Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 417 (250 men, 167 women) in 26 sports |
| Flag bearers | Andrew Hoy (opening) Mike McKay (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912) | |
Australia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Australia sent 417 athletes, 250 men and 167 women, to the Atlanta Games.[1]
An Australian segment was featured in the closing ceremony, as Australia was to host the next edition of the Summer Olympics in Sydney four years later.
Medalists
Gold
- Wendy Schaeffer, Phillip Dutton, Andrew Hoy, and Gillian Rolton — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- Michelle Andrews, Alyson Annan, Louise Dobson, Renita Farrell, Juliet Haslam, Rechelle Hawkes, Clover Maitland, Karen Marsden, Jenny Morris, Nova Peris-Kneebone, Jackie Pereira, Katrina Powell, Lisa Powell, Danni Roche, Kate Starre, and Liane Tooth — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition
- James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Nicholas Green, and Mike McKay — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Kate Slatter and Megan Still — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
- Michael Diamond — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
- Russell Mark — Shooting, Men's Double Trap
- Kieren Perkins — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Susie O'Neill — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
- Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde — Tennis, Men's Doubles
Silver
- Cathy Freeman — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Louise McPaul — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Michelle Ferris — Cycling, Women's Sprint
- Robert Scott and David Weightman — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- Daniel Kowalski — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Scott Miller — Swimming, Men's 100m Butterfly
- Petria Thomas — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
- Nicole Stevenson, Susie O'Neill, Samantha Riley, Sarah Ryan, Helen Denman (heats), and Angela Kennedy (heats) — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Mitch Booth and Andrew Landenberger — Sailing, Men's Tornado
Bronze
- Michele Timms, Allison Tranquilli, Jenny Whittle, Fiona Robinson, Shelley Sandie, Rachael Sporn, Michelle Chandler, Trisha Fallon, Robyn Maher, Carla Boyd, Michelle Brogan, and Sandy Brondello — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
- Clint Robinson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Danny Collins and Andrew Trim — Canoeing, Men's 500m Kayak Pairs
- Katrin Borchert and Anna Wood — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Bradley McGee — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
- Bradley McGee, Stuart O'Grady, Tim O'Shannessey, and Dean Woods — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
- Stuart O'Grady — Cycling, Men's Points Race
- Lucy Tyler-Sharman — Cycling, Women's Points Race
- Stuart Carruthers, Baeden Choppy, Stephen Davies, Damon Diletti, Lachlan Dreher, Lachlan Elmer, Brendan Garard, Paul Gaudoin, Mark Hager, Paul Lewis, Grant Smith, Matthew Smith, Daniel Sproule, Jay Stacy, Michael York and Ken Wark — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Ronald Snook, Duncan Free, Bo Hanson, and Janusz Hooker — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls
- Anthony Edwards and Bruce Hick — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
- Rebecca Joyce and Virginia Lee — Rowing, Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
- Deserie Huddleston — Shooting, Women's Double Trap
- Natalie Ward, Brooke Wilkins, Nicole Richardson, Melanie Roche, Natalie Titcume, Malina Milson, Tracey Mosley, Haylea Petrie, Joyce Lester, Sally McDermid, Francine McRae, Suzanne Fairhurst, Tanya Harding, Jennifer Holliday, Carolyn Crudgington, Kerry Dienelt, Peta Edebone, Belinda Ashworth, Joanne Brown, and Kim Cooper — Softball, Women's Team Competition
- Daniel Kowalski — Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle
- Daniel Kowalski — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Scott Goodman — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
- Phil Rogers, Steven Dewick, Scott Miller, Michael Klim, and Toby Haenen (heats) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Samantha Riley — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Emma Johnson, Susie O'Neill, Julia Greville, Nicole Stevenson, and Lise Mackie (heats) — Swimming, Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Natalie Cook and Kerri Ann Pottharst — Volleyball, Women's Beach Volleyball
- Stefan Botev — Weightlifting, Men's Super Heavyweight (> 108 kg)
- Colin Beashel and David Giles — Sailing, Men's Star
Archery
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:
