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AUS Australia: Summer Sports / Winter Sports

Games: 43 games in 22 countries
Events: 421 distinct events in 49 sports

Participants: 3,256 (2,245 men and 1,011 women)
Youngest Participant: Ian Johnston (13 years, 75 days), 1960 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: James Quinn (62 years, 238 days), 1932 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Ian Thorpe (9 medals)

43 Games

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Games Flag Bearer Participants Men Women Sports Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 2008 Summer James Tomkins 432 233 199 31 14 15 17 46 Libby Lenton-Trickett (4 medals)
2 2006 Winter Alisa Camplin 40 23 17 10 1 1 2 Alisa Camplin and Dale Begg-Smith (1 medal)
3 2004 Summer Colin Beashel 470 268 202 33 17 16 16 49 Ian Thorpe and Petria Thomas (4 medals)
4 2002 Winter Adrian Costa 25 13 12 5 2 2 Steven Bradbury and Alisa Camplin (1 medal)
5 2000 Summer Andrew Gaze 617 341 276 34 16 25 17 58 Ian Thorpe (5 medals)
6 1998 Winter Richard Nizielski 23 15 8 8 1 1 Zali Steggall (1 medal)
7 1996 Summer Andrew Hoy 417 250 167 26 9 9 23 41 Daniel Kowalski and Susie O'Neill (3 medals)
8 1994 Winter Kirstie Marshall 25 18 7 9 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
9 1992 Summer Jenny Donnet 279 187 92 25 7 9 11 27 4 athletes with 2 medals
10 1992 Winter Danny Kah 22 15 7 9
11 1988 Summer Ric Charlesworth 252 180 72 24 3 6 5 14 Duncan Armstrong and Dean Woods (2 medals)
12 1988 Winter Mike Richmond 19 17 2 6
13 1984 Summer Wayne Roycroft 242 169 73 22 4 8 12 24 Mark Stockwell (3 medals)
14 1984 Winter Colin Coates 10 8 2 5
15 1980 Summer Denise Robertson-Boyd
Max Metzker		 121 93 28 17 2 2 5 9 3 athletes with 2 medals
16 1980 Winter Rob McIntyre 9 5 4 4
17 1976 Summer Raelene Boyle 180 146 34 20 1 4 5 22 athletes with 1 medal
18 1976 Winter Colin Coates 8 5 3 3
19 1972 Summer Dennis Green 168 139 29 20 8 7 2 17 Shane Gould (5 medals)
20 1972 Winter 4 4 0 2
21 1968 Summer Bill Roycroft 128 104 24 16 5 7 5 17 Mike Wenden (4 medals)
22 1968 Winter Malcolm Milne 3 3 0 3
23 1964 Summer Ivan Lund 243 203 40 19 6 2 10 18 6 athletes with 2 medals
24 1964 Winter 5 3 2 1
25 1960 Summer Jock Sturrock 189 160 29 17 8 8 6 22 3 athletes with 3 medals
26 1960 Winter Vic Ekberg 30 26 4 6
27 1956 Summer Merv Wood 288 244 44 18 13 8 14 35 4 athletes with 3 medals
28 1956 Winter 8 7 1 3
29 1956 Equestrian Albert Jacobs 4 4 0 1
30 1952 Summer Merv Wood 81 71 10 12 6 2 3 11 4 athletes with 2 medals
31 1952 Winter 9 7 2 4
32 1948 Summer Les McKay 75 66 9 11 2 6 5 13 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (3 medals)
33 1936 Summer Dunc Gray 32 28 4 7 1 1 Jack Metcalfe (1 medal)
34 1936 Winter 1 1 0 1
35 1932 Summer Andrew Charlton 13 9 4 6 3 1 1 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
36 1928 Summer Bobby Pearce 18 14 4 6 1 2 1 4 Andrew Charlton (2 medals)
37 1924 Summer Edwin Carr, Sr. 36 36 0 9 3 1 2 6 Andrew Charlton (3 medals)
38 1924 Winter 1 1 0 1 George Finch (1 medal)
39 1920 Summer George Parker 13 12 1 5 2 1 3 Frank Beaurepaire (2 medals)
40 1906 Summer 4 4 0 2 3 3 Nigel Barker (2 medals)
41 1904 Summer 3 3 0 2 3 1 4 Frank Gailey (4 medals)
42 1900 Summer 3 3 0 3 2 3 5 Stan Rowley (4 medals)
43 1896 Summer 1 1 0 2 2 2 Teddy Flack (3 medals)