Australian Olympic Team Trivia
Most Games (7 Summer Olympic Games)
Andrew Hoy (equestrian)
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 (Opening Flag Bearer), 2000, 2004, 2012
6 Summer Olympic Games
James Tomkins (rowing)
1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (Opening Flag Bearer)
Colin Beashel (sailing)
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 (Opening Flag Bearer)
Russell Mark (shooting)
1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012
Michael Diamond (shooting)
1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Most Games (6 Winter Olympic Games)
Colin Coates (speed skating)
1968, 1972, 1976 (Opening Flag Bearer), 1980, 1984 (Opening Flag Bearer), 1988
Most Medals (Summer)
Ian Thorpe (swimming)
9 Olympic medals: 5 gold (2000 x 3, 2004 x 2), 3 silver (2000 x 2, 2004 x 1), 1 bronze (2004 x 1)
Leisel Jones (swimming)
9 Olympic medals: 3 gold (2004 x 1, 2008 x 2), 5 silver (2000 x 2, 2004 x 1, 2008 x 1, 2012 x 1), 1 bronze (2004 x 1
Most Medals (Winter)
Steven Bradbury (speed skating - short track)
2 Olympic medals: 1 gold (2002), 1 bronze (1994)
Alisa Camplin (freestyle skiing - aerials)
2 Olympic medals: 1 gold (2002), 1 bronze (2006)
Dale Begg-Smith (freestyle skiing - moguls)
2 Olympic medals: 1 gold (2006), 1 silver (2010)
Top Australian Olympic Medal Winners
Ian Thorpe (swimming) 9 medals - 5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
Leisel Jones (swimming) 9 medals - 3 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze
Dawn Fraser (swimming) 8 medals - 4 gold, 4 silver
Petria Thomas (swimming) 8 medals - 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze
Susie O’Neill (swimming) 8 medals - 2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze
Grant Hackett (swimming) 7 medals - 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
Shirley Strickland (athletics) 7 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Murray Rose (swimming) 6 medals - 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Lisbeth Trickett (swimming) 6 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Michael Klim (swimming) 6 medals - 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
Frank Beaurepaire (swimming) 6 medals - 3 silver, 3 bronze
Shane Gould (swimming) 5 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton (swimming) 5 medals - 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
Alicia Coutts (swimming) - 5 medals - 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
Bradley McGee (cycling) 5 medals - 5 medals - 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Top Gold Medal Winners
Ian Thorpe (swimming) 5 gold
Dawn Fraser (swimming) 4 gold
Murray Rose (swimming) 4 gold
Betty Cuthbert (athletics) 4 gold
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Most Gold Medals At A Single Games
Stephanie Rice (swimming) 3 gold - Beijing2008
Jodie Henry (swimming) 3 gold - Athens 2004
Petria Thomas (swimming) 3 gold - Athens 2004
Ian Thorpe (swimming) 3 gold - Sydney 2000
Shane Gould (swimming) 3 gold - Munich 1972
Betty Cuthbert (athletics) 3 gold - Melbourne 1956
Murray Rose (swimming) 3 gold - Melbourne 1956
Most Medals At A Single Games
Ian Thorpe (swimming) 5 medals - 3 gold, 2 silver - Sydney 2000
Shane Gould (swimming) 5 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - Munich 1972
Alicia Coutts (swimming) 5 medals - 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze - London 2012
Petria Thomas (swimming) 4 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver - Athens 2004
Michael Klim (swimming) 4 medals - 2 gold, 2 silver - Sydney 2000
Ian Thorpe (swimming) 4 medals - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - Athens 2004
Lisbeth Trickett (swimming) 4 medals - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - Beijing 2008
Michael Wendern (swimming) 4 medals - 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - Mexico 1968
Susan O'Neill (swimming) 4 medals - 1 gold, 3 silver - Sydney 2000
Francis Gailey (swimming) 4 medals - 3 silver, 1 bronze - St Louis 1904**
**Gailey was incorrectly recorded as representing the United States up until February 2009.
Triple Gold Medals At Different Games In The Same Event
Dawn Fraser (swimming) - 1956, 1960, 1964 (100m freestyle) **
Andrew Hoy (equestrian) - 1992, 1996, 2000 (3-day event) **
Rechelle Hawkes (hockey) - 1988, 1996, 2000 (women’s hockey)
** Consecutive Olympic Games
Back-To-Back Gold Medallists
In Australia’s Olympic Games history, 28 Australians have won back-to-back gold medals in the same event, in both individual and team events.
