History
Australia made its Summer Olympic debut at the first games in 1896. The nation has made an appearance at all the games though competed in a combined team with New Zealand known as Australasia during the 1908 and 1912 games. They have hosted the games twice; in Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000. Australia usually sends one of the largest teams to the Summer Olympics, with over 400 athletes participating at each edition since 1996. Those athletes take part in most of the sports on the program with the largest teams appearing in athletics, cycling, rowing and swimming along with various team sports.
The nation has won around 500 medals in its history, making it one of the most successful countries to compete. This is also quite notable given Australia’s lower population relative to the other most successful nations. With the exception of the 1904 games Australia has medaled at every single Olympics it has participated in. Swimming is a huge source of Australia’s success, accounting for 188 medals. It is also the sport of Australia’s most successful athletes including Ian Thorpe and Liesel Jones whom have won nine medals each. Australia has also had success in athletics, cycling and rowing, winning 40 or more medals in each sport.
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | David Barnes | |
| Ryan Tyack | ||
| Taylor Worth | ||
| Men’s Team | David Barnes Ryan Tyack Taylor Worth |
Artistic Swimming
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Team | Hannah Burkhill Hannah Cross Jane Fruzynski Alessandra Ho Kirsten Kinash Rachel Presser Emily Rogers Rose Stackpole Amie Thompson Kazia Zenke |
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| Women’s Duet | From Team Quota |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 1500m | Stewart McSweyn | |
| Men’s 5000m | Stewart McSweyn | |
| Patrick Tiernan | ||
| Men’s 20km Walk | Dane Bird-Smith | |
| Rhydian Cowley | ||
| Men’s Marathon | Brett Robinson | |
| Jack Rayner |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 400m | Bendere Oboya | |
| Women’s 800m | Catriona Bisset | |
| Women’s 1500m | Jessica Hull | |
| Women’s 5000m | Jessica Hull | |
| Women’s 10000m | Ellie Pashley | |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | Sally Pearson | |
| Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | Genevieve Gregson | |
| Women’s 20km Walk | Katie Hayward | |
| Jemina Montag | ||
| Women’s Marathon | Sinead Diver | |
| Ellie Pashley | ||
| Milly Clark | ||
| Women’s High Jump | Nicola McDermott | |
| Women’s Javelin Throw | Kelsey-Lee Barber |
Baseball/Softball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Softball | Michelle Cox Chelsea Forkin Leigh Godfrey Rachel Lack Stacey McManus Kaia Parnaby Leah Parry Gabrielle Plain Stacey Porter Carmelle Sorensen Tarni Stepto Taylah Tsitsikronis Jade Wall Calre Warwick Belinda White |
Basketball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Nathan Sobey Cameron Gliddon Chris Goulding Patty Mills Andrew Bogut Joe Ingles Matthew Dellavedova Nick Kay Aron Baynes David Barlow Jock Landale Mitch Creek |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Lucien Delfour | |
| Women’s K1 Slalom* | Jessica Fox | |
| Women’s C1 Slalom* | Jessica Fox | |
| Men’s K2 1000m | Jordan Wood Riley Fitzsimmons |
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| Men’s K4 500m | Lachian Tame Matthew Goble Thomas Green Jackson Collins |
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| Women’s K4 500m | Alyce Burnett Jo Brigden-Jones Jaime Roberts Alyssa Bull |
* Must choose which athlete quota to use
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Time Trial | Rohan Dennis | |
| Women’s Time Trial | Amanda Spratt |
Diving
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 3m Springboard | Maddison Keeney | |
| Esther Qin | ||
| Men’s 10m Platform | Cassiel Rousseau | |
| Women’s 10m Platform | Melissa Wu |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Dressage | Alexis Hellyer Horse: Bluefields Floreno Brett Parbery Horse: DP Weltmieser Mary Hanna Horse: Boogie Woogie 6 Kristy Oatley Horse: Du Solei |
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| Individual Eventing | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Eventing | Andrew Hoy Horse: Vassily de Lassos Christopher Burton Horse: Cooley Lands Shane Rose Horse: Virgil Emma McNab Horse: Fernhill Tabasco |
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| Individual Jumping | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Jumping | Jamie Kermond Horse: Yandoo Oaks Constellation Scott Keach Horse: Fedor Billy Raymont Horse: Oaks Redwood Rowan Willis Horse: Blue Movie |
Field Hockey