- Myfanwy Matthews → Round of 64, 48th place (0-1)
- Deonne Bridger → Round of 64, 57th place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Matthew Gray → Round of 32, 26th place (1-1)
- Jackson Fear → Round of 64, 35th place (0-1)
- Simon Fairweather → Round of 64, 52nd place (0-1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Gray, Fear, and Fairweather → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (2-2)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Rod Mapstone
- Qualification — 10.56 (6th) (→ did not advance)
- Paul Henderson
- Qualification — 10.52 (5th) (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Steve Brimacombe
- Qualification — 20.53 (3rd)
- Semi-finals — 20.38 (5th) (→ did not advance)
- Dean Capobianco
- Qualification — 21.03 (7th) (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Paul Greene
- Qualification — 46.12 (3rd)
- Quarter-finals — 46.22 (8th) (→ did not advance)
- Mark Ladbrook
- Qualification — 46.28 (5th) (→ did not advance)
- Michael Joubert
- Qualification — 46.30 (5th) (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Paul Byrne
- Qualification — 1:47.05 (3rd)
- Semi-Finals — 1:47.58 (6th) (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Paul Cleary
- Qualification — 3:52.85 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Shaun Creighton
- Qualification — 14:04.08
- Semifinal — 13:55.23 (→ did not advance)
- Julian Paynter
- Qualification — 14:00.25
- Semifinal — 14:23.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Shaun Creighton
- Qualification — 28:44.29 (13th) (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, and Rod Mapstone
- Heat — 38.93 (1st)
- Semi Final — 39.10DQ (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Mark Ladbrook, Michael Joubert, Paul Greene, and Cameron Mackenzie
- Heat — 3:03.73
- Semi Final — 3:04.55 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Kyle Vander Kuyp
- Heat — 13.32 (1st)
- Quart-final — 13.49 (3rd)
- Semi-final — 13.38 (4th)
- Final — 13.40 (7th)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Rohan Robinson
- Heat — 48.89s
- Semi Final — 48.28s
- Final — 48.30s (→ 5th place)
- Simon Hollingsworth
- Heat — 52.16 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Chris Unthank
- Heat — 8:31.86
- Semifinals — 8:25.59 (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Peter Winter
- Did not finish (10.85 (-0.4), NM, 13.43m)
- DNF Decathlon after 3 no jumps in long jump
- Scott Ferrier
- Did not finish
Men's Marathon
- Steve Moneghetti — 2:14.35 (→ 7th place)
- Rod de Highden — 2:17.42 (→ 23rd place)
- Sean Quilty — 2:19.35 (→ 34th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Nicholas A'Hern 1:20:31 (4th place)
- Dion Russell 1:30:04 (47th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Duane Cousins — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Simon Baker — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Sean Carlin
- Qualification — 72.32m (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Tim Forsyth
- Qualification — 2.28m (1st)
- Final — 2.32m (7th)
- Chris Anderson
- Qualification — 2.15 (27th → did not advance)
Men's triple jump
- Andrew Murphy
- Qualification — 16.0m (34th → did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Simon Arkell
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
- James Miller
- Qualification — 5.60m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Andrew Currey
- Qualification — 77.28m (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
- Susan Hobson
- Qualification — 32:25.13
- Final — 32:47.71 (→ 17th place)
- Kylie Risk
- Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay
- Lee Naylor, Kylie Hanigan, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, and Renee Poetschka
- Qualification — 3:33.78 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Nicole Boegman
- Qualification — 6.67m
- Final — 6.73m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Lisa-Marie Vizaniari
- Qualification — 63.00m
- Final — 62.48m (→ 8th place)
- Daniela Costian
- Qualification — 61.66m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Louise McPaul
- Qualification — 62.32m
- Final — 65.54m (→
Silver Medal)
- Joanna Stone
- Qualification — 58.54m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Jane Jamieson
- Final Result — 5897 points (→ 20th place)
Women's Marathon
- Kerryn McCann — 2:36.41 (→ 28th place)
- Suzanne Malaxos — 2:50.46 (→ 57th place)
- Lisa Ondieki — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Kerry Saxby-Junna — 43:59 (→ 12th place)
- Anne Manning — 45:27 (→ 19th place)
- Jane Saville — 45:56 (→ 26th place)
Badminton
Baseball
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
Basketball
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) →
