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Australia

Australia
  • Capital: Canberra
  • Largest City: Sydney
  • National Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
  • Total Area: 7,686,850 km²
  • Population: 20,600,856

Medal Tally

Gold Silver Bronze Total
14 15 17 46

Recent Medals All Medals

Medal Sport Event Athlete
1 Diving Men's 10m Platform Final Ranking Matthew Mitcham
1 Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Men's K-1 500m Final Ranking Ken Wallace
1 Athletics Men's Pole Vault Final Steve Hooker
3 Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Women's K-4 500m Final Ranking Lyndsie Fogarty, Chantal Meek, Hannah Davis, Lisa Oldenhof
3 Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Men's K-1 1000m Final Ranking Ken Wallace

Record Breakers

Australia Photos

Members of Australia's bronze medal winning women's water polo team, Alicia McCormack (L) and Taniele Gofers (R), enjoy the welcome home parade for Australia Olympians in Melbourne on September 17, 2008. AFP
A member of Australia's bronze medal winning women's water polo team, Taniele Gofers (C), enjoys the welcome home parade for Australia Olympians in Melbourne on September 17, 2008. AFP
Kurt Fearnley of Australia celebrates after winning the final of the men's marathon T54 classification event at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. AFP
Australia swimming star Grant Hackett (L), enjoys the welcome home parade for Australian Olympians, in Melbourne on September 17, 2008. AFP
Australia swimming star Grant Hackett displays his medals at the welcome home parade for Australian Olympians, in Melbourne on September 17, 2008. AFP
Australia Olympic gold medallist in the men's pole vault, Steve Hooker (C), enjoys the welcome home parade for Australian Olympians, in Melbourne on September 17, 2008. AFP
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