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Australia
  • Largest city: Sydney
  • National languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
  • Total area: 2,967,909 miles² (7,686,850 km²)
  • 2008 Estimated population: 20,600,856 people

Australia Medal Count

  • Gold 14
  • Silver 15
  • Bronze 17
  • Total 46
Australia Athletes »

Record Breakers

Swimming
Women's 400m Individual Medley Final: Australia (Stephanie Rice) 4:29.45 (WR)
Swimming
Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heat 7: Australia (Leisel Jones) 1:05.64 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinal 2: Australia (Hayden Stoeckel) 52.97 (OR)
Swimming
Women's 100m Breast Final: Australia (Leisel Jones) 1:05.17 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 100m Free Semifinal: Australia (Eamon Sullivan) 47.05 (WR)
Swimming
Men's 100m Free Semifinal - Heat 2: Australia (Eamon Sullivan) 47.05 (WR)
Swimming
Women's 200m Medley Final: Australia (Stephanie Rice) 2:08.45 (WR)
Swimming
Women's 4 x 200m Free Final: Australia (Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie) 7:44.31 (WR)
Swimming
Men's 1500m Free Qualification: Australia (Grant Hackett) 14:38.92 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 1500m Free Qualification - Heat 5: Australia (Grant Hackett) 14:38.92 (OR)

All Medals

All Medals
Medal Sport Event Athlete
SilverBasketballWomen
BronzeField HockeyMen
GoldDivingMen's 10-Meter PlatformMatthew Mitcham
GoldCanoe/KayakMen's Kayak Singles 500mKen Wallace
GoldTrack & FieldMen's Pole VaultSteve Hooker
BronzeCanoe/KayakWomen's Kayak Fours 500mLyndsie Fogarty, Chantal Meek, Hannah Davis, Lisa Oldenhof
BronzeCanoe/KayakMen's Kayak Singles 1000mKen Wallace
BronzeSoftballSoftball
BronzeWater PoloWomen
SilverSailingTornado - MultihullDarren Bundock, Glenn Ashby
SilverTrack & FieldWomen's 100-Meter HurdlesSally Mclellan
SilverCyclingWomen's SprintAnna Meares
GoldSailingWomen's 470 - Two-Person DinghyElise Rechichi, Tessa Parkinson
GoldSailingMen's 470 - Two-Person DinghyMalcolm Page, Nathan Wilmot
GoldTriathlonWomenEmma Snowsill
BronzeTriathlonWomenEmma Moffatt
SilverSwimmingMen's 4x100-Meter Medley RelayHayden Stoeckel, Brenton Rickard, Andrew Lauterstein, Eamon Sullivan
GoldSwimmingWomen's 4x100-Meter Medley RelayEmily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett
SilverSwimmingMen's 1500-Meter FreestyleGrant Hackett
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 50-Meter FreestyleCate Campbell
SilverRowingMen's Four Without CoxswainMatt Ryan, James Marburg, Cameron Mckenzie-Mcharg, Francis Hegerty
GoldRowingMen's Double ScullsDavid Crawshay, Scott Brennan
GoldRowingMen's Pair Without CoxswainDrew Ginn, Duncan Free
BronzeSwimmingMen's 100-Meter ButterflyAndrew Lauterstein
BronzeTrack & FieldMen's 20-Kilometer Race WalkJared Tallent
SilverCanoe/KayakWomen's Kayak SingleJacqueline Lawrence
BronzeShootingMen's 50-Meter Free Rifle Prone (60 Shots)Warren Potent
SilverSwimmingWomen's 100-Meter FreestyleLibby Trickett
SilverSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter BreaststrokeLeisel Jones
GoldSwimmingWomen's 4x200-Meter Freestyle RelayStephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie
SilverSwimmingMen's 100-Meter FreestyleEamon Sullivan
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter ButterflyJessicah Schipper
SilverSwimmingMen's 200-Meter BreaststrokeBrenton Rickard
BronzeSwimmingMen's 4x200-Meter Freestyle RelayPatrick Murphy, Grant Hackett, Grant Brits, Nick Ffrost
GoldSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter Individual MedleyStephanie Rice
SilverEquestrianTeam EventingClayton Fredericks, Lucinda Fredericks, Shane Rose, Sonja Johnson, Megan Jones
BronzeCanoe/KayakMen's Canoe SingleRobin Bell
SilverDivingWomen's Synchromnized 10-Meter PlatformMelissa Wu, Briony Cole
GoldSwimmingWomen's 100-Meter BreaststrokeLeisel Jones
BronzeSwimmingMen's 100-Meter BackstrokeHayden Stoeckel
BronzeSwimmingMen's 4x100-Meter Freestyle RelayEamon Sullivan, Andrew Lauterstein, Ashley Callus, Matt Targett
GoldSwimmingWomen's 100-Meter ButterflyLibby Trickett
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 100-Meter ButterflyJessicah Schipper
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 4x100-Meter Freestyle RelayCate Campbell, Alice Mills, Melanie Schlanger, Libby Trickett
GoldSwimmingWomen's 400-Meter Individual MedleyStephanie Rice

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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