Australasia at the Olympics

Australasia at the
Olympics

Australasian Olympic Flag
IOC code ANZ
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
Australia (1896–1904, 1920–)
New Zealand (1920–)

Australasia was a combined team of athletes from Australia and 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.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
United Kingdom 1908 London 1 2 2 5
Sweden 1912 Stockholm 2 2 3 7
Total 3 4 5 12

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Swimming 2 3 3 8
Rugby union 1 0 0 1
Boxing 0 1 0 1
Athletics 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 3 4 5 12

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
 Gold Australia national team1 United Kingdom 1908 London Rugby union Men's competition
 Silver Baker, SnowySnowy Baker United Kingdom 1908 London Boxing Men's middleweight
 Silver Beaurepaire, FrankFrank Beaurepaire United Kingdom 1908 London Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle
 Bronze Kerr, HarryHarry Kerr United Kingdom 1908 London Athletics Men's 3500 m walk
 Bronze Beaurepaire, FrankFrank Beaurepaire United Kingdom 1908 London Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold Durack, FannyFanny Durack Sweden 1912 Stockholm Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
 Gold Healy, CecilCecil Healy
Malcolm Champion
Leslie Boardman
Harold Hardwick
Sweden 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
 Silver Healy, CecilCecil Healy Sweden 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle
 Silver Wylie, MinaMina Wylie Sweden 1912 Stockholm Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
 Bronze Hardwick, HaroldHarold Hardwick Sweden 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Bronze Hardwick, HaroldHarold Hardwick Sweden 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle
 Bronze Wilding, AnthonyAnthony Wilding Sweden 1912 Stockholm Tennis Men'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

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