Bronze Medal
- Defeated Ukraine (66-56) →
- Team roster
- Head coach: Tom Maher
Beach volleyball
- Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner — 9th place overall
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Hussein Hussein
- First Round — Defeated Carmine Molaro (Italy), 11-8
- Second Round — Lost to Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 20-27
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- James Swan
- First Round — Lost to Kalai Riadh (Tunisia), 4-14
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Robert Peden
- First Round — Defeated Mohamed Achik (Morocco), 15-7
- Second Round — Lost to Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria), 8-20
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Lee Trautsch
- First Round — Lost to Fethi Missaoui (Tunisia), 9-25
Men's Light Welterweight (67 kg)
- Lynden Hosking
- First Round — Lost to Nurzhan Smanov (Kazakhstan), referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Richard Rowles
- First Round — Lost to György Mizsei (Hungary), 2-10
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
- Justann Crawford
- First Round — Defeated Sackey Shivute (Namibia), 12-3
- Second Round — Lost to Alexander Lebziak (Russia), referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
- Rick Timperi
- First Round — Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany), 7-21
Canoeing
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Patrick Jonker
- Final — 1:06:54 (→ 8th place)
- Stephen Hodge
- Final — 1:09:59 (→ 23rd place)
Women's Individual Road Race
- Kathryn Watt
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 9th place)
- Anna Wilson
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 17th place)
- Tracey Watson
- Final — 02:42:35 (→ 39th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Kathryn Watt
- Final — 37:53 (→ 4th place)
- Anna Wilson
- Final — 38:50 (→ 10th place)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Shane Kelly — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Points Race
- Stuart O'Grady
- Final — 25 points (→ Bronze Medal)
- Final — 25 points (→
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
- Cadel Evans
- Final — 2:26:15 (→ 9th place)
- Robert Woods
- Final — 2:33:14 (→ 16th place)
Women's Cross Country
- Mary Grigson
- Final — 2:02.38 (→ 15th place)
Diving
Men's 3m Springnboard
- Michael Murphy
- Preliminary Heat — 419.13
- Semi Final — 220.08
- Final — 420.87 (→ 6th place)
- Russell Butler
- Preliminary Heat — 305.79 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Jodie Rogers
- Preliminary Heat — 242.19
- Semi Final — 204.18 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
- Loudy Tourky
- Preliminary Heat — 229.11 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Vyninka Arlow
- Preliminary Heat — 243.57 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Vanessa Baker
- Preliminary Heat — 225.84 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
One woman represented Australia in 1996.
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Semi Finals
- Australia — Spain 1-2
- Bronze Medal Game
- Australia — Germany 3-2 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Australia — Germany 3-2 (→
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Frank Murray
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Final
- Australia — South Korea 3-1 (→
Gold Medal)
- Australia — South Korea 3-1 (→
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
- Alexander Johnson → 3697 pts, 32nd place
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
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) → Bronze Medal
- Lost to PR China (2:4) →
- Team Roster
Swimming
Men's Competition
50m Freestyle
- Chris Fydler
- Heat — 22.98 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
100m Freestyle
- Chris Fydler
- Heat — 50.72
- B-Final — 50.31 (→ 13th place)
200m Freestyle
- Daniel Kowalski
- Heat — 1:48.92
- Final — 1:48.25 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Michael Klim
- Heat — 1:49.17
- B-Final — 1:49.50 (→ 10th place)
200m Freestyle
- Daniel Kowalski
- Heat — 3:51.67
- Final — 3:49.39 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Malcolm Allen
- Heat — 3:54.34
- B-Final — 3:55.48 (→ 13th place)
1500m Freestyle
- Kieren Perkins
- Heat — 15:21.42
- Final — 14:56.40 (→ Gold Medal)
- Daniel Kowalski
- Heat — 15:12.55
- Final — 15:02.43 (→ Silver Medal)
100m Backstroke
- Steven Dewick
- Heat — 56.35
- B-Final — 56.82 (→ 15th place)
200m Backstroke
- Steven Dewick
- Heat — 2:04.46 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
100m Breaststroke
- Phil Rogers
- Heat — 1:01.80
- Final — 1:01.64 (→ 5th place)
200m Breaststroke
- Phil Rogers
- Heat — 2:14.97
- Final — 2:14.79 (→ 5th place)
