# Bobsleigh and Skeleton Australia

Bobsleigh Skeleton Australia is the governing body for the sports of bobsleigh and skeleton in Australia.

## History

Australians have been active in ice sliding sports since the early days. Australian student George Pringle Robertson came equal first in the first international toboggan race held in Davos, Switzerland in 1883. During the 1930s Australian Frederick McEvoy competed with the Great Britain team in bobsleigh to win several Olympic and World Championship medals.
This early success wavered after World War Two. When Australians started traveling to Europe in the early 1970s some thrill-seekers were exposed to the sports of bobsleigh and skeleton. Leading the way for the new wave of Australians becoming interested in the sport was Philip Morgan Giles. Morgan Giles piloted the first Australian team to compete at an FIBT world championship in 2-man bobsleigh with Ian Peacock in 1974.
The Australian Bobsleigh Federation was established in 1985. This allowed Australia to become a recognised member of the Federation de Internationale Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT). This paved the way forward for Australian teams to compete in FIBT races and compete at the Olympic Games.
Australia has sent 8 Skeleton athletes and 29 Bobsleigh athletes to 8 Winter Olympic Games.
Bobsleigh and Skeleton Australia was established in 2013 to govern the sports of bobsleigh and skeleton within Australia. It is the recognised governing body for bobsleigh and skeleton for Australia with the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation.

## Olympic Performances

| Olympic Games | Country | Event | Athlete | Position | Result |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Angus Stuart | Pilot | 23 |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Martin Harland | Breakman | 23 |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Adrian Di Piazza | Pilot | 26 |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Simon Dodd | Breakman | 26 |
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Paul Narracott | Pilot | 30 |
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Glenn Turner | Breakman | 30 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Justin McDonald | Pilot | 28 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Glenn Carroll | Breakman | 28 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Justin McDonald | Pilot | 20 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Glenn Carroll | Breakman | 20 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Scott Walker | Breakman | 20 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Adam Barclay | Breakman | 20 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Jason Giobbi | Pilot | 27 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Adam Barclay | Breakman | 27 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Jason Giobbi | Pilot | 23 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Scott Walker | Breakman | 23 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Ted Polglaze | Breakman | 23 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Adam Barclay | Breakman | 23 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Jeremy Rolleston | Pilot | 22 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Shane McKenzie | Breakman | 22 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Woman Bobsleigh | Astrid Loch-Wilkinson | Pilot | 14 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Woman Bobsleigh | Kylie Reed | Breakman | 14 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Australia | Men's Skeleton | Shaun Boyle | Pilot | 22 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Australia | Women's Skeleton | Michelle Steele | Pilot | 13 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Chris Spring | Pilot | 22 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Duncan Harvey | Breakman | 22 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Anthony Ryan | Breakman | 22 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Jeremy Rolleston | Pilot | DNF |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Duncan Pugh | Breakman | DNF |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Jeremy Rolleston | Pilot | DNS |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Duncan Pugh | Breakman | DNS |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Duncan Harvey | Breakman | DNS |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Anthony Ryan | Breakman | DNS |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Woman Bobsleigh | Astrid Loch-Wilkinson | Pilot | 19 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Woman Bobsleigh | Cecilia Mcintosh | Breakman | 19 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | Men's Skeleton | Anthony Deane | Pilot | 23 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | Women's Skeleton | Melissa Hoar | Pilot | 12 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Australia | Women's Skeleton | Emma Lincoln-Smith | Pilot | 10 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Duncan Harvey | Breakman | 26 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Heath Spence | Pilot | 26 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Duncan Harvey | Breakman | 20 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Lucas Mata | Breakman | 20 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Gareth Nichols | Breakman | 20 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Heath Spence | Pilot | 20 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Woman Bobsleigh | Jana Pittman | Pilot | 29 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Woman Bobsleigh | Astrid Radjenovic | Breakman | 29 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | Men's Skeleton | John Farrow | Pilot | 17 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | Women's Skeleton | Lucy Chaffer | Pilot | 17 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Australia | Women's Skeleton | Michelle Steele | Pilot | 14 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | Lucas Mata | Pilot | 22 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | 2-Man Bobsleigh | David Mari | Breakman | 22 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Lucas Mata | Pilot | 25 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | David Mari | Breakman | 25 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Lachlan Reidy | Breakman | 25 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | 4-Man Bobsleigh | Hayden Smith | Breakman | 25 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | Men's Skeleton | John Farrow | Pilot | 19 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Australia | Women's Skeleton | Jackie Narracott | Pilot | 16 |