Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Australia at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 77 (68 men, 9 women) in nine sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Les McKay | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 14 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 13 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
*with New Zealand as Australasia |
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| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
Australia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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Gold
- John Winter — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
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Silver
- Theo Bruce — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- George Avery — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
- Joyce King, June Maston, Betty McKinnon and Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay
- John Marshall — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Beatrice Lyons — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Richard Garrard — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
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Bronze
- Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- John Marshall — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Judy Joy Davies — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Joseph Armstrong — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
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