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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = AUS
| NOCname = [[Australian Olympic Committee]]
| games = Olympics
| year = 
| flagcaption = 
| oldcode = 
| website = {{url|www.olympics.com.au }}
| location = 
| competitors = 
| sports = 
| flagbearer = 
| rank = 14
| gold = 188
| silver = 199
| bronze = 232
| officials = 
| appearances = 
| app_begin_year = 
| app_end_year = 
| summerappearances = {{Team appearances list|team=Australia|competition=Summer Olympics|begin_year=|end_year= }}
| winterappearances = {{Team appearances list|team=Australia|competition=Winter Olympics|begin_year=|end_year= }}
| seealso = [[Australia at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games<br>{{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908–1912)
}}
[[File:Australian Olympic Team Uniforms for Rio 2016.JPG|thumb|300px|Australian Olympic Team Uniforms unveiled for Rio 2016]]

[[File:The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932 - photographer unknown.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Australian Olympic athletes in [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] wearing the traditional uniform of a dark green blazer trimmed with yellow, still in use at the [[2012 London Olympics|London 2012]] opening ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/athletes-thrilled-with-opening-ceremony-uniform |title=2012 Australian uniform |access-date=2016-08-27 |archive-date=2017-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095014/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/athletes-thrilled-with-opening-ceremony-uniform |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

[[Australia]] has sent athletes to every [[Summer Olympic Games]], as well as every [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] except [[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]]–[[1932 Winter Olympics|32]] and [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]]. In 1908 and 1912
Australia competed with [[New Zealand at the Olympics|New Zealand]] under the name [[Australasia at the Olympics|Australasia]].

==History==
Australia has been represented at every Summer Olympics.  New Zealander [[Leonard Cuff]], an athletics administrator, organised with both [[Baron Pierre de Coubertin]] and head of the English Amateur Athletics Federation [[Charles Herbert]], for [[Australasia]] to be represented at the first [[International Olympic Committee]] meetings in 1894. While it was initially thought that no Australian (or New Zealand) athlete would be able to compete at the [[1896 Summer Olympics]], [[Edwin Flack]], an Australian accountant and amateur athlete working in London, was able to obtain leave and travelled to [[Athens]], where he won Gold in the [[Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800]] and [[Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 metres]], representing Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Australia’s first Olympian |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/edwin-flack-first-olympian |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=National Museum of Australia |language=en}}</ref> Australia and New Zealand were represented by Australasia at the IOC until 1920, although the two nations competed as individual entities at the [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] and [[1912 Summer Olympics|1912]] games. From 1920 onwards, they competed as separate nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/100-years-of-the-aoc/|title=100 years of the AOC |access-date=4 August 2024 }}</ref> 

Australia became the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to host the games, hosting the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], before hosting the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]]. Australia is due to host the Summer Olympics for the third time at the [[2032 Summer Olympics]] in [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/100-years-of-the-aoc/|title=100 years of the AOC |access-date=4 August 2024 }}</ref> 

While Australia had frequently overachieved at the Summer Olympic Games, this came to a halt at the [[1976 Olympic Games]]. After winning at least five gold medals and seventeen total medals at every Olympics since 1956, Australia won zero gold medals and only five medals in total. This was the first time Australia had not won Gold since the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. It caused an uproar in Australia, and the government-funded [[Australian Institute of Sport]] was subsequently founded in 1981. Since the formation of the AIS, Australia has finished with less than 20 medals only once, in [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], and has won at least three gold medals at every Summer Olympics since, holding an average of 11 gold medals per Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/australia/events/olympics/medals.htm|title=Australia's Olympic Medal Tally - Summer Games |access-date=4 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-25/ais-40-anniversary-sparks-fears-glory-days-of-institute-in-past/13082604|title=Sporting greats share fears for Australia's Olympic standing as Australian Institute of Sport marks 40 years |access-date=4 August 2024 }}</ref>

