1 9 5 2 , ▁Nancy ▁Bur ley ▁and ▁G wen eth ▁Mol oney ▁became ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁female ▁Winter ▁Olymp ians . ▁They ▁competed ▁at ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁at ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Helen ▁Brown lee ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Olympic ▁Committee ' s ▁Executive ▁Board . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Se oul ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁Australian ▁women ' s ▁hockey ▁team ▁Hockey ro os , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁women ' s ▁team ▁sport ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal . ▁The ▁Hockey ro os ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Sydney ▁Games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Al isa ▁Cam pl in ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁became ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁female ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁gold ▁medal ist . ▁ ▁Par al ym p ics ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁D aph ne ▁Hil ton ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Australian ▁female ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Team ▁at ▁the ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games , ▁the ▁first ▁Summer ▁Games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Em ily ▁J ansen , ▁a ▁below - k ne e ▁am put ee ▁al pine ▁sk ier , ▁became ▁Australia