Australasia at the Olympics

Australasia at the
Olympics
Australasian Olympic Flag
IOC codeANZ
Medals
Ranked 85th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
12
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
 Australia (1896–1904, 1920–pres.)
 New Zealand (1920–pres.)

Australasia was a combined team of athletes from Australia and the Dominion of New Zealand that competed together at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. When the Olympic Games resumed in 1920 after World War I, the two nations sent separate teams to the Games, and have done so ever since.

Timeline of participation

Olympic Year/sTeams
1896–1900 Australia
1904 Australia
1908–1912 Australasia
1920–present Australia New Zealand

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
United Kingdom 1908 London32122511
Sweden 1912 Stockholm26223712
Total (2/30)583451284

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Swimming2338
 Rugby union1001
 Boxing0101
 Athletics0011
 Tennis0011
Totals (5 entries)34512

List of medalists

The Australasia team won a total of twelve medals in the two Olympiads in which they competed, mostly in swimming. One New Zealander won a medal in 1908 (Harry Kerr a bronze in athletics[1]), and two New Zealanders (Malcolm Champion a gold in swimming,[2] Anthony Wilding a bronze in tennis[3]) won medals in 1912; all other medalists for Australasia were Australians.

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldAustralia national team11908 LondonRugby unionMen's competition
 SilverSnowy Baker1908 LondonBoxingMen's middleweight
 SilverFrank Beaurepaire1908 LondonSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
 BronzeHarry Kerr1908 LondonAthleticsMen's 3500 m walk
 BronzeFrank Beaurepaire1908 LondonSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
 GoldFanny Durack1912 StockholmSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
 GoldCecil Healy
Malcolm Champion
Leslie Boardman
Harold Hardwick		1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
 SilverCecil Healy1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle
 SilverMina Wylie1912 StockholmSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
 BronzeHarold Hardwick1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
 BronzeHarold Hardwick1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
 BronzeAnthony Wilding1912 StockholmTennisMen's indoor singles
1 Rugby players who competed at the 1908 Games: Phil Carmichael, Charles Russell, Daniel Carroll, Jack Hickey, Frank Smith, Chris McKivat, Arthur McCabe, Thomas Griffen, Jumbo Barnett, Patrick McCue, Sydney Middleton, Tom Richards, Malcolm McArthur, Charles McMurtrie, Robert Craig

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Kerr". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Malcolm Champion". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Wilding". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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