While Australia has focused largely on the Summer Olympics, Australia has been represented at the Winter Olympics since [[1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] with [[Kenneth Kennedy (speed skater)|Ken Kennedy]] the first Australian Winter Olympian and sole representative. Kennedy competed in the [[Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] in all four events, with a best finish of 29th in the [[Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres|500 metres]]. It would take until [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] for the next representatives, starting an unbroken attendance streak. Despite this long history, it took until the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] to win its first medal: Bronze in the [[Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay|Men's 5000 metre relay]]. After [[Zali Steggall]] won Australia's first individual medal in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|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 [[Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres|Men's 1000 metres]] and [[Alisa Camplin]] winning the [[Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials|Women's aerials]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/100-years-of-the-aoc/|title=100 years of the AOC |access-date=4 August 2024 }}</ref>

== Olympic bids and hosted Games ==
=== Hosted Games ===
Australia has hosted the Olympic Games twice and will host again in 2032:
{| class="wikitable"
! Games !! Host city !! Dates !! Nations !! Participants !! Events 
|-
| [[1956 Summer Olympics]] || [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] || 22 November–8 December ||align=center| 72 ||align=center| 3,314 ||align=center| 151
|-
| [[2000 Summer Olympics]] || [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] || 15 September–1 October ||align=center| 199 ||align=center| 10,651 ||align=center| 300
|-
| [[2032 Summer Olympics]] || |[[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] || |23 July–8 August ||align=center| TBD ||align=center| TBD ||align=center| TBD
|}
=== Unsuccessful bids ===
Australia has unsuccessfully bid for the Games on three other occasions:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/100-years-of-the-aoc/|title=100 years of the AOC |access-date=4 August 2024 }}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable"
! Games !! Proposed host city !! Awarded to 
|-
| [[1988 Summer Olympics]] || [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] || [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] 
|-
| [[1992 Summer Olympics]] || [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] || [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] 
|-
| [[1996 Summer Olympics]] || [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] || [[Atlanta]], [[United States]] 
|}

== Overview of Olympic participation ==
{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal table}}
=== Timeline of participation ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Date !! colspan=2| Team
|-
| 1896-1900 || style= "background:moccasin"| {{flagIOCteam|AUS|1896 Summer}} || style="background:darkgray"|
|-
| 1904 || style= “background:moccasin” | {{flagIOCteam|AUS}} || style="background:darkgray"|
|-
| 1908–1912 || colspan=2| {{flagIOCteam|ANZ}}
|-
| 1920– ||  style= "background:moccasin"| {{flagIOCteam|AUS}} || {{flagIOCteam|NZL}} 
|}

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=== Australia at the Summer Olympics ===
{{legend2||Host country|border= 3px solid purple}}
{{Medals table country
| country = Australia
| season = summer
| show_games_flag = yes
| total_col_bold = yes
| total_athletes = yes

