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Australia

AUS Australia: Summer Sports / Winter Sports

Games: 45 games in 22 countries
Events: 440 distinct events in 49 sports

Participants: 3,508 (2,390 men and 1,118 women)
Youngest Participant: Ian Johnston (13 years, 75 days), 1960 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Bill Roycroft (61 years, 129 days), 1976 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Leisel Jones and Ian Thorpe (9 medals)

45 Games

Rk Games Flag Bearer Participants Men Women Sports Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 2012 Summer Lauren Jackson 405 221 184 29 7 16 12 35 Alicia Coutts (5 medals)
2 2010 Winter Torah Bright 40 20 20 11 2 1 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
3 2008 Summer James Tomkins 432 233 199 31 14 15 17 46 Libby Lenton-Trickett (4 medals)
4 2006 Winter Alisa Camplin 40 23 17 10 1 1 2 Alisa Camplin and Dale Begg-Smith (1 medal)
5 2004 Summer Colin Beashel 470 268 202 33 17 16 17 50 Petria Thomas and Ian Thorpe (4 medals)
6 2002 Winter Adrian Costa 25 13 12 5 2 2 Steven Bradbury and Alisa Camplin (1 medal)
7 2000 Summer Andrew Gaze 617 341 276 34 16 25 17 58 Ian Thorpe (5 medals)
8 1998 Winter Richard Nizielski 23 15 8 8 1 1 Zali Steggall (1 medal)
9 1996 Summer Andrew Hoy 417 250 167 26 9 9 23 41 Susie O'Neill and Daniel Kowalski (3 medals)
10 1994 Winter Kirstie Marshall 25 18 7 9 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
11 1992 Summer Jenny Donnet 279 187 92 25 7 9 11 27 4 athletes with 2 medals
12 1992 Winter Danny Kah 22 15 7 9
13 1988 Summer Ric Charlesworth 252 180 72 24 3 6 5 14 Dean Woods and Duncan Armstrong (2 medals)
14 1988 Winter Mike Richmond 19 17 2 6
15 1984 Summer Wayne Roycroft 242 169 73 22 4 8 12 24 Mark Stockwell (3 medals)
16 1984 Winter Colin Coates 10 8 2 5
17 1980 Summer Denise Robertson-Boyd
Max Metzker		 120 92 28 17 2 2 5 9 3 athletes with 2 medals
18 1980 Winter Rob McIntyre 9 5 4 4
19 1976 Summer Raelene Boyle 180 146 34 20 1 4 5 23 athletes with 1 medal
20 1976 Winter Colin Coates 8 5 3 3
21 1972 Summer Dennis Green 168 139 29 20 8 7 2 17 Shane Gould (5 medals)
22 1972 Winter 4 4 0 2
23 1968 Summer Bill Roycroft 128 104 24 16 5 7 5 17 Mike Wenden (4 medals)
24 1968 Winter Malcolm Milne 3 3 0 3
25 1964 Summer Ivan Lund 243 203 40 19 6 2 10 18 6 athletes with 2 medals
26 1964 Winter 5 3 2 1
27 1960 Summer Jock Sturrock 189 160 29 17 8 8 6 22 3 athletes with 3 medals
28 1960 Winter Vic Ekberg 30 26 4 6
29 1956 Summer Merv Wood 294 250 44 18 13 8 14 35 4 athletes with 3 medals
30 1956 Winter 8 7 1 3
31 1956 Equestrian Albert Jacobs 4 4 0 1
32 1952 Summer Merv Wood 81 71 10 12 6 2 3 11 4 athletes with 2 medals
33 1952 Winter 9 7 2 4
34 1948 Summer Les McKay 75 66 9 11 2 6 5 13 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (3 medals)
35 1936 Summer Dunc Gray 32 28 4 7 1 1 Jack Metcalfe (1 medal)
36 1936 Winter 1 1 0 1
37 1932 Summer Boy Charlton 13 9 4 6 3 1 1 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
38 1928 Summer Bobby Pearce 18 14 4 6 1 2 1 4 Boy Charlton (2 medals)
39 1924 Summer Edwin Carr, Sr. 36 35 1 9 3 1 2 6 Boy Charlton (3 medals)
40 1924 Winter 1 1 0 1 George Finch (1 medal)
41 1920 Summer George Parker 13 12 1 5 2 1 3 Frank Beaurepaire (2 medals)
42 1906 Summer 4 4 0 2 3 3 Nigel Barker (2 medals)
43 1904 Summer 3 3 0 2 3 1 4 Frank Gailey (4 medals)
44 1900 Summer 2 2 0 2 2 3 5 Stan Rowley (4 medals)
45 1896 Summer 1 1 0 2 2 2 Teddy Flack (3 medals)