Australasia at the Olympics

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

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]

History

Main pages: 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 team	1908 London	Rugby union	Men's competition
2 Silver	Baker, ReginaldReginald Baker	1908 London	Boxing	Men's middleweight
2 Silver	Beaurepaire, FrankFrank Beaurepaire	1908 London	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle
3 Bronze	Kerr, HarryHarry Kerr	1908 London	Athletics	Men's 3500 m walk
3 Bronze	Beaurepaire, FrankFrank Beaurepaire	1908 London	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle
1 Gold	Durack, FannyFanny Durack	1912 Stockholm	Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
1 Gold	Healy, CecilCecil Healy Malcolm Champion Leslie Boardman Harold Hardwick	1912 Stockholm	Swimming	Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
2 Silver	Healy, CecilCecil Healy	1912 Stockholm	Swimming	Men's 100 m freestyle
2 Silver	Wylie, MinaMina Wylie	1912 Stockholm	Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
3 Bronze	Hardwick, HaroldHarold Hardwick	1912 Stockholm	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle
3 Bronze	Hardwick, HaroldHarold Hardwick	1912 Stockholm	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle
3 Bronze	Wilding, TonyTony Wilding	1912 Stockholm	Tennis	Men's indoor singles

Medals by Games

Total	3	4	5	12
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1908 London	1	2	2	5
1912 Stockholm	2	2	3	7

Medals by sport

Total	3	4	5	12
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	2	3	3	8
Rugby	1	0	0	1
Boxing	0	1	0	1
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Tennis	0	0	1	1

Related pages

List of IOC country codes

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Australasia" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-27.
↑ Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.

Other websites

[sr-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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.

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