| row1_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1896}} | row1_athletes = 1 | row1_gold = 2 | row1_silver = 0 | row1_bronze = 0 | row1_rank = 8
| row2_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1900}} | row2_athletes = 3 | row2_gold = 2 | row2_silver = 0 | row2_bronze = 3 | row2_rank = 9
| row3_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1904}} | row3_athletes = 3 | row3_gold = 0 | row3_silver = 3 | row3_bronze = 1 | row3_rank = 11
| row4_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1908}} | row4_participation = ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|ANZ}}''
| row5_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1912}} | row5_participation = ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|ANZ}}''
| row6_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1920}} | row6_athletes = 13 | row6_gold = 0 | row6_silver = 2 | row6_bronze = 1 | row6_rank = 16
| row7_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1924}} | row7_athletes = 37 | row7_gold = 3 | row7_silver = 1 | row7_bronze = 2 | row7_rank = 11
| row8_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1928}} | row8_athletes = 18 | row8_gold = 1 | row8_silver = 2 | row8_bronze = 1 | row8_rank = 19
| row9_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1932}} | row9_athletes = 12 | row9_gold = 3 | row9_silver = 1 | row9_bronze = 1 | row9_rank = 11
| row10_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1936}} | row10_athletes = 33 | row10_gold = 0 | row10_silver = 0 | row10_bronze = 1 | row10_rank = 30
| row11_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1948}} | row11_athletes = 77 | row11_gold = 2 | row11_silver = 6 | row11_bronze = 5 | row11_rank = 14
| row12_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1952}} | row12_athletes = 81 | row12_gold = 6 | row12_silver = 2 | row12_bronze = 3 | row12_rank = 9
| row13_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1956}} | row13_athletes = 314 | row13_gold = 13 | row13_silver = 8 | row13_bronze = 14 | row13_rank = 3 | row13_host = yes
| row14_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1960}} | row14_athletes = 188 | row14_gold = 8 | row14_silver = 8 | row14_bronze = 6 | row14_rank = 5
| row15_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1964}} | row15_athletes = 234 | row15_gold = 6 | row15_silver = 2 | row15_bronze = 10 | row15_rank = 8
| row16_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1968}} | row16_athletes = 175 | row16_gold = 5 | row16_silver = 7 | row16_bronze = 5 | row16_rank = 9
| row17_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1972}} | row17_athletes = 173 | row17_gold = 8 | row17_silver = 7 | row17_bronze = 2 | row17_rank = 6
| row18_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1976}} | row18_athletes = 184 | row18_gold = 0 | row18_silver = 1 | row18_bronze = 4 | row18_rank = 32
| row19_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1980}} | row19_athletes = 123 | row19_gold = 2 | row19_silver = 2 | row19_bronze = 5 | row19_rank = 15
| row20_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1984}} | row20_athletes = 240 | row20_gold = 4 | row20_silver = 8 | row20_bronze = 12 | row20_rank = 14
| row21_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1988}} | row21_athletes = 270 | row21_gold = 3 | row21_silver = 6 | row21_bronze = 5 | row21_rank = 15
| row22_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1992}} | row22_athletes = 290 | row22_gold = 7 | row22_silver = 9 | row22_bronze = 11 | row22_rank = 10
| row23_games = {{GamesName|SOG|1996}} | row23_athletes = 424 | row23_gold = 9 | row23_silver = 9 | row23_bronze = 23 | row23_rank = 7
| row24_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2000}} | row24_athletes = 630 | row24_gold = 16 | row24_silver = 25 | row24_bronze = 17 | row24_rank = 4 | row24_host = yes
| row25_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2004}} | row25_athletes = 482 | row25_gold = 17 | row25_silver = 16 | row25_bronze = 17 | row25_rank = 4
| row26_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2008}} | row26_athletes = 433 | row26_gold = 14 | row26_silver = 15 | row26_bronze = 17 | row26_rank = 6
| row27_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} | row27_athletes = 410 | row27_gold = 8 | row27_silver = 15 | row27_bronze = 12 | row27_rank = 8
| row28_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} | row28_athletes = 422 | row28_gold = 8 | row28_silver = 11 | row28_bronze = 10 | row28_rank = 10
| row29_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} | row29_athletes = 470 | row29_gold = 17 | row29_silver = 7 | row29_bronze = 22 | row29_rank = 6
| row30_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2024}} | row30_athletes = 461 | row30_gold = 18 | row30_silver = 19 | row30_bronze = 16 | row30_rank = 4
| row31_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2028}} | row31_participation = ''future event''
| row32_games = {{GamesName|SOG|2032}} | row32_participation = ''future event'' | row32_host = yes
}}
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=== Australia at the Winter Olympics ===
<div>&nbsp;</div>
{{Medals table country
| country = Australia
| season = winter
| show_games_flag = yes
| total_col_bold = yes
| total_athletes = yes

