Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympics.com.au
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors 417 (250 men, 167 women) in 26 sports
Flag bearer Andrew Hoy (opening)
Michael McKay (closing)
Medals
Rank: 4		 Gold
9		 Silver
9		 Bronze
23		 Total
41
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Australia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Australia sent a record team of 417 athletes, 250 men and 167 women, to the Atlanta Games.[1] Most notable is the number of women, easily more than double the then-record 74 women who had competed in Seoul just eight years earlier.

Australia achieved its greatest ever Olympic result in winning 41 medals: nine gold, nine silver and 23 bronze. Andrew Hoy, a team gold medallist in three-day eventing in 1992 and competing in his fourth Olympics, carried the flag in the Opening Ceremony. The Australian Government had to pay royalties for playing Waltzing Matilda;[2][3] Carl Fischer Music had copyrighted the song in 1941 as an original composition, although it is not now copyright in Australia.

Contents

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold medal.svg Gold

[edit] Silver medal.svg Silver

[edit] Bronze medal.svg Bronze

[edit] Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In the seventh Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent three men and three women. Matthew Gray had the nation's only individual win, though the men's team won twice in the team round before being defeated in the semifinal and the bronze medal match.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Gray, Fear, and Fairweather → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (2-2)

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Qualification — 3:52.85 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Qualification — 14:04.08
  • Semifinal — 13:55.23 (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 14:00.25
  • Semifinal — 14:23.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Heat — 3:03.73
  • Semi Final — 3:04.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 48.89s
  • Semi Final — 48.28s
  • Final — 48.30s (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 52.16 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:31.86
  • Semifinals — 8:25.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Did not finish (10.85 (-0.4), NM, 13.43m)
  • DNF Decathlon after 3 no jumps in long jump
  • Did not finish

Men's Marathon

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 72.32m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 77.28m (→ did not advance)


Women's 10,000 metres

  • Qualification — 32:25.13
  • Final — 32:47.71 (→ 17th place)
  • Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Qualification — 3:33.78 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.67m
  • Final — 6.73m (→ 8th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 63.00m
  • Final — 62.48m (→ 8th place)
  • Qualification — 61.66m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 62.32m
  • Final — 65.54m (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Qualification — 58.54m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 5897 points (→ 20th place)

Women's Marathon

Women's 10km Walk

[edit] Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Men's Team Competition

Australia made its first appearance in the official Olympic baseball tournament in 1996. The team won two of its preliminary round games, against Korea and Japan, but lost the other five. The Australians' record put them in a three-way tie for fifth, with all three teams eliminated from contention and the tie-breaker rules used only to formally place the three teams. Australia came out on the bottom of that tie-breaker, and ended up in seventh place.

  • Team Roster

[edit] Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated South Korea (76-61)
  • Defeated Zaire (91-45)
  • Defeated Cuba (75-63)
  • Lost to United States (79-96)
  • Lost to Ukraine (48-54)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated Russia (74-70)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to United States (71-93)
  • Final
  • Defeated Ukraine (66-56) → Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • Team roster

[edit] Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (67 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Nurzhan Smanov (Kazakhstan), referee stopped contest in second round

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

[edit] Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 1:06:54 (→ 8th place)
  • Final — 1:09:59 (→ 23rd place)

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 9th place)
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 17th place)
  • Final — 02:42:35 (→ 39th place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 37:53 (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 38:50 (→ 10th place)

[edit] Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's Points Race

  • Final — 25 points (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

[edit] Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Final — 2:26:15 (→ 9th place)
  • Final — 2:33:14 (→ 16th place)

Women's Cross Country

  • Final — 2:02.38 (→ 15th place)

[edit] Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springnboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 419.13
  • Semi Final — 220.08
  • Final — 420.87 (→ 6th place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 305.79 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 242.19
  • Semi Final — 204.18 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 229.11 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat — 243.57 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 225.84 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

[edit] Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One woman represented Australia in 1996.

