Short Track Speed Skating
For more details on this topic, see Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics.- Men
- 500m: Steven Bradbury (19th/30)
- 1000m: Steven Bradbury (21st/30)
- 5000m relay: Australia (Steven Bradbury, Richard Goerlitz, Kieran Hansen, Andrew McNee, Richard Nizielski) (8th/8)
- Women
- 500m: Janet Daly (27th/32)
- 1000m: Janet Daly (29th/30)
Read more about this topic: Australia At The 1998 Winter Olympics
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