Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Australia's Olympic Committee is planning on sending a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896. Australia is represented by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
A list of the members of the Australian Olympic team follows, or will be added when places in the team are earned.
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Archery
Australia had two archers earn qualification spots at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and three earn spots at the Oceania continental championship. David Barnes and Sky Kim earned the men two spots at the World tournament, with Michael Naray earning a third spot, and the team qualification at the Oceania competition. Jade Lindsey and Jane Waller were the qualifying women at the Oceania tournament.
In making its final selections, Australia selected Kim and Naray along with Matthew Gray for the men's team, and Waller and Lexie Feeney for the women's team.
Men's Individual and Team:[1]
- Matthew Gray
- Sky Kim
- Michael Naray
Women's Individual:
- Alexandra Feeney
- Jane Waller
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Basketball
Australia's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by defeating New Zealand in a best-of-three series to win the FIBA Oceania Championship 2007. The women's team automatically qualified as the reigning world champions after winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
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Boxing
Australia had nine boxers qualify for the Olympics. All qualified at the Oceanian qualifying tournament.[2]
- Flyweight: Stephen Sutherland
- Bantamweight: Luke Boyd
- Featherweight: Paul Flemming
- Lightweight: Anthony Little
- Light welterweight: Todd Kidd
- Welterweight: Gerard O'Mahony
- Middleweight: Jarrod Fletcher
- Heavyweight: Bradley Pitt
- Super heavyweight: Daniel Beahan
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Football
Men's Football: Australia's under-23 football team, commonly referred to as the 'Olyroos', qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. However the final squad is yet to be announced.[3]
Women's Football: The Australian women's football team failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
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Sailing
- Tornado
- Glenn Ashby, Darren Bundock[4]
- 49er
- Benjamin Austin, Nathan Outteridge
- Yngling (women)
- Nicky Bethwaite, Angela Farrell
- Laser (women)
- Sarah Blanck
- Laser (men)
- Tom Slingsby
- Sailboard (women)
- Jessica Crisp
- Star (men)
- Iain Murray, Andrew Palfrey
- Finn (open)
- Anthony Nossiter
- 470 (men)
- Malcolm Page, Nathan Wilmot
- 470 (women)
- Tessa Parkinson, Elise Rechichi
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Shooting
- 10m Air Pistol
- Men - Daniel Repacholi[5]
- Women - Dina Aspandiyarova
- 10m Rifle - Men - Matthew Inabinet
- Double Trap - Men - Russell Mark
- 25m Pistol - Women - Lalita Yauhleuskaya
- 25m Rapid Fire Pistol - Men - Bruce Quick
- 50m Pistol - Men - David Moore
- 50m Rifle - Prone - Men - Warren Potent
- Skeet - Women - Natalia Rahman
- Trap - Women - Stacy Roiall
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Softball
The Australian women's softball team has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team selected to compete in the games is:[6]
- Jodie Bowering
- Kylie Cronk
- Kelly Hardie
- Tanya Harding
- Sandy Lewis
- Simmone Morrow
- Tracey Mosley
- Stacey Porter
- Melanie Roche
- Justine Smethurst
- Danielle Stewart
- Natalie Titcume
- Natalie Ward
- Belinda Wright
- Kerry Wyborn
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Swimming
The Australian swimming team for the 2008 Summer Olympics is:[7]
- Angie Bainbridge 4 x 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women
- Bronte Barratt 200m Freestyle - Women, 400m Freestyle - Women
- Grant Brits 4 x 100m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Men
- Leith Brodie 200m Individual Medley - Men
- Ashley Callus 50m Freestyle - Men
- Cate Campbell 100m Freestyle - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women
- Alicia Coutts 200m Individual Medley - Women
- Lara Davenport 4 x 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women
- Ashley Delaney 100m Backstroke - Men, 200m Backstroke - Men
- Sophie Edington 100m Backstroke - Women
- Nick Ffrost 4 x 100m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Men
- Sally Foster 200m Breaststroke - Women
- Felicity Galvez 4 x 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women
- Grant Hackett 1500m Freestyle - Men, 400m Freestyle - Men
- Samantha Hamill 200m Butterfly - Women, 400m Individual Medley - Women
- Belinda Hocking 200m Backstroke - Women
- Leisel Jones 100m Breaststroke - Women, 200m Breaststroke - Women
- Andrew Lauterstein 100m Butterfly - Men
- Linda Mackenzie 200m Freestyle - Women, 400m Freestyle - Women
- Alice Mills 4 x 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women
- Kenrick Monk 200m Freestyle - Men
- Patrick Murphy 4 x 100m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Men
- Meagen Nay 200m Backstroke - Women
- Travis Nederpelt 200m Butterfly - Men, 400m Individual Medley - Men
- Kylie Palmer 800m Freestyle - Women
- Kirk Palmer 4 x 100m Freestyle - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Men
- Adam Pine 100m Butterfly - Men
- Shayne Reese 4 x 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women
- Stephanie Rice 400m Individual Medley - Women, 200m Individual Medley - Women
- Brenton Rickard 100m Breaststroke - Men, 200m Breaststroke - Men
- Jessicah Schipper 100m Butterfly - Women, 200m Butterfly - Women
- Melanie Schlanger 4 x 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women
- Emily Seebohm 100m Backstroke - Women
- Christian Sprenger 100m Breaststroke - Men, 200m Breaststroke - Men
- Nicholas Sprenger 200m Freestyle - Men
- Craig Stevens 1500m Freestyle - Men, 400m Freestyle - Men
- Hayden Stoeckel 100m Backstroke - Men, 200m Backstroke - Men
- Eamon Sullivan 100m Freestyle - Men, 50m Freestyle - Men
- Matt Targett 100m Freestyle - Men
- Lisbeth Trickett 100m Butterfly - Women, 100m Freestyle - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women
- Tarnee White 100m Breaststroke - Women
Ky Hurst will compete in the Men's 10km marathon swimming event after qualifying at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championship.[8]
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Synchronised swimming
- Myriam Glez Duet - Women, Team - Women
- Erika Leal-Ramirez Duet - Women, Team - Women
- Eloise Amberger Team - Women
- Coral Bentley Team - Women
- Sarah Bombell Team - Women
- Tamika Domrow Team - Women
- Tarren Otte Team - Women
- Samantha Reid Team - Women
- Bethany Walsh Team - Women[9]
[edit] References
- ^ The Team - Archery. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ AIBA Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- ^ Football. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ The Team - Sailing. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ The Team - Shooting. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ The Team - Softball. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ The Team - Swimming. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ Sevilla Aguas Abiertas (2008). 10km Men's Results. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
- ^ The Team - Synchronised Swimming. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
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