Australasia at the Olympics

Australasia at the Olympics is a history which includes 2 games in 2 countries and 53 athletes.[1] Since 1908, Australasia (ANZ) has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement". [2]

Australasia at the
Olympics
Australasian Olympic Flag
IOC codeANZ
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
12
Summer appearances
  • 1908
  • 1912
Other related appearances
 Australia (1896–1904, 1920–)
 New Zealand (1920–)

History
Main articles: Australia at the Olympics and New Zealand at the Olympics

Australasia's team first competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Australasia was the name of a combined team of athletes from Australia and New Zealand. They competed together at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. When the Olympic Games started up again in 1920 after World War I, the two countries sent separate teams to the Games.

Medalists

The Australasia team won a total of twelve medals in the two games in which they competed. Most of these were in swimming. One New Zealander won a medal in 1908. Harry Kerr won a bronze in athletics. In 1912, two New Zealanders won medals. Malcolm Champion won a gold in swimming. Tony Wilding won a bronze in tennis. All other medalists for Australasia were Australians.

Medal Name Games Sport Event
1 Gold Australia national team1908 LondonRugby unionMen's competition
2 Silver Reginald Baker1908 LondonBoxingMen's middleweight
2 Silver Frank Beaurepaire1908 LondonSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
3 BronzeHarry Kerr1908 LondonAthleticsMen's 3500 m walk
3 BronzeFrank Beaurepaire1908 LondonSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
1 Gold Fanny Durack1912 StockholmSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
1 Gold Cecil Healy
Malcolm Champion
Leslie Boardman
Harold Hardwick		1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 4×200 m freestyle relay
2 Silver Cecil Healy1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle
2 Silver Mina Wylie1912 StockholmSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
3 BronzeHarold Hardwick1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
3 BronzeHarold Hardwick1912 StockholmSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
3 BronzeTony Wilding1912 StockholmTennisMen's indoor singles

Medals by Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1908 London1225
1912 Stockholm2237
Total34512

Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Swimming2338
Rugby1001
Boxing0101
Athletics0011
Tennis0011
Total34512

References
  1. SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Australasia" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  2. Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.

Other websites
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.