Which year did Australia make their inaugural participation in the Winter Olympics?
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.
The one and only athlete, Kenneth Kennedy competed in the Speed Skating event, reaching a highest finishing ranking of 29th in the 500m sprint with a time of 47.4 seconds to complete the distance.
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Joseph Whiting
Corey Taylor, the question was about the Winter Olympics
Barbara Shaw
Not something I knew.. I suspected it was earlier than 1952 but there you are..
Corey Taylor
Maybe they would have sent more if the Olympics weren't held in Hitler's Germany.
God Bless Jesse Owens for making a fool of the Aryan track team!