Olympic Games : Medalists for Australia and New Zealand (1896-1912)
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| Preceded by The first Olympic Games of the modern era |
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Succeeded by 1920 Summer Olympics Team Australia 1920 Summer Olympics Team New Zealand |
Links to other pages
| The Olympics Project |
| Olympics - Team Australia Olympics - Team New Zealand |
| 1896 Summer Olympics |
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Athens, 1896
One athlete from the Australian colony of Victoria competed at the first modern Olympics in 1896. He was born in England but spent most of his life in Australia. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) classifies him as an Australian athlete.
Winners were not given gold medals. Instead, silver medals were given for first place, copper medals for second, and no medals for third. The IOC has since retrospectively allocated gold, silver and bronze medals to these competitors in line with current practice.
| Competitor | Status | Result & event |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Flack | Connected | 1st place - Athletics, 800m 1st place - Athletics, 1500m 3rd place – Tennis Doubles (mixed team) |
Paris, 1900
For most events, winners were given cups or trophies, or in some events a silver medal for first place and a bronze medal for second. The IOC has retrospectively allocated gold, silver and bronze medals to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placegetters in line with current practice.
| Competitor | Status | Result & event |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Lane | 1st place - Swimming, 200 m freestyle 1st place - Swimming, 200 m obstacle event | |
| Stan Rowley | Not connected | 1st place - Athletics, 5000m team race (mixed team) 3rd place - Athletics, 60m 3rd place - Athletics, 100m 3rd place - Athletics, 200m |
St Louis, 1904
| Competitor | Status | Medal & event |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Gailey | Silver - Swimming, Men's 220 yard freestyle Silver - Swimming, Men's 440 yard freestyle Silver - Swimming, Men's 880 yard freestyle Bronze - Swimming, Men's 1 mile freestyle |
London, 1908
32 competitors represented Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand: see Wikipedia: Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Competitor | Status | Medal & event |
|---|---|---|
| Australia national rugby union team | Gold - Rugby union | |
| Snowy Baker | Silver - Boxing, Middleweight | |
| Frank Beaurepaire | Connected | Silver - Swimming, Men's 400 m freestyle Bronze - Swimming, Men's 1500 m freestyle |
| Henry Edward Kerr | Connected | Bronze - Athletics, Men's 3500 m walk |
Stockholm, 1912
26 competitors represented Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand: see Wikipedia: Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics
| Competitor | Status | Medal & event |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny Durack | Connected | Gold - Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle |
| Leslie Boardman | Gold - Swimming, Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
| Malcolm Champion | Connected | Gold - Swimming, Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay |
| Cecil Healy | Gold - Swimming, Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Silver - Swimming, Men's 100 m freestyle | |
| Harold Hardwick | Gold - Swimming, Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Bronze - Swimming, Men's 400 m freestyle Bronze - Swimming, Men's 1500 m freestyle | |
| Mina Wylie | Connected | Silver - Swimming, Women's 100 m freestyle |
| Frederick Anthony (Anthony) "Tony" Wilding | Bronze - Tennis, Men's indoor singles |
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