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Revision as of 13:25, 28 November 2021

Australasia at the
Olympics
Australasian Olympic Flag
IOC codeANZ
Medals
Ranked 78th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
12
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
 Australia (1896–1904, 1920–)
 New Zealand (1920–)

Australasia was a combined team of athletes from Australia and the Dominion of 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, and have done so ever since.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1908 London 32 1 2 2 5 11
1912 Stockholm 26 2 2 3 7 12
Total 3 4 5 12 78

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 1908 London Rugby union Men's competition
 Silver Snowy Baker 1908 London Boxing Men's middleweight
 Silver Frank Beaurepaire 1908 London Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle
 Bronze Harry Kerr 1908 London Athletics Men's 3500 m walk
 Bronze Frank Beaurepaire 1908 London Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold Fanny Durack 1912 Stockholm Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
 Gold Cecil Healy
Malcolm Champion
Leslie Boardman
Harold Hardwick
1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
 Silver Cecil Healy 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle
 Silver Mina Wylie 1912 Stockholm Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
 Bronze Harold Hardwick 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Bronze Harold Hardwick 1912 Stockholm Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle
 Bronze Anthony Wilding 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

References

  1. ^ "Harry Kerr". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Malcolm Champion". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Anthony Wilding". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2016.