Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 433 in 26 sports |
Flag bearers | James Tomkins (opening) Stephanie Rice (closing) |
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games –––– Australasia (1908–1912) |
A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] The team was Australia's second largest away team after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included a team of 482 competitors. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era.
In addition to competitors, 418 officials and 38 medical personnel were part of the Australian team.[2] Australia competed in 26 of the 28 Olympic program sports; they failed to qualify in baseball and team handball. Australia also sent a men's but not a women's football (soccer) squad, and had two beach volleyball but no indoor volleyball teams competing.
Medalists[edit]
Archery[edit]
Australia had two archers earn qualification spots at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and three earn spots at the Oceania continental championship. David Barnes and Sky Kim earned the men two spots at the World tournament, with Michael Naray earning a third spot, and the team qualification at the Oceania competition. Jade Lindsey and Jane Waller were the qualifying women at the Oceania tournament.
In making its final selections, Australia selected Kim and Naray along with Matthew Gray for the men's team, and Waller and Lexie Feeney for the women's team.[3]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Matthew Gray | Individual | 654 | 39 | Cheng C S (MAS) (26) L 101–109 | Did not advance | |||||
Sky Kim | 665 | 14 | Girouille (FRA) (51) W 112–110 | Proć (POL) (19) L 110–111 | Did not advance | |||||
Michael Naray | 658 | 30 | Valladont (FRA) (35) W 108–106 | Ruban (UKR) (3) L 105–115 | Did not advance | |||||
Matthew Gray Sky Kim Michael Naray | Team | 1977 | 9 | — | Poland (POL) (8) L 218–223 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Alexandra Feeney | Individual | 580 | 59 | Yuan S-C (TPE) (6) L 101–104 | Did not advance | |||||
Jane Waller | 634 | 28 | Vardineni (IND) (37) L 100–106 | Did not advance |
Athletics[edit]
Australia sent 40 representatives to compete in athletics events.[4] 22 of these men competed in track events, ten in field events, seven in race walking, four in the marathons and one in combined events.[4] The athletics did not start until the 15th of August, day seven of competition.[5]
On day one of athletics, two finals were held[5] but no Australians qualified to compete in either.[6][7] On the second day of athletics, Australia won their first Olympic Medal for athletics in 2008.[8] This person was Jared Tallent, an Olympic debutant, who competed in the men's 20 kilometre race walk. Tallent came third, only 15 second in front of fellow countryman Luke Adams who finished 6th.[8] On the third day of competition, four Australians competed, three in medal events.[9]
- 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
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Youcef Abdi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.97 | 6 q | — | 8:16.36 | 6 | |
Luke Adams | 20 km walk | — | 1:19:57 | 6 | |||
50 km walk | — | 3:47:45 | 10 | ||||
Collis Birmingham | 5000 m | 13:44.90 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
Chris Erickson | 20 km walk | — | DSQ | ||||
Mitchell Kealey | 1500 m | 3:46.31 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Joel Milburn | 400 m | 44.80 | 2 Q | 45.06 | 3 | Did not advance | |
Craig Mottram | 5000 m | 13:44.59 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
Lachlan Renshaw | 800 m | 1:49.19 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Jeff Riseley | 1500 m | 3:53.95 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
Adam Rutter | 50 km walk | — | DNF | ||||
Jared Tallent | 20 km walk | — | 1:19:42 | ||||
50 km walk | — | 3:39:27 | |||||
Lee Troop | Marathon | — | 2:27:17 | 60 | |||
Sean Wroe | 400 m | 45.17 | 2 Q | 45.56 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Clinton Hill Joel Milburn Mark Ormrod* John Steffensen Sean Wroe | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.68 | 4 q | — | 3:00.02 | 6 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Justin Anlezark | Shot put | 19.91 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Jarrod Bannister | Javelin throw | 79.79 | 11 q | 83.45 | 6 |
Paul Burgess | Pole vault | 5.55 | =16 | Did not advance | |
Benn Harradine | Discus throw | 58.55 | 31 | Did not advance | |
Steven Hooker | Pole vault | 5.65 | 12 q | 5.96 OR | |
Fabrice Lapierre | Long jump | 7.90 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Scott Martin | Shot put | 19.75 | 21 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lisa Corrigan | 1500 m | 4:16.32 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
Sarah Jamieson | 4:06.64 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
Benita Johnson | Marathon | — | 2:32:06 | 21 | |||
Tamsyn Lewis | 400 m | 52.38 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
800 m | 1:59.67 | 4 q | 2:01.41 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Donna MacFarlane | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:32.05 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
Sally McLellan | 100 m hurdles | 12.83 | 2 Q | 12.70 | 4 Q | 12.64 | |
Victoria Mitchell | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:47.88 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
Madeleine Pape | 800 m | 2:03.09 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Jane Saville | 20 km walk | — | 1:31:17 | 20 | |||
Kate Smyth | Marathon | — | 2:36:10 | 44 | |||
Kellie Wapshott | 20 km walk | — | 1:37:59 | 40 | |||
Lisa Weightman | Marathon | — | 2:34:16 | 33 | |||
Claire Woods | 20 km walk | — | 1:33:02 | 28 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Alana Boyd | Pole vault | 4.30 | =16 | Did not advance | |
Dani Samuels | Discus throw | 61.72 | 7 Q | 60.15 | 9 |
Bronwyn Thompson | Long jump | 6.53 | 17 | Did not advance |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Kylie Wheeler | Result | 13.68 | 1.89 | 13.06 | 24.28 | 6.11 | 43.81 | 2:11.49 | 6369 | 10[a] |
Points | 1024 | 1093 | 731 | 954 | 883 | 741 | 943 |
- Notes
- ^ The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[10] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Wheeler moved up a position.
