Australia at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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Australia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Six athletes were sent, and Australia competed only in Alpine skiing. Australia's best result was Christine Smith's 27th place in downhill.
Australia at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Innsbruck | |
Competitors | 6 in 1 sport |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The games were marred by tragedy due to the deaths of Australian skier Ross Milne and Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki a Polish-born British luge athlete during practice.
A minute's silence was given for them in the opening ceremony. Peter Brockhoff withdrew from the downhill event, saying "I simply cannot compete on this course where I lost my best friend". Australian reserve Peter Wenzel competed in the downhill along with Simon Brown.