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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.
The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890. [1] The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Warwick Selvey who won 19 championships events. [2] Below is a list of Australian champions in athletics by event. [1] [3] Through 1965, the distances run were in Imperial units (yards).
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for Australia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 291 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games; List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event; List of multiple Olympic medalists; List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games; List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event; List of Olympians who won medals in the Summer and Winter Games; List of athletes with the ...
Athletics Australia provided officials to conduct track and field events at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. 86 AA-registered athletes competed for Australia in the Games. [ 1 ] Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia .
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 ...
The full range of Olympic events is not usually conducted at the national championships. For example, during the 2007/08 season the following championship events were held separately: Men's and Women's 10,000 metres – Zatopek Classic – 13 December 2007 [4] Men's 50 kilometres race walk – Melbourne – 16 December 2007 [5]