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The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in total. [15] The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [ 16 ]
Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: AUS: NOC: Australian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympics.com.au: in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 459 (203 men and 256 women) in 33 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Eddie Ockenden & Jessica Fox: Flag bearer (closing) Matthew Wearn & Kaylee McKeown: Officials
2024 Summer Olympics; Bid process (bid details) Development (venues, torch relay) Marketing (Olympics Go! Paris 2024) Broadcasters; Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Event calendar; Chronological summary; Medal table ; Controversies (Women's boxing) World and Olympic records; Closing ceremony (flag bearers) Paralympics; Transportation
The mixed team medal is not credited to Australia. The first tennis gold medal won by Australia was by the Woodies in men's doubles in 1996; the pair also won Australia's only silver medal in the sport four years later. In 2024, Matthew Ebden and John Peers won the men's doubles, providing Australia with its second gold medal in tennis.
These achievements, or the people themselves, are not necessarily associated with Australia, although they often are. On 1 July 2024, the Australian Honours website listed appointments for 46 Honorary Companions, 118 Honorary Officers, 174 Honorary Members of the Order of Australia and the award of 199 Honorary Medals of the Order of Australia ...
Mollie O'Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Ariarne Titmus and Brianna Throssell win gold in the women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [168] [c] 2 August – Saya Sakakibara wins gold in the women's BMX racing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [169] [c] Cameron McEvoy wins gold in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2024 Paris ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,544 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .