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Betty Cuthbert (bib 468) winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Australia has won 83 medals: 22 gold, 29 silver, and 32 bronze medals. [1] Australian women have won 45 medals: 14 gold, 15 silver, and 16 bronze medals; Australia men have won 37 medals: 8 gold, 14 silver, and 15 bronze medals; Number of female athletes winning medals: 34 [2]
Australian Olympic Team Uniforms unveiled for Rio 2016 Australian Olympic athletes in 1932 wearing the traditional uniform of a dark green blazer trimmed with yellow, still in use at the London 2012 opening ceremony. [1] Australia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games, as well as every Winter Olympics except 1924–32 and 1948.
This is a list of track and field athletes of Australia who participated in the Summer Olympics. This category should only be used for Olympians of Australia participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians of Australia should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
Australia's final team consisted of 461 athletes (205 men and 256 women) competing in 33 sports, [3] with Anna Meares selected as the chef de mission. [1]On July 24, 2024, field hockey player Eddie Ockenden and slalom canoeist Jessica Fox were named as the flag-bearers to lead the country's opening ceremony.
Swimming is Australia's most prolific Olympic sport, having been responsible for 78 of Australia's 185 Olympic gold medals. In addition, a list of the top 100 Australian Olympians of all time, compiled by the Australian Olympic Committee, named 35 swimmers in the top 100, more than any other sport. Swimmers have been given the honour of ...
Frederick J McEvoy: Australian competitor for Britain in bobsleigh (1936) Alex McEwan: Short track speed skating; Ondine McGlashan: Alpine (1984) Cecilia McIntosh: Bobsleigh (2010) Rob McIntyre: Alpine (1976, 1980) Shane McKenzie: Bobsleigh (2006) Andrew McNee: Short track speed skating; Mark McNee: Short track speed skating
The executive board of the Australian Olympic Committee unanimously voted to tell their athletes to prepare for a postponed Games. [2] Two days before the opening ceremony, Australia was awarded the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane; the games there open 23 July 2032. [3] Australia competed in all sports except baseball, fencing, handball and ...
The Australian Athletics Team, also known as the Australian Flame since 2009, [1] represents Australia in international athletics competitions. The team participates in a variety of global multi-event athletics competitions, including the Summer Olympics , IAAF World Championships , IAAF World Indoor Championships , and the Commonwealth Games .