| row1_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1924}} | row1_participation = ''did not participate''
| row2_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1928}} | row2_participation = ''did not participate''
| row3_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1932}} | row3_participation = ''did not participate''
| row4_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1936}} | row4_athletes = 1 | row4_gold = 0 | row4_silver = 0 | row4_bronze = 0
| row5_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1948}} | row5_participation = ''did not participate''
| row6_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1952}} | row6_athletes = 9 | row6_gold = 0 | row6_silver = 0 | row6_bronze = 0
| row7_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1956}} | row7_athletes = 8 | row7_gold = 0 | row7_silver = 0 | row7_bronze = 0
| row8_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1960}} | row8_athletes = 31 | row8_gold = 0 | row8_silver = 0 | row8_bronze = 0
| row9_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1964}} | row9_athletes = 6 | row9_gold = 0 | row9_silver = 0 | row9_bronze = 0
| row10_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1968}} | row10_athletes = 3 | row10_gold = 0 | row10_silver = 0 | row10_bronze = 0
| row11_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1972}} | row11_athletes = 4 | row11_gold = 0 | row11_silver = 0 | row11_bronze = 0
| row12_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1976}} | row12_athletes = 8 | row12_gold = 0 | row12_silver = 0 | row12_bronze = 0
| row13_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1980}} | row13_athletes = 10 | row13_gold = 0 | row13_silver = 0 | row13_bronze = 0
| row14_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1984}} | row14_athletes = 10 | row14_gold = 0 | row14_silver = 0 | row14_bronze = 0
| row15_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1988}} | row15_athletes = 19 | row15_gold = 0 | row15_silver = 0 | row15_bronze = 0
| row16_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1992}} | row16_athletes = 23 | row16_gold = 0 | row16_silver = 0 | row16_bronze = 0
| row17_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1994}} | row17_athletes = 25 | row17_gold = 0 | row17_silver = 0 | row17_bronze = 1 | row17_rank = 22
| row18_games = {{GamesName|WOG|1998}} | row18_athletes = 23 | row18_gold = 0 | row18_silver = 0 | row18_bronze = 1 | row18_rank = 22
| row19_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2002}} | row19_athletes = 27 | row19_gold = 2 | row19_silver = 0 | row19_bronze = 0 | row19_rank = 15
| row20_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2006}} | row20_athletes = 40 | row20_gold = 1 | row20_silver = 0 | row20_bronze = 1 | row20_rank = 17
| row21_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2010}} | row21_athletes = 40 | row21_gold = 2 | row21_silver = 1 | row21_bronze = 0 | row21_rank = 13
| row22_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2014}} | row22_athletes = 60 | row22_gold = 0 | row22_silver = 2 | row22_bronze = 1 | row22_rank = 24
| row23_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2018}} | row23_athletes = 50 | row23_gold = 0 | row23_silver = 2 | row23_bronze = 1 | row23_rank = 23
| row24_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2022}} | row24_athletes = 43 | row24_gold = 1 | row24_silver = 2 | row24_bronze = 1 | row24_rank = 18
| row25_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2026}} | row25_participation = ''future event''
| row26_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2030}} | row26_participation = ''future event''
| row27_games = {{GamesName|WOG|2034}} | row27_participation = ''future event''
}}
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=== Medals by summer sport ===
{{Medals table
 | caption    = 
 | team       = Sport
 | hide_rank  = yes
 | leading    = 
 | gold_1  = 76 | silver_1  = 78 | bronze_1  = 76 | name_1  = {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} 
 | gold_2  = 22 | silver_2  = 29 | bronze_2  = 32 | name_2  = {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} 
 | gold_3  = 18 | silver_3  = 21 | bronze_3  = 23 | name_3  = {{GamesSport|Cycling|Format=d}} 
 | gold_4  = 13 | silver_4  = 15 | bronze_4  = 17 | name_4  = {{GamesSport|Rowing|Format=d}} 
 | gold_5  = 14 | silver_5  = 9 | bronze_5  = 8  | name_5  = {{GamesSport|Sailing|Format=d}} 
 | gold_6  = 6  | silver_6  = 5  | bronze_6  = 4  | name_6  = {{GamesSport|Equestrian|Format=d}} 
 | gold_7  = 5  | silver_7  = 1  | bronze_7  = 6  | name_7  = {{GamesSport|Shooting|Format=d}} 
 | gold_8  = 4  | silver_8  = 4  | bronze_8  = 5  | name_8  = {{GamesSport|Field hockey|Format=d}} 
 | gold_9  = 8  | silver_9  = 9  | bronze_9  = 15 | name_9  = {{GamesSport|Canoeing|Format=d}} 
 | gold_10 = 3  | silver_10 = 4  | bronze_10 = 8  | name_10 = {{GamesSport|Diving|Format=d}} 
 | gold_11 = 1  | silver_11 = 2  | bronze_11 = 2  | name_11 = {{GamesSport|Triathlon|Format=d}} 
 | gold_12 = 2  | silver_12 = 1  | bronze_12 = 4  | name_12 = {{GamesSport|Tennis|Format=d}} 
 | gold_13 = 1  | silver_13 = 1  | bronze_13 = 2  | name_13 = {{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Format=d}} 
 | gold_14 = 1  | silver_14 = 1  | bronze_14 = 0  | name_14 = {{GamesSport|Taekwondo|Format=d}} 
 | gold_15 = 1  | silver_15 = 1  | bronze_15 = 2  | name_15 = {{GamesSport|Water polo|Format=d}} 
 | gold_16 = 1  | silver_16 = 0  | bronze_16 = 2  | name_16 = {{GamesSport|Archery|Format=d}} 
 | gold_17 = 1  | silver_17 = 1  | bronze_17 = 1  | name_17 = {{GamesSport|Beach volleyball|Format=d}} 
 | gold_18 = 1  | silver_18 = 0  | bronze_18 = 0  | name_18 = {{GamesSport|Modern pentathlon|Format=d}} 
 | gold_19 = 1  | silver_19 = 0  | bronze_19 = 0  | name_19 = {{GamesSport|Rugby sevens|Format=d}}
 | gold_20 = 0  | silver_20 = 3  | bronze_20 = 4  | name_20 = {{GamesSport|Basketball|Format=d}} 
 | gold_21 = 0  | silver_21 = 1  | bronze_21 = 6  | name_21 = {{GamesSport|Boxing|Format=d}} 
 | gold_22 = 0  | silver_22 = 1  | bronze_22 = 3  | name_22 = {{GamesSport|Softball|Format=d}} 
 | gold_23 = 0  | silver_23 = 1  | bronze_23 = 2  | name_23 = {{GamesSport|Wrestling|Format=d}} 
 | gold_24 = 0  | silver_24 = 1  | bronze_24 = 0  | name_24 = {{GamesSport|Gymnastics|Format=d}} 
 | gold_25 = 0  | silver_25 = 1  | bronze_25 = 0  | name_25 = {{GamesSport|Baseball|Format=d}} 
 | gold_26 = 0  | silver_26 = 0  | bronze_26 = 2  | name_26 = {{GamesSport|Judo|Format=d}} 
 | gold_27 = 3  | silver_27 = 0  | bronze_27 = 0  | name_27 = {{GamesSport|Skateboarding|Format=d}} 
 | gold_28 = 0  | silver_28 = 1  | bronze_28 = 1  | name_28 = {{GamesSport|Surfing|Format=d}} 
 | gold_29 = 0  | silver_29 = 1  | bronze_29 = 1  | name_29 = {{GamesSport|Marathon swimming|Format=d}} 
}}
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=== Medals by winter sport ===
{{Medals table
 | caption    = 
 | team       = Sport
 | hide_rank  = yes
 | gold_1 = 4 | silver_1 = 3 | bronze_1 = 2 | name_1 = {{GamesSport|Freestyle skiing|Format=d}} 
 | gold_2 = 1 | silver_2 = 3 | bronze_2 = 2 | name_2 = {{GamesSport|Snowboarding|Format=d}} 
 | gold_3 = 1 | silver_3 = 0 | bronze_3 = 1 | name_3 = {{GamesSport|Short track speed skating|Format=d}} 
 | gold_4 = 0 | silver_4 = 1 | bronze_4 = 0 | name_4 = {{GamesSport|Skeleton|Format=d}} 
 | gold_5 = 0 | silver_5 = 0 | bronze_5 = 1 | name_5 = {{GamesSport|Alpine skiing|Format=d}} 
}}
{{col-flex-end}}

