Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Australia at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Paris, France; 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors	203 in 15 sports
Officials	Anna Meares (chef de mission)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; –––– Australasia (1908–1912)

Australia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Australian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Brisbane will stage the 2032 Summer Olympics, Australia and the United States, the next nation to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, will march before the homebound French team enters Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Artistic swimming	—	8	8
Athletics	10	15	25
Basketball	12	0	12
Canoeing	6	5	11
Cycling	2	2	4
Diving	1	1	2
Equestrian	TBD	TBD	9
Field hockey	18	18	36
Modern pentathlon	1	1	2
Rugby sevens	12	12	24
Sailing	2	4	6
Shooting	0	1	1
Surfing	2	2	4
Swimming	18	25	43
Water polo	0	12	12
Total	88	106	203

Artistic swimming

Australia fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and open team event as the highest-ranked Oceanian nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)			Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank	Points	Total (technical + free)	Rank
	Duet
	Team			—

Athletics

Australian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[2] The team must select its track and field athletes with a specific qualifying standard based on the results at the 2024 Australian Championships and Olympic Trials.

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	400 m
	800 m
	800 m
	1500 m
	Marathon	—
	20 km walk	—

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	800 m
	1500 m


	5000 m			—
	100 m hurdles
	Marathon	—
	Marathon	—
	20 km walk	—

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
	Men's pole vault
	Men's discus throw
	Women's high jump
	Women's pole vault
	Women's javelin throw

Basketball

5×5 basketball

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Australia men's	Men's tournament

Men's tournament

The Australia men's basketball team qualified for the games by virtue of their results through the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, as the highest rank from Oceanic zone.

Team roster

Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Canoeing

Sprint

Australian canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's K-2 500 m
	Men's K-4 500 m
	Women's K-1 500 m
	Women's K-4 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Australia entered two road cyclist (one male and one female) to compete in the individual time trial, by virtue of the highest top 10 finish at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Men's time trial
	Women's time trial

BMX

Freestyle

Australia riders received a single quota spot in the men's and women's BMX freestyle for the games. The first quota is obtained at the men's event by virtue of the top three highest nation's at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, while the second quota is obtained at the women's event by virtue of the highest continental representation, not yet qualified, at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's freestyle
	Women's freestyle

Diving

Australian divers secured two quota place for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final of the men's individual platform and women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's 10 m platform
	Women's 3 m springboard

Equestrian

Australia fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the team dressage and eventing competitions, respectively, by securing an outright berth each as the top-ranked nation from Southeast Asia and Oceania, vying for qualification, at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark; and as one of two highest-ranked eligible nations at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic eventing qualifier for Group F and G (Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania) in Millstreet, Ireland.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
		Individual			—


	See above	Team					—

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
		Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final			Total
		Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
	Individual


See above	Team									—

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank
		Individual


	See above	Team

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

FT – After full-time.
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Australia men's	Men's tournament
Australia women's	Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Australia men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 Oceania Cup in Whangārei, New Zealand.

Women's tournament

Australia women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 Oceania Cup in Whangārei, New Zealand.

Modern pentathlon

Australian modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places (one per gender) for Paris 2024. Rhys Lanskey and Genevieve van Rensburg secured a spot each in their respective individual events by finishing among the highest-ranked Oceanian modern pentathletes eligible at the 2023 African & Oceania Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

Athlete	Event	Fencing (épée one touch)				Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)			Total points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	RR	BR	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Total points	Final rank
Rhys Lanskey	Men's
Genevieve van Rensburg	Women's

Rugby sevens

Summary

Team	Event	Pool round				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Australia men's	Men's tournament
Australia women's	Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Australia national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by securing a fifth-place finish and the last of four available slots in the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, thumping Great Britain in a seventh-place playoff at the London leg.^[6]

Team roster

Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament

Australia women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinal phase of the Hong Kong leg and securing a top-four placement in the 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.^[7]^[8]

Team roster

Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sailing

Australian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

Elimination events

Athlete	Event	Race																									Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	QF	SF1	SF2	SF3	SF4	SF5	SF6	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	Final rank
	Men's IQFoil										—
	Women's Formula Kite													—

Medal race events

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M*	Net points	Final rank
	Men's Laser											—
	Women's Laser Radial											—
	Women's 49erFX