Women's épée

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Semi Finals
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • Australia — Germany 3-2 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Team Roster

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round Robin
  • Final
  • Australia — South Korea 3-1 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)
  • Team Roster

[edit] Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Softball

Main article: Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round Robin
  • Lost to PR China (0:6)
  • Defeated Chinese Taipei (4:0)
  • Lost to Puerto Rico (0:2)
  • Defeated Netherlands (1:0)
  • Defeated Japan (10:0)
  • Defeated United States (2:1)
  • Defeated Canada (5:2)
  • Semifinals
  • Defeated Japan (3:0)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to PR China (2:4) → Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Men's Competition

50m Freestyle

  • Heat — 22.98 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 50.72
  • B-Final — 50.31 (→ 13th place)

200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:48.92
  • Final — 1:48.25 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 1:49.17
  • B-Final — 1:49.50 (→ 10th place)

200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 3:51.67
  • Final — 3:49.39 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 3:54.34
  • B-Final — 3:55.48 (→ 13th place)

1500m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15:21.42
  • Final — 14:56.40 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 15:12.55
  • Final — 15:02.43 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 56.35
  • B-Final — 56.82 (→ 15th place)

200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:04.46 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

100m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:01.80
  • Final — 1:01.64 (→ 5th place)

200m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:14.97
  • Final — 2:14.79 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:15.31
  • B-Final — 2:15.63 (→ 11th place)

100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 52.89
  • Final — 52.53 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 53.42
  • Final — 53.30 (→ 6th place)

200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:57.77
  • Final — 1:57.48 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 1:58.97
  • Final — 1:58.28 (→ 5th place)

200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:01.44
  • Final — 2:01.57 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:07.31 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:19.51
  • Final — 4:16.66 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 4:24.39
  • B-Final — 4:29.35 (→ 15th place)

4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:20.88
  • Final — 3:20.13 (→ 6th place)

4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:23.24
  • Final — 7:18.47 (→ 4th place)

4x100m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:41.30
  • Final — 3:39.56 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

[edit] Women's Competition

50m Freestyle

  • Heat — 25.88
  • B-Final — 26.17 (→ 15th place)
  • Heat — 26.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 56.07
  • Final — 55.85 (→ 6th place)

200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:00.89
  • Final — 1:59.87 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:00.44
  • Final — 2:01.46 (→ 7th place)

400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:14.13
  • B-Final — 4:15.79 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 4:17.02
  • B-Final — 4:16.92 (→ 15th place)

800m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:42.39 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  • Heat — 8:45.79 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:02.50
  • Final — 1:02.70 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 1:03.88
  • B-Final — 1:03.69 (→ 14th place)

200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:16.71 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

100m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:09.37
  • Final — 1:09.18 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 1:10.64
  • B-Final — 1:10.26 (→ 11th place)

200m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:28.30
  • Final — 2:27.91 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 2:29.91
  • Final — 2:28.34 (→ 6th place)

100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:00.55
  • Final — 1:00.17 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 1:01.89 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:09.46
  • Final — 2:07.76 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 2:10.64
  • Final — 2:09.82 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:15.81
  • Final — 2:16.04 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:17.02
  • Final — scratched

400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:43.45
  • Final — 4:44.02 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 4:49.82
  • B-Final — 4:50.73 (→ 14th place)

4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:47.94
  • Final — 3:45.31 (→ 6th place)

4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 8:09.33
  • Final — 8:05.47 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

4x100m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:08.87
  • Final — 4:05.08 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

[edit] Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's Singles Competition

[edit] Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)

  • Final — 170.0 + 200.0 = 370.0 (→ 4th place)

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Australia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1996/. Retrieved 2012-02-05. 
  2. ^ Clarke, Roger (2001). "Copyright in 'Waltzing Matilda'". Roger Clarke's Waltzing Matilda site. http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/Copyright.html. Retrieved 3 November 2008. "The copyright has presumably expired in Australia (and in almost every other country in the world), because in most Western countries copyright lasts for only 50 years after the death of the originator. Carl Fischer Musics' copyright hold is due to end in 2011. Banjo Paterson died in 1941 and Marie Cowan in 1919, so these copyrights ought to have expired in 1991 and 1969 respectively. In the United States other rules hold and copyright for the song still appears to exist. It is claimed by Carl Fischer New York Inc." 
  3. ^ Pollack, Michael (25 January 2001). "Screen Grab; Tale of the Jumbuck and the Billabong, Interpreted". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/25/technology/screen-grab-tale-of-the-jumbuck-and-the-billabong-interpreted.html. 

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