These totals do not include 11 medals recognised by the Australian Olympic Committee: 10 medals (3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze) won by Australians competing for the combined [[Australasia at the Olympics|Australasia]] team in 1908 and 1912 (8 by individuals, 1 by an exclusively Australian team and 1 by a combined team) and 1 bronze medal won in tennis by [[Edwin Flack]] in 1896. The AOC therefore recognises Australia as having won 611 medals at the Summer Olympics (185 gold, 196 silver and 230 bronze).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/games/st-louis-1904|title=St Louis 1904|access-date=2019-08-19|archive-date=2019-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819061300/https://www.olympics.com.au/games/st-louis-1904|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Medals by individual ==

This is a list of people who have won at least three Olympic gold medals for Australia, based upon data from the [[International Olympic Committee]]. Medals won in the [[1906 Intercalated Games]] are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Athlete
!Sport
!Years
!Games
!Gender
! style="background-color:gold; width:1.0em; font-weight:bold;"| {{gold01}}
! style="background-color:silver; width:1.0em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver02}}
! style="background-color:#cc9966; width:1.0em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze03}}
!Total
|-
| [[Emma McKeon]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2016–2024 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |6 || align="center" |3
|5
|14
|-
| [[Ian Thorpe]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}||  2000–2004  || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |5 || align="center" |3
|1
|9

|-
| '''[[Kaylee McKeown]]'''|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2020–2024 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |5 || align="center" |1
|3
|9
|-
| '''[[Mollie O'Callaghan]]'''|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2020–2024 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |5 || align="center" |1
|2
|8
|-
| [[Dawn Fraser]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 1956–1964 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |4 || align="center" |4
|0
|8
|-
| [[Ariarne Titmus]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2020–2024 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |4 || align="center" |3
|1
|8
|-
| [[Cate Campbell]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2008–2020 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |4 || align="center" |1
|3
|8
|-
| [[Libby Trickett]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2004–2012 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |4 || align="center" |1
|2
|7
|-
| [[Murray Rose]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 1956–1960 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |4 || align="center" |1
|1
|6
|-
| [[Betty Cuthbert]]|| {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}}|| 1956–1964 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |4 || align="center" |0
|0
|4
|-
| [[Leisel Jones]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2000–2012 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |5
|1
|9
|-
| [[Petria Thomas]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 1996–2004 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |4
|1
|8
|-
| [[Grant Hackett]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2000–2008 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |3 || align="center" |3
|1
|7
|-
| [[Emily Seebohm]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2008–2020 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |3
|1
|7
|-
| '''[[Andrew Hoy]]'''|| {{GamesSport|Equestrian|Format=d}}|| 1984–2020 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |3 || align="center" |2
|1
|6
|-
| [[Shirley Strickland]]|| {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}}|| 1948–1956 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align=center|1
|3
|7
|-
| '''[[Jessica Fox (canoeist)|Jessica Fox]]'''|| {{GamesSport|Canoeing|Format=d}}|| 2012–2024 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |1
|2
|6
|-
| [[Shane Gould]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 1972 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |1
|1
|5
|-
| [[Drew Ginn]]|| {{GamesSport|Rowing|Format=d}}|| 1996–2012 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |3 || align="center" |1
|0
|4
|-
| [[James Tomkins (rower)|James Tomkins]]|| {{GamesSport|Rowing|Format=d}}|| 1992–2004 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |3 || align="center" |0
|1
|4
|-
| '''[[Bronte Campbell]]'''|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2012–2024 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |0
|1
|4
|-
| [[Matthew Ryan (equestrian)|Matthew Ryan]]|| {{GamesSport|Equestrian|Format=d}}|| 1992–2000 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |M || align="center" |3 || align="center" |0
|0
|3
|-
| [[Rechelle Hawkes]]|| {{GamesSport|Field Hockey|Format=d}}|| 1988–2000 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |0
|0
|3
|-
| [[Jodie Henry]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2004 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |0
|0
|3
|-
| [[Stephanie Rice]]|| {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}|| 2008–2012 || align="center" |Summer || align="center" |F || align="center" |3 || align="center" |0
|0
|3
|}

* '''People in bold''' are still active competitors

[[Dale Begg-Smith]] and [[Torah Bright]] are the most successful Australian athletes at the [[Winter Olympics]], with one gold medal and one silver each ([[Steven Bradbury]], [[Alisa Camplin]], and [[Lydia Lassila]] all won one gold and one bronze medal). [[Emma McKeon]] is the most prolific athlete at a single games, winning 7 medals (4 gold, 3 bronze) at the [[2020 Olympics]]. While [[Lauren Jackson]] never won a gold medal, she is the only Australian to win medals in five different Olympics.

