Australia (AUS)

Overview

NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Flagbearers94

Participants

Olympic Games 4157
Intercalated Games 4
Youth Olympic Games 339
Other competitors with AUS nationality 87

Description

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 been successful in many sports, but particularly so in swimming and track & field.

Swimmers Ian Thorpe and Emma McKeon are the only Australians to have won five gold medals. McKeon has the most medals of any Australian Olympian, with 11, seven of which were won at Tokyo 2020, equalling the record for the most medals won by a woman at a single Olympics.

Australia has also competed at the Olympic Winter Games – those of 1936 and continuously since 1952, winning 19 medals and six golds. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games, a bronze in the men’s short track speedskating relay. Its best Olympic Winter Games have come in 2022, with four medals (one gold), while winning two gold medals in 2002 and 2006. Its best Winter sports have been freestyle skiing and snowboarding.

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, and the Games of the XXXVth Olympiad will be held in Brisbane in 2032. In 1957 the Olympic Committee of Australia was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1896 Summer Olympics Australia 1 0 1 Results
1900 Summer Olympics Australia 1 0 1 Results
1904 Summer Olympics Australia 1 0 1 Results
1920 Summer Olympics Australia 12 1 13 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Australia 35 1 36 Results
1924 Winter Olympics Australia 1 0 1 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Australia 14 4 18 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Australia 8 4 12 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Australia 28 4 32 Results
1936 Winter Olympics Australia 1 0 1 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Australia 66 9 75 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Australia 71 10 81 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Australia 7 2 9 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Australia 250 44 294 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Australia 7 1 8 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Australia 4 0 4 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Australia 160 29 189 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Australia 26 4 30 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Australia 203 40 243 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Australia 3 2 5 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Australia 104 24 128 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Australia 3 0 3 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Australia 139 29 168 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Australia 4 0 4 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Australia 146 34 180 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Australia 5 3 8 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Australia 92 28 120 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Australia 5 4 9 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Australia 169 73 242 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Australia 8 2 10 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Australia 180 72 252 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Australia 17 2 19 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Australia 187 92 279 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Australia 15 7 22 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Australia 18 7 25 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Australia 250 167 417 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Australia 15 8 23 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Australia 341 276 617 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Australia 13 12 25 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Australia 268 202 470 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Australia 23 17 40 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Australia 233 199 432 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Australia 20 20 40 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Australia 221 184 405 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Australia 29 31 60 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Australia 208 212 420 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Australia 27 22 49 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Australia 222 257 479 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Australia 21 21 42 Results

Intercalated Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1906 Intercalated Games Australia 4 0 4 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Australia 52 48 100 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Australia 7 6 13 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Australia 43 46 89 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Australia 7 10 17 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Australia 41 47 88 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Australia 14 18 32 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 29 18 47 Results
Alpinism 1 0 1 Results
Archery 18 13 31 Results
Art Competitions 0 1 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 26 48 74 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 41 41 Results
Athletics 332 206 538 Results
Badminton 16 19 35 Results
Baseball (Baseball/Softball) 59 0 59 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 107 59 166 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 8 16 24 Results
Biathlon 3 3 6 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 25 6 31 Results
Boxing 114 4 118 Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) 6 0 6 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 18 5 23 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 74 37 111 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 17 7 24 Results
Curling 1 1 2 Results
Cycling BMX Freestyle (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 8 5 13 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 7 5 12 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 75 21 96 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 106 19 125 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 35 35 70 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 1 12 13 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 28 10 38 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 23 6 29 Results
Fencing 47 20 67 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 15 18 33 Results
Football (Football) 128 52 180 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 20 27 47 Results
Golf 4 3 7 Results
Handball 15 15 30 Results
Hockey 155 99 254 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 17 0 17 Results
Judo 49 24 73 Results
Karate 1 0 1 Results
Luge 2 2 4 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 3 3 6 Results
Modern Pentathlon 20 5 25 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 13 13 Results
Rowing 278 100 378 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 23 20 43 Results
Sailing 121 28 149 Results
Shooting 84 39 123 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 15 6 21 Results
Skateboarding (Roller Sports) 3 2 5 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 4 5 9 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 16 12 28 Results
Softball (Baseball/Softball) 0 47 47 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 9 1 10 Results
Sport Climbing 1 1 2 Results
Surfing 2 2 4 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 212 201 413 Results
Table Tennis 16 12 28 Results
Taekwondo 9 10 19 Results
Tennis 28 20 48 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 4 3 7 Results
Triathlon 13 12 25 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 32 12 44 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 117 52 169 Results
Weightlifting 55 10 65 Results
Wrestling 72 1 73 Results