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Australian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Oceania Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[9] They must compete in two selection meets of the Australia Cup to attain their benchmark scores and assure their selection to the Olympic team.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Women's trap

Surfing

Australian surfers confirmed four shortboard quota places (two male and two female) for Tahiti. Ethan Ewing, Jack Robinson,Tyler Wright and Moly Picklum finished among the top ten (men) and top eight (women) of those eligible for qualification in their respective shortboard races based on the results aggregated in the 2023 World Surf League rankings.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ethan Ewing	Men's shortboard
Jack Robinson	Men's shortboard
Tyler Wright	Women's shortboard
Molly Picklum	Women's shortboard

Swimming

Australian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):^[11] To assure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under both the benchmark standard and the World Aquatics A-cut at the 2024 Australian Championships and Olympic Trials.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	50 m freestyle
	50 m freestyle
	100 m freestyle
	100 m freestyle
	200 m freestyle
	400 m freestyle			—
	400 m freestyle			—
	800 m freestyle			—
	800 m freestyle			—
	1500 m freestyle			—
	100 m backstroke
	200 m backstroke
	200 m backstroke
	200 m breaststroke
	100 m butterfly
	100 m butterfly
	200 m individual medley
	400 m individual medley			—
	4 × 100 m freestyle relay			—

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	50 m freestyle
	50 m freestyle
	100 m freestyle
	100 m freestyle
	200 m freestyle
	200 m freestyle
	400 m freestyle			—
	400 m freestyle			—
	800 m freestyle			—
	800 m freestyle			—
	1500 m freestyle			—
	1500 m freestyle			—
	100 m backstroke
	100 m backstroke
	200 m backstroke
	200 m backstroke
	100 m breaststroke
	200 m breaststroke
	100 m butterfly
	100 m butterfly
	200 m butterfly
	200 m butterfly
	200 m individual medley
	200 m individual medley
	400 m individual medley			—
	4 × 100 m freestyle relay			—
	4 × 200 m freestyle relay			—
Chelsea Gubecka	10 km open water	—

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	4 × 100 m medley relay

Water polo

Summary

Key:

FT – After full time.
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Australia women's	Women's tournament

Women's tournament

Australia women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the gold medal achievement through 2023 Oceania Qualifier Series in Auckland, New Zealand.

References

^ "Anna Meares selected to lead Australia's Olympic Team in Paris". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ Salem, Patricia (7 August 2022). "Laudrup-Dufour Leads Denmark to Victory". FEI. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ Shefferd, Neil (7 August 2022). "Denmark claim home gold in team dressage at World Equestrian Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ Salem, Patricia (4 June 2023). "Australia, China Qualify for Paris 2024". FEI. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ Jiwani, Rory (21 May 2023). "Heartbreak for Samoa as Australia clinch last automatic Paris 2024 men's rugby berth at London Sevens 2023". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ "Australia and USA qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games by reaching women's quarter-finals in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ Pratt, James (31 March 2023). "Australia and USA join New Zealand and France at Paris 2024 in women's rugby sevens following Hong Kong performances". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ Smirnova, Lena. "Surfing's world no.1 Filipe Toledo and no.2 Ethan Ewing book spots at Paris 2uly 2023".
^ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[1] "Anna Meares selected to lead Australia's Olympic Team in Paris". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[2] "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[3] Salem, Patricia (7 August 2022). "Laudrup-Dufour Leads Denmark to Victory". FEI. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[4] Shefferd, Neil (7 August 2022). "Denmark claim home gold in team dressage at World Equestrian Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[5] Salem, Patricia (4 June 2023). "Australia, China Qualify for Paris 2024". FEI. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[6] Jiwani, Rory (21 May 2023). "Heartbreak for Samoa as Australia clinch last automatic Paris 2024 men's rugby berth at London Sevens 2023". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

[7] "Australia and USA qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games by reaching women's quarter-finals in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[8] Pratt, James (31 March 2023). "Australia and USA join New Zealand and France at Paris 2024 in women's rugby sevens following Hong Kong performances". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[9] "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[10] Smirnova, Lena. "Surfing's world no.1 Filipe Toledo and no.2 Ethan Ewing book spots at Paris 2uly 2023".

[11] "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

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