==Summary by sport==



=== Swimming ===

Australia first competed in swimming at the 1900 Games, with [[Frederick Lane]] competing in two events and winning gold medals in both. The sport would become a strength of the nation, which (as of the 2024 Games) has the [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|second-most gold and second-most total medals]] behind the United States.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Games|| style="background-color:gold;" | Gold ||style="background-color:silver;"| Silver ||style="background-color:#c96;"| Bronze
! Total
|-
! Total || 76 || 78 || 76 || 230
|}

===Athletics===

Australia first competed in athletics at the inaugural 1896 Games, with 1 athlete ([[Edwin Flack]]) competing in 3 events and winning two of them.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Games|| style="background-color:gold;" | Gold ||style="background-color:silver;"| Silver ||style="background-color:#c96;"| Bronze
! Total
|-
! Total || 22 || 29 || 32 || 83<ref name="ZZX1900">Does not include a gold medal for the 5000 metres team race, in which an Australian runner competed with runners from Great Britain.</ref>
|}

===Canoeing===

As of the 2024 Games, half of Australia’s gold medals in canoeing have been won by sisters [[Jessica Fox (canoeist)|Jessica Fox]] and [[Noemie Fox]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Games|| style="background-color:gold;" | Gold || style="background-color:silver;" | Silver || style="background-color:#c96;" | Bronze
! Total
|-
! Total || 8 || 9 || 15 || 32
|}

=== Cycling ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Games|| style="background-color:gold;" | Gold || style="background-color:silver;" | Silver || style="background-color:#c96;" | Bronze
! Total
|-
! Total || 18 || 21 || 23|| 62
|}

=== Rowing ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Games
! No. Sailors
! Events ||style="background-color:gold;"| Gold ||style="background-color:silver;"| Silver ||style="background-color:#c96;"| Bronze
! Total
! Ranking
|-
| [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Athens]] ||colspan=7| Event wasn't held
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] || 0 || 0/5 / (a) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904 St Louis]] || 0 || 0/5 / (a) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] || 0 || 0/5 / (a) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm]] || 10 || 2/4 / (a) || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[1916 Summer Olympics|1916]] ||colspan=7| Games Cancelled
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]] || 0 || 0/5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]] || 10 || 2/7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] || 1 || 1/7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5=
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] || 1 || 1/7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || 12 || 3/7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[1940 Summer Olympics|1940]] ||colspan=7| Games Cancelled
|-
| [[1944 Summer Olympics|1944]] ||colspan=7| Games Cancelled
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || 8 || 3/7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] || 14 || 4/7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 7=
|- align=center style="border: 3px solid red"
| [[Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] || 26 || 7/7 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 5
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] || 25 || 6/7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] || 26 || 7/7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || 11 || 2/7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8=
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] || 16 || 3/7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || 12 || 3/14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 ]] || 16 || 3/14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || 25 || 6/14 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 9
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 ]] || 16 || 4/14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] || 28 || 8/14 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4=
|-
| [[Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || 47 || 13/14 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6 ||  bgcolor=F7F6A8| 1 
|- align=center style="border: 3px solid red"
| [[Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || 45 || 12/14 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 10
|-
| [[Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || 45 || 12/14 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 4
|-
| [[Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] || 48 || 14/14 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 ||  bgcolor=dce5e5| 2 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] || 47 || 13/14 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 9
|-
| [[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio]] || 29 || 9/14 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 4
|-
| [[Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]] || 40 || 9/14 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 ||  bgcolor=dce5e5| 2 
|-
| [[Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris]] || 35 || 8/14 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 12=
|-
! [[Rowing at the Summer Olympics|Total ]] || 593 || 264 || 13 || 15 || 17 || 45 || 7
|}

