NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
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Flagbearers | 88 |
Olympic Games | 3834 |
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Intercalated Games | 4 |
Youth Olympic Games | 338 |
Other competitors with AUS nationality | 7 |
Australia, whose National Olympic Committee was formed and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1895, has competed at every Summer Olympic Games. In 1908 and 1912 it competed as Australasia in a combined team with New Zealand. Australia has also competed at the Olympic Winter Games – those of 1936 and continuously since 1952. Australia has been successful in many sports, but particularly so in swimming and track & field. Through 2016, Australia has won 516 medals, including twelve at the Olympic Winter Games, of which 151 were gold medals, five at the Winter Olympics. Australia has also hosted the Games of the XVIth Olympiad in 1956 in Melbourne, and more recently the sublime Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad in 2000 in Sydney. Swimmer Ian Thorpe is the only Australian to won five gold medals and together with another swimmer Leisel Jones he leads Australia’s Olympic medal list, with nine each, followed by three female swimmers with eight Olympic medals: Dawn Fraser, Petria Thomas, and Susie O’Neill.
In 1957 the Olympic Committee of Australia was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.
Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
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Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
Swimming (Aquatics) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 |
2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 16 | 25 | 17 | 58 |
2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
1956 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
1996 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
2012 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 8 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 8 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
2016 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
1960 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
1952 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
1968 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
1924 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1932 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1948 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
1980 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1896 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2002 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1928 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2006 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1920 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2014 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1976 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
1900 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1906 Intercalated Games | Intercalated Games | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2012 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1936 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1994 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1998 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swimming | 58 | 64 | 64 | 186 |
Athletics | 21 | 26 | 26 | 73 |
Cycling Track | 12 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
Rowing | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
Sailing | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
Equestrian Eventing | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Shooting | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Hockey | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Canoe Sprint | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
Diving | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Freestyle Skiing | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Cycling Road | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Triathlon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Tennis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Archery | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Water Polo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Beach Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Short Track Speed Skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Modern Pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rugby Sevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Basketball | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Canoe Slalom | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Softball | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Baseball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling BMX Racing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Trampolining | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canoe Marathon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swimming | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 |
Athletics | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
Golf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Canoe Sprint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hockey 5s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rugby Sevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rowing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3x3 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Freestyle Skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Trampolining | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Artistic Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Equestrian Jumping | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ice Hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Ian Thorpe | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Dawn Fraser | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Libby Lenton-Trickett | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Murray Rose | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Betty Cuthbert | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Leisel Jones | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Petria Thomas | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Grant Hackett | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Shane Gould | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Nigel Barker | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Cecil Healy | ![]() ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Nick Schafer | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Emily Selig | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Kenneth To | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Emma McKeon | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Kaylee McKeown | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Madi Wilson | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Justin James | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Max Ackermann | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Zoe Johnson | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Nicholas Hough | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Brittany Dutton | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Trae Williams | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dick Coombes | 1905—1932 |
James Taylor | 1924—1944 |
Sir Harold Luxton | 1933—1951 |
Hugh Weir | 1946—1975 |
Sir Harold Luxton | 1951—1957 |
Lewis Luxton | 1951—1974 |
Lewis Luxton | 1974—1985 |
David McKenzie | 1974—1981 |
Kevan Gosper | 1977—2013 |
Phil Coles | 1982—2011 |
Susie O'Neill | 2000—2005 |
John Coates | 2001—2017 |
Phil Coles | 2012— |
Kevan Gosper | 2013— |
James Tomkins | 2013— |
John Coates | 2017— |