Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | AUS | ||||||||
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 417 (250 men, 167 women) in 26 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Andrew Hoy (opening) Mike McKay (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 7th |
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1906 Intercalated Games Australasia (1908–1912) |
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Australia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Australia sent 417 athletes, 250 men and 167 women, to the Atlanta Games.
The Australian Government had to pay royalties for playing Waltzing Matilda;Carl Fischer Music had copyrighted the song in 1941 as an original composition, although it is not now copyrighted in Australia.
A segment of Australian culture featured in the closing ceremony, as Australia was to host the next edition of the Summer Olympics in Sydney four years later.
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:
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's Decathlon
Men's Marathon
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's High Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Javelin Throw
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Women's Long Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Heptathlon
Women's Marathon
Women's 10 km Walk
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.
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