Intercalated Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 3 0 3 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 0 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 2 4 6 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 0 8 8 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 4 4 8 Results
Archery 3 3 6 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 2 2 4 Results
Athletics 27 23 50 Results
Badminton 2 3 5 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 2 4 6 Results
Biathlon 5 4 9 Results
Boxing 4 2 6 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 2 2 4 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 4 4 8 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 3 1 4 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 1 2 3 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 2 1 3 Results
Fencing 2 1 3 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 0 1 1 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 8 6 14 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Handball 0 14 14 Results
Hockey 16 0 16 Results
Hockey 5s 18 9 27 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 2 2 4 Results
Judo 2 2 4 Results
Luge 1 1 2 Results
Mixed Sports 6 9 15 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 2 5 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 7 7 Results
Roller Skating (Roller Sports) 1 1 2 Results
Rowing 4 5 9 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 0 12 12 Results
Sailing 5 4 9 Results
Shooting 5 5 10 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 1 1 2 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 3 8 11 Results
Sport Climbing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 12 12 24 Results
Table Tennis 2 2 4 Results
Tennis 3 2 5 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 2 3 5 Results
Triathlon 3 3 6 Results
Weightlifting 3 3 6 Results
Wrestling 4 1 5 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 17 16 17 50
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 17 7 22 46
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
2022 Winter 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

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Swimming 67 67 72 206
Athletics 21 27 28 76
Rowing 13 15 16 44
Sailing 13 8 8 29
Cycling Track 12 17 18 47
Equestrian Eventing 6 4 4 14
Shooting 5 1 5 11
Canoe Sprint 4 5 10 19
Hockey 4 4 5 13
Freestyle Skiing 4 3 2 9
Diving 3 3 8 14
Cycling Road 2 1 2 5
Canoe Slalom 1 3 3 7
Snowboarding 1 3 2 6
Triathlon 1 2 2 5
Tennis 1 1 4 6
Weightlifting 1 1 2 4
Beach Volleyball 1 1 1 3
Taekwondo 1 1 0 2
Archery 1 0 2 3
Water Polo 1 0 2 3
Short Track Speed Skating 1 0 1 2
Cycling BMX Freestyle 1 0 0 1
Modern Pentathlon 1 0 0 1
Rugby Sevens 1 0 0 1
Skateboarding 1 0 0 1
Basketball 0 3 3 6
Boxing 0 1 4 5
Softball 0 1 3 4
Wrestling 0 1 2 3
Baseball 0 1 0 1
Cycling BMX Racing 0 1 0 1
Skeleton 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
Marathon Swimming 0 0 1 1
Surfing 0 0 1 1

Intercalated Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 0 0 2 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

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

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Ian Thorpe AUS 5 3 1 9
Emma McKeon AUS 5 2 4 11
Dawn Fraser AUS 4 4 0 8
Cate Campbell AUS 4 1 3 8
Libby Lenton-Trickett AUS 4 1 2 7
Murray Rose AUS 4 1 1 6
Betty Cuthbert AUS 4 0 0 4
Leisel Jones AUS 3 5 1 9
Petria Thomas AUS 3 4 1 8
Grant Hackett AUS 3 3 1 7
Emily Seebohm AUS 3 3 1 7

Intercalated Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Nigel Barker AUS 0 0 2 2
Cecil Healy ANZ
AUS
0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Nick Schafer AUS 2 1 2 5
Emily Selig AUS 2 1 1 4
Kenneth To AUS 1 3 2 6
Emma McKeon AUS 1 2 3 6
Kaylee McKeown AUS 1 2 1 4
Madi Wilson AUS 1 1 1 3
Justin James AUS 1 1 1 3
Max Ackermann AUS 1 0 2 3
Zoe Johnson AUS 1 0 1 2
Nicholas Hough AUS 1 0 1 2
Brittany Dutton AUS 1 0 1 2
Trae Williams AUS 1 0 1 2

IOC Members

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—2023
Kevan Gosper 2013—
James Tomkins 2013—2021
John Coates 2017—