Australia at the Olympics
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| 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 has sent athletes to almost all editions of the modern Olympic Games. Australia has competed in every Summer Olympic Games, and most Winter Olympic Games, including each time since 1952.
The Australian Olympic Committee was founded and recognized in 1895.
Teddy Flack was the first athlete to represent Australia at the Olympics. He won gold in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
In 1908 and 1912 Australia competed with New Zealand under the name Australasia.
Australia hosted the Summer games twice. In 1956 in Melbourne and in 2000 in Sydney finished 3rd and 4th in the respective medal counts.
Many of Australia's gold medals have come in swimming, a sport which is popular in Australia, with athletes from Dawn Fraser to Ian Thorpe ranking amongst the sport's all-time greats. Other sports where Australia has historically been strong include:
- field hockey, with the women's winning three gold medals between 1988 to 2000 and the men's team winning in 2004
- cycling, particularly track cycling.
- rowing
- equestrian events and specifically the three-day teams eventing.
- shooting
Australia takes international sporting competition, particularly the Olympics, very seriously, and provides much government funding and coaching support to elite athletes, partly through the Australian Institute of Sport.
Australia has been more modestly successful in the track events at the games, particularly in modern times. Historically, Betty Cuthbert is Australia's most successful track athlete. Cathy Freeman won a gold medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney games.
Australia did not win a medal at the Winter Olympics until 1994, reflecting on its lack of a wintry climate.
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[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1896 Athens | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900 Paris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1904 St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 London | 29 | as part of  Australasia (ANZ) |
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| 1912 Stockholm | 28 | as part of Australasia (ANZ) |
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| 1920 Antwerp | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1924 Paris | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1936 Berlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1948 London | 77 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 85 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm (host nation) | 314 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 1960 Rome | 188 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 234 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 175 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 1972 Munich | 173 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 1976 Montreal | 184 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1980 Moscow | 123 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 240 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 1988 Seoul | 270 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 290 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 424 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
| 2000 Sydney (host nation) | 630 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 58 |
| 2004 Athens | 482 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
| Total (AUS) | 117 | 122 | 147 | 386 | |
| Total (ANZ) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
[edit] Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 St. Moritz | did not participate | |||
| 1952 Oslo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Grenoble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Calgary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Albertville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
[edit] Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Swimming | 50 | 48 | 50 | 148 |
| Athletics | 18 | 22 | 24 | 64 |
| Cycling | 13 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| Rowing | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| Equestrian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Sailing | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Field hockey | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Shooting | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Water polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Softball | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Baseball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 120 | 122 | 150 | 392 |
These totals do not include eleven medals won by Australians competing for the combined Australasia team in 1908 and 1912: nine by individuals, one by an exclusively Australian team, and one by a combined team.
[edit] See also
- Australia at the Winter Olympics
- Australia at the Commonwealth Games
- Category:Olympic competitors for Australia
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- Australian Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
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