=== Sailing ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Games
! No. Sailors
! Events ||style="background-color:gold;"| Gold ||style="background-color:silver;"| Silver ||style="background-color:#c96;"| Bronze
! Total
! Ranking
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Athens]] ||colspan=7| Scheduled but event wasn't held
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] || 0 || 0/13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[1916 Summer Olympics|1916 St Louis]] ||colspan=7| Not Scheduled
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] || 0 || 0/4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm]] || 0 || 0/4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[1916 Summer Olympics|1916]] ||colspan=7| Games Cancelled
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]] || 0 || 0/14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]] || 0 || 0/3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] || 0 || 0/3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] || 1 || 1/4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] || 0 || 0/4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[1940 Summer Olympics|1940]] ||colspan=7| Games Cancelled
|-
| [[1944 Summer Olympics|1944]] ||colspan=7| Games Cancelled
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] || 3 || 2/5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]] || 6 || 3/5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|- align=center style="border: 3px solid red"
| [[Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] || 11 || 5/5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] || 11 || 5/5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] || 11 || 5/5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  bgcolor=ffdab9| 3 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] || 11 || 5/5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] || 13 || 6/6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 ||  bgcolor=F7F6A8| 1 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] || 12 || 6/6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 9
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Tallinn]] || 0 || 0/6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] || 13 || 7/7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8=
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Busan]] || 13 || 7/8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] || 13 || 8/10 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|-
| [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] || 16 || 10/10 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10=
|- align=center style="border: 3px solid red"
| [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] || 18 || 11/11 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 ||  bgcolor=dce5e5| 2 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] || 18 || 11/11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Qingdoa]] || 17 || 10/11 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 ||  bgcolor=dce5e5| 2 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Weymouth]] || 13 || 8/10 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 4 ||  bgcolor=F7F6A8| 1 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio]] || 11 || 7/10 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4 ||  bgcolor=ffdab9| 3 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]] || 13 || 8/10 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 ||  bgcolor=dce5e5| 2 
|-
| [[Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris]] || 12 || 8/10 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 4=
|- 
! [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Total ]] || 236 || 133 / 205 || 14 || 9 || 8 || 31 || 5
|}

=== Skateboarding ===
Keegan Palmer won a gold medal - Australia’s first skateboarding medal in the Men’s Park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. At the 2024 Paris Olympics both Keegan Palmer and Arisa Trew both won gold at the respective Men and Women’s Park events.

===Tennis===

Australia first competed in tennis at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one player competing in men's singles and, as part of a mixed team, in men's doubles. [[Edwin Flack]] lost in the first round of the singles, but paired with [[George S. Robertson]] to earn bronze in the doubles. The mixed team medal is not credited to Australia. The first tennis gold medal won by Australia was by [[the Woodies]] in men's doubles in 1996; the pair also won Australia's only silver medal in the sport four years later. In 2024, [[Matthew Ebden]] and [[John Peers]] won the men's doubles, providing Australia with its second gold medal in tennis.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Games|| style="background-color:gold;" | Gold ||style="background-color:silver;"| Silver ||style="background-color:#c96;"| Bronze
! Total
|-
! Total || 2 || 1 || 4 || 7<ref name="ZZX1896">Does not include a bronze medal won in 1896 by a mixed team with an Australian player.</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Olympics}}
* [[List of flag bearers for Australia at the Olympics]]
* [[Australia at the Winter Olympics]]
* [[Australia at the Commonwealth Games]]
* [[Australia at the Universiade]]
* [[Australia at the World Championships in Athletics]]
* [[:Category:Olympic competitors for Australia]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Australia |date=27 July 2021 |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/australia }}
* {{cite web |title=Australia |publisher=Olympedia.com |url=http://www.olympedia.org/countries/AUS }}
* {{cite web |title=Olympic Analytics/AUS |publisher=olympanalyt.com |url=http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByGames&param_country=AUS }}
* [http://www.olympics.com.au/ Australia NOC]

{{Nations at the Olympics}}
{{National sports teams of Australia}}
{{Sport in Australia}}

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