Henry 'Bobby' Pearce (rowing - single scull 1928 & 1932)
Shirley Strickland (athletics - 80m hurdles 1952 & 1956)
Dawn Fraser (swimming - 100m freestyle 1956, 1960 & 1964 [twice])
Murray Rose (swimming - 400m freestyle 1956 & 1960)
David Thiele (swimming - 100m backstroke 1956 & 1960)
Nicholas Green (rowing - coxless four 1992 & 1996)
Michael McKay (rowing - coxless four 1992 & 1996)
Kieren Perkins (swimming - 1500m freestyle 1992 & 1996)
Andrew Hoy (equestrian - team eventing 1992, 1996 & 2000 [twice])
Gillian Rolton (equestrian - team eventing 1992 & 1996)
James Tomkins (rowing - coxless four 1992 & 1996)
Michael Diamond (shooting - trap 1996 & 2000)
Phillip Dutton (equestrian - team eventing 1996 & 2000)
Alyson Annan (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Lisa Carruthers (nee Powell) (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Renita Garard (nee Farrell) (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Juliet Haslam (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Rechelle Hawkes (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Clover Maitland (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Jennifer Morris (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Katrina Powell (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Kate Starre (hockey - team 1996 & 2000)
Grant Hackett (swimming - 1500m freestyle 2000 & 2004)
Ian Thorpe (swimming - 400m freestyle 2000 & 2004)
Drew Ginn (rowing - coxless pair
2004 & 2008)
Leisel Jones (swimming - medley relay 2004 & 2008)
Jessicah Schipper (swimming - medley relay 2004 & 2008)
Malcolm Page (sailing - 470 Class 2008 & 2012)
Oldest Gold Medallist
Bill Northam (yachting - 5.5 Class) - 59 years 26 days (Tokyo 1964)
Youngest Gold Medallist
Sandra Morgan (swimming - 4x100m freestyle) - 14 years 6 months (Melbourne 1956)
Australia’s First Ever Gold Medallist
Edwin Flack (athletics) – 2 gold (800m, 1500m) & 1 bronze (tennis doubles), Athens 1896
Australia’s First Female Gold Medallist
Sarah 'Fanny' Durack (swimming) – 1 gold (100m freestyle), Stockholm 1912
Australia’s Best Ever Medal Tally
Sydney 2000 - 58 Olympic medals (16 gold, 25 silver, 17 bronze)
Australia's Best Ever Away Games Medal Tally
Athens 2004 - 49 Olympic medals (17 gold, 16 silver, 16 bronze)
Australia’s Best Ever Gold Medal Tally
Athens 2004 - 17 gold medals
Australia's Largest Olympic Team
Home Games: Sydney 2000 - 632 athletes
Away Games: Athens 2004 – 482 athletes
(third largest team at the Games behind host nation Greece and the USA)
Australia's First Olympians
Summer: Edwin Flack (1896 Athens - athletics and tennis)
Winter: Kenneth Kennedy (1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - speed skating)
Athletes Who Have Competed In Two Or More Sports At The Games (13). Athletes In Two Sports At Same Games (6) in bold.
Edwin Flack - Athletics 1896, Tennis 1896
Reginald “Snowy” Baker - Diving 1908, Boxing 1908, Swimming 1908
Sydney Middleton - Rugby 1908, Rowing 1912
Lily Beaurepaire - Diving 1920, Swimming 1920
Harry Morris - Diving 1928, Wrestling 1928
Neville Sayers - Modern Pentathlon 1956, 1960, Shooting 1960
Duncan Page - Fencing 1964, Modern Pentathlon 1964, 1968
Peter Macken - Fencing 1968, Modern Pentathlon 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
Donna Kite - Athletics 1984, Cycling Road 1988
Paul Narracott - Athletics 1984, Bobsleigh 1992
Fiona Hannan - Basketball 1996, Handball 2000
Nova Peris - Hockey 1996, Athletics 2000
Alexandra Croak - Gymnastics 2000, Diving 2008
Other Facts
Australia has won 494 Olympic medals (Summer and Winter)
147 gold, 161 silver, 186 bronze
Australia has won 485 Summer Olympic medals
142 gold, 160 silver, 183 bronze
Australia has won 9 Olympic Winter medals
5 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
Australia and Greece are the only two nations to have participated at every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era.
