title: Australia at the 1984 Winter Olympics
text: # Australia at the 1984 Winter Olympics
  
  Australia competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Eleven athletes participated, competing in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, and speed skating. Australia's best result was 19th in downhill skiing by Steven Lee.
  
  This was the first Olympics in which Australia competed in biathlon.
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Steven Lee | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:48.02 | 19 |
  | Steven Lee | Giant slalom | 1:28.76 | 36 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
  | Alistair Guss | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:50.57 | 34 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Marilla Guss | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:19.75 | 28 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | Andrew Paul | Individual | 1:26:38.7 | 5 | 47 |
  | Andrew Paul | Sprint | 36:32.4 | 3 | 50 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | Chris Allen | 15 km | 49:14.5 | 64 |
  | Chris Allen | 30 km | 1:45:07.7 | 59 |
  | Chris Allen | 50 km | 2:44:19.1 | 49 |
  | David Hislop | 15 km | 47:25.5 | 59 |
  | David Hislop | 30 km | 1:43:46.2 | 57 |
  | David Hislop | 50 km | 2:39:53.1 | 48 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  | Athlete(s) | Event | CD1 | CF/CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete(s) | Event | FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP |
  | Cameron Medhurst | Men's | — | 11.4 | 6.4 | 20.0 | 37.8 | 19 |
  | Vicki Holland | Ladies' | — | 12.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 21 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | Mike Richmond | 500 m | 39.47 | 22 |
  | Mike Richmond | 1000 m | 1:19.53 | 27 |
  | Mike Richmond | 1500 m | 2:04.62 | 34 |
  | Colin Coates | 1500 m | 2:08.13 | 37 |
  | Colin Coates | 5000 m | 7:38.08 | 25 |
  | Colin Coates | 10000 m | 15:21.73 | 22 |
  