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Tom Craig Corey Weyer Jake Harvie Tom Wickham Matt Dawson Jacob Anderson Eddie Ockenden Jake Whetton Blake Govers Tim Howard Aran Zalewski Matthew Swann Flynn Ogilvie Daniel Beale Tyler Lovell Tim Brand Andrew Charter Jeremy Hayward |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Georgia Godwin |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Coxless Pair | Sam Hardy Joshua Hicks |
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| Women’s Coxless Pair | Jessica Morrison Annabelle McIntyre |
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| Women’s Double Sculls | Amanda Bateman Genevieve Horton |
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| Men’s Coxless Four | Joseph O’Brien Nicholas Purnell Jack Hargreaves Alexander Hill |
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| Women’s Coxless Four | Olympia Aldersey Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Lucy Stephan |
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| Men’s Quadruple Sculls | Hamish Playfair Campbell Watts Cameron Girdlestone David Watts |
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| Men’s Coxed Eight | James Medway Alexander Purnell Angus Moore Simon Keenan Joshua Booth Timothy Masters Spencer Turrin Angus Widdicombe Kendall Brodie |
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| Women’s Coxed Eight | Leah Saunders Jacinta Edmunds Bronwun Cox Georgina Rowe Rosemary Popa Annabelle McIntyre Jessica Morrison Molly Goodman James Rook |
Rugby Sevens
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Tournament | Qualified Via Rankings |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Laser | Matthew Wearn | Matthew Wearn |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Zoe Thomson | |
| Men’s 470 | Mathew Belcher William Ryan |
Mathew Belcher William Ryan |
| Women’s 470 | Nia Jerwood Monique Devries |
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| Women’s 49erFX | Natasha Bryant Annie Wilmot |
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| Mixed Nacra 17 Foiling | Nathan Outteridge Haylee Outteridge |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle | Dane Sampson | |
| Men’s Trap | James Willett | |
| Women’s Trap (1) (2) |
Laetisha Scanlan | |
| Penny Smith | ||
| Mixed Team Trap | Eligible to compete |
Surfing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Shortboard | Sally Fitzgibbons |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Cameron McEvoy | |
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 200m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 400m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 800m Freestyle | Jack McLoughlin | |
| Mack Horton | ||
| Men’s 1500m Freestyle | Jack McLoughlin | |
| Men’s 100m Backstroke | Mitch Larkin | |
| William Yang | ||
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Mitch Larkin | |
| Tristan Hollard | ||
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Matthew Wilson | |
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 100m Butterfly | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | David Morgan | |
| Grant Irvine | ||
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 400m Individual Medley | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Cameron McEvoy Clyde Lewis Alexander Graham Kyle Chalmers |
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| Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Clyde Lewis Kyle Chalmers Alexander Graham Mack Horton Jack McLoughlin Thomas Fraser-Holmes |
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| Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Mitch Larkin Matthew Wilson Matthew Temple Kyle Chalmers Clyde Lewis |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 200m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 400m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 800m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke | Jessica Hansen | |
| Abbey Harkin | ||
| Women’s 200m Breaststroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 100m Butterfly | Emma McKeon | |
| Brianna Throssell | ||
| Women’s 200m Butterfly | Brianna Throssell | |
| Laura Taylor | ||
| Women’s 200m Individual Medley | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Bronte Campbell Brianna Throssell Emma McKeon Cate Campbell Madison Wilson |
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| Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Ariarne Titmus Madison Wilson Brianna Throssell Emma McKeon Leah Neale Kiah Melverton |
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| Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Minna Atherton Jessica Hansen Emma McKeon Cate Campbell Kaylee McKeown Brianna Throssell Madison Wilson |
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| Women’s 10km Open Water | Kareena Lee |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay | Mitch Larkin Matthew Wilson Emma McKeon Cate Campbell Minna Atherton Matthew Temple Bronte Campbell |