- Ryan Mitchell
- Heat — 2:15.31
- B-Final — 2:15.63 (→ 11th place)
100m Butterfly
- Scott Miller
- Heat — 52.89
- Final — 52.53 (→ Silver Medal)
- Michael Klim
- Heat — 53.42
- Final — 53.30 (→ 6th place)
200m Butterfly
- Scott Goodman
- Heat — 1:57.77
- Final — 1:57.48 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Scott Miller
- Heat — 1:58.97
- Final — 1:58.28 (→ 5th place)
200m Individual Medley
- Matthew Dunn
- Heat — 2:01.44
- Final — 2:01.57 (→ 5th place)
- Simon Coombs
- Heat — 2:07.31 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
400m Individual Medley
- Matthew Dunn
- Heat — 4:19.51
- Final — 4:16.66 (→ 4th place)
- Trent Steed
- Heat — 4:24.39
- B-Final — 4:29.35 (→ 15th place)
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Michael Klim, Ian Vander-Wal, Scott Logan, and Chris Fydler
- Heat — 3:20.88
- Michael Klim, Matthew Dunn, Scott Logan, and Chris Fydler
- Final — 3:20.13 (→ 6th place)
4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Kieren Perkins, Glen Housman, Ian Vander-Wal, and Malcolm Allen
- Heat — 7:23.24
- Daniel Kowalski, Michael Klim, Malcolm Allen, and Matthew Dunn
- Final — 7:18.47 (→ 4th place)
4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Toby Haenen, Phil Rogers, Scott Miller, and Michael Klim
- Heat — 3:41.30
- Steven Dewick, Phil Rogers, Scott Miller, and Michael Klim
- Final — 3:39.56 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Final — 3:39.56 (→
Women's Competition
50m Freestyle
- Karen van Wirdum
- Heat — 25.88
- B-Final — 26.17 (→ 15th place)
- Sarah Ryan
- Heat — 26.34 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
100m Freestyle
- Sarah Ryan
- Heat — 56.07
- Final — 55.85 (→ 6th place)
200m Freestyle
- Susie O'Neill
- Heat — 2:00.89
- Final — 1:59.87 (→ 5th place)
- Julia Greville
- Heat — 2:00.44
- Final — 2:01.46 (→ 7th place)
400m Freestyle
- Emma Johnson
- Heat — 4:14.13
- B-Final — 4:15.79 (→ 12th place)
- Hayley Lewis
- Heat — 4:17.02
- B-Final — 4:16.92 (→ 15th place)
800m Freestyle
- Stacey Gartrell
- Heat — 8:42.39 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
- Hayley Lewis
- Heat — 8:45.79 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
100m Backstroke
- Nicole Stevenson
- Heat — 1:02.50
- Final — 1:02.70 (→ 7th place)
- Elli Overton
- Heat — 1:03.88
- B-Final — 1:03.69 (→ 14th place)
200m Backstroke
- Nicole Stevenson
- Heat — 2:16.71 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
100m Breaststroke
- Samantha Riley
- Heat — 1:09.37
- Final — 1:09.18 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Helen Denman
- Heat — 1:10.64
- B-Final — 1:10.26 (→ 11th place)
200m Breaststroke
- Samantha Riley
- Heat — 2:28.30
- Final — 2:27.91 (→ 4th place)
- Nadine Neumann
- Heat — 2:29.91
- Final — 2:28.34 (→ 6th place)
100m Butterfly
- Susie O'Neill
- Heat — 1:00.55
- Final — 1:00.17 (→ 5th place)
- Angela Kennedy
- Heat — 1:01.89 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
200m Butterfly
- Susie O'Neill
- Heat — 2:09.46
- Final — 2:07.76 (→ Gold Medal)
- Petria Thomas
- Heat — 2:10.64
- Final — 2:09.82 (→ Silver Medal)
200m Individual Medley
- Elli Overton
- Heat — 2:15.81
- Final — 2:16.04 (→ 5th place)
- Emma Johnson
- Heat — 2:17.02
- Final — scratched
400m Individual Medley
- Emma Johnson
- Heat — 4:43.45
- Final — 4:44.02 (→ 5th place)
- Elli Overton
- Heat — 4:49.82
- B-Final — 4:50.73 (→ 14th place)
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Anna Windsor, Sarah Ryan, Lise Mackie, and Julia Greville
- Heat — 3:47.94
- Sarah Ryan, Julia Greville, Lise Mackie, and Susie O'Neill
- Final — 3:45.31 (→ 6th place)
4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Julia Greville, Lise Mackie, Emma Johnson, and Susie O'Neill
- Heat — 8:09.33
- Julia Greville, Nicole Stevenson, Emma Johnson, and Susie O'Neill
- Final — 8:05.47 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Final — 8:05.47 (→
4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Nicole Stevenson, Helen Denman, Angela Kennedy, and Sarah Ryan
- Heat — 4:08.87
- Nicole Stevenson, Samantha Riley, Susie O'Neill, and Sarah Ryan
- Final — 4:05.08 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 4:05.08 (→
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
- Rennae Stubbs
- First round — Lost to Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) 2-6 1-6
- Rachel McQuillan
- First round — Lost to Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) 4-6 6-7
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
- Kiril Kounev
- Final — 170.0 + 200.0 = 370.0 (→ 4th place)
Wrestling
See also
References
- ^ "Australia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
External links
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
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