Australasia at the Olympics facts for kids

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Australasian Olympic Flag
IOC code	ANZ
Medals Ranked 85th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 4 5 12
Summer appearances
1908 1912
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.

Participation

Timeline of participation

Date	Team
1900–1904	Australia (AUS)
1908–1912	Australasia (ANZ)
1920–	Australia (AUS)	New Zealand (NZL)

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	85

Medals by sport

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), and two New Zealanders (Malcolm Champion a gold in swimming, Anthony Wilding a bronze in tennis) won medals in 1912; all other medalists for Australasia were Australians.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Australia national team1	1908 London	Rugby union	Men's competition
2 Silver	Baker, SnowySnowy 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, AnthonyAnthony 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

See also

In Spanish: Australasia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• Australia at the Olympics
• New Zealand at the Olympics