title: Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics
text: # Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics
  
  Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
  
  Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Classification | Classification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Steven Clifford | Downhill | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:02.90 | 44 |
  | Steven Clifford | Giant slalom | — | — | 1:44.75 | 44 | 1:49.50 | 36 | 3:34.25 | 36 |
  | Steven Clifford | Slalom | Disqualified | Disqualified | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
  | Malcolm Milne | Downhill | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:55.48 | 23 |
  | Malcolm Milne | Giant slalom | — | — | 1:37.94 | 31 | 1:44.26 | 28 | 3:22.20 | 29 |
  | Malcolm Milne | Slalom | Disqualified | Disqualified | 1:03.73 | 33 | 1:01.99 | 26 | 2:05.72 | 24 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | Colin Coates | 500 m | 44.74 | 36 |
  | Colin Coates | 1500 m | 2:12.14 | 24 |
  | Colin Coates | 5000 m | 8:09.35 | 23 |
  | Colin Coates | 10000 m | 16:29.94 | 18 |
  | Jim Lynch | 500 m | 43.51 | 35 |
  | Jim Lynch | 1500 m | 2:26.69 | 39 |
  