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After Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual medal in the Women's Slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia was founded, leading to Australia's first Winter Olympic gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics with Steve Bradbury winning the Men's 1000 metres and Alisa Camplin winning the Women's aerials. [7]
Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account. As of completion of the 2022 Winter Olympics , 12 National Olympic Committees have participated on a standalone basis in all 24 Winter Olympic Games.
Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece, and Switzerland. At the end of these Olympics, Australia was ranked in tenth position on the medal table with a total of 29 medals (8 gold, 11 silver, and 10 bronze).
Olympics. Medals table. Through Tuesday. Events finished: 56. Events scheduled: 273
In 2014 at the Sochi, Russia Olympic Winter Games Australia won three Olympic medals and a total of 15 top 10 performances were recorded, a significant increase from the nine achieved in Vancouver in 2010. In addition Australia recorded 27 top 16 performances compared to 15 in Vancouver four years earlier. [84] This was a Team of history makers.
Australia women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Bourges meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [32] Team roster. The roster was announced on 26 May 2021. [33] Liz Cambage withdrew before the tournament on 16 July 2021 and replaced by Sara Blicavs. [34]
Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist. [1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
Australian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympics.com.au: in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022; Competitors: 43 (21 men and 22 women) in 10 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Brendan Kerry Laura Peel: Flag bearer (closing) Sami Kennedy-Sim: Medals Ranked 18th: Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4: Winter Olympics appearances