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Australia has placed first at 13 out of the 21 games (compared with England 7 and Canada 1) and has been in the top three for all meets except the first games in 1930. In all but one of the 18 Commonwealth Games held so far (excluding the 1978 Games), the Australian flag bearer has gone on to win a gold medal.
10–17 November Commonwealth Paraplegic Games [8] Perth, Western Australia: 14 9 93 n/a 1977 20–27 November FESPIC Games: Sydney 12 15 310 n/a 1982 30 September – 9 October Commonwealth Games [9] Brisbane, Queensland: 11 46 1,583 481,313 1985 26 January – 5 February Australia Games [10] Melbourne: 24 31 1,848 92,767 [11] 1994
The lists shown below shows the Australia men's national soccer team all-time record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, OFC Nations Cup, AFC Asian Cup and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.
Australian fast bowler Ian Meckiff was no-balled for throwing in the First Test against South Africa by Australian umpire Col Egar. [13] Swimming: 1965: Dawn Fraser was suspended for 10 years by the Australian Swimming Union (ASU) but for stealing flags from Japan's Imperial Palace during the Tokyo Olympics. [14] The ban was later reduced to ...
10–15 June – The 2024 Australian Swimming Trials are held at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre to determine who will be competing at the 2024 Olympic Games. [133] During the trials, Ariarne Titmus set a new world record in the Women's 200m freestyle. [ 134 ]
This is a list of the Australia national soccer team's results from 1922 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches. 1920s [ edit ]
The major impact on Australian sports in the 1990s was the effect of media rights and in particular pay television on sports funding. It also saw a drawdown in funding from tobacco sponsorships. During the 1990s, soccer in Australia faced a challenge in attracting youth players because of the ethnic nature of the sport at the highest levels of ...
The Pacific Games (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics on a much smaller scale, with participation exclusively from countries around the Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963. Australia and New Zealand competed in the games for the first time in 2015. [8]