Australia at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch‑Partenkirchen
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908* 1912* 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 * with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Australia's first appearance at the Winter Olympic Games was at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Australia sent one athlete, Kenneth Kennedy.

Australian Frederick McEvoy captained the British bobsleigh team, and carried Britain's flag in the opening ceremony. The 4-man team won bronze, and the 2-man team came fourth.

Turkey, Greece, Liechtenstein and Bulgaria also competed at the Winter Games for the first time in 1936.

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
Ken Kennedy	500 m	47.4	29
	1500 m	2:31.8	33
	5000 m	9:48.9	33

External links

• Australia NOC
• 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 Errata/0949853054)
• "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" 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)
• Olympic Winter Games 1936, full results by sports-reference.com