at the Winter Olympics

External links

* [http://www.olympics.com.au/ Australia NOC]
* [http://www.owia.org/ Olympic Winter Institute of Australia]

References

*"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in )

*"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" [http://web.archive.org/web/20030308012801/http%3A//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 )

*"Winter Olympic Representatives 1924 - 2002" [http://www.isa.org.au/results_1911-2004.htm Ice Skating Australia]