Badminton[edit]
Australia sent a team of six to Beijing. Stuart Gomez competed in the men's singles, while Erin Carroll competed in women's singles. Ross Smith and Glenn Warfe competed in the men's doubles and Tania Luiz and Eugenia Tanaka competed in the women's doubles.[11]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Stuart Gomez | Men's singles | Kehlhoffner (FRA) L 21–19, 20–22, 15–21 | Did not advance | |||||
Ross Smith Glenn Warfe | Men's doubles | — | Łogosz / Mateusiak (POL) L 13–21, 16–21 | Did not advance | ||||
Erin Carroll | Women's singles | Martínez (ESP) L 9–21, 16–21 | Did not advance | |||||
Tania Luiz Eugenia Tanaka | Women's doubles | — | Maeda / Suetsuna (JPN) L 4–21, 8–21 | Did not advance |
Basketball[edit]
Australia's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by defeating New Zealand in a best-of-three series to win the FIBA Oceania Championship 2007. The women's team automatically qualified as the reigning world champions after winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.[12]
Men's tournament[edit]
- Roster
The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]
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- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9[a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9[a] | |
3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8[b] | |
4 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8[b] | |
5 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 | |
6 | Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
10 August 2008 20:00 |
Australia | 82–97 | Croatia |
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 17–26, 22–26, 29–24 | ||
Pts: Nielsen 13 Rebs: Anstey 7 Asts: Barlow 3 | Pts: Prkačin, Banić 16 Rebs: Lončar 10 Asts: Popović 5 |
12 August 2008 22:15 |
Argentina | 85–68 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 16–18, 24–17, 22–22 | ||
Pts: Ginobili 21 Rebs: Nocioni 8 Asts: Ginobili 7 | Pts: Mills 22 Rebs: Andersen 6 Asts: Bogut, Bruton 2 |
14 August 2008 11:15 |
Australia | 106–68 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–14, 22–19, 31–20 | ||
Pts: Newley 24 Rebs: Bogut 7 Asts: Mills, Worthington, Bruton 5 | Pts: Nikkhah 23 Rebs: Haddadi 8 Asts: Davari 4 |
16 August 2008 11:15 |
Russia | 80–95 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 17–22, 22–20, 25–26 | ||
Pts: Khriapa 21 Rebs: Khriapa 9 Asts: Holden 6 | Pts: Bogut, Bruton 22 Rebs: Bogut 8 Asts: Bruton 6 |
18 August 2008 11:15 |
Australia | 106–75 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 27–15, 20–22, 31–24 | ||
Pts: Bogut 23 Rebs: Mills 4 Asts: Anstey 4 | Pts: K. Lavrinovič 14 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 5 |
- Quarterfinals
20 August 2008 20:00 |
United States | 116–85 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 30–19, 34–18, 27–24 | ||
Scoring by half: 55–43, 61–42 | ||
Pts: Bryant 25 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James, Paul, Wade, Williams 3 | Pts: Mills 20 Rebs: Worthington 6 Asts: Newley 3 |
Women's tournament[edit]
- Roster
The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]
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- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 319 | +105 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 333 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 324 | 332 | −8 | 7[a] | |
4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 360 | −33 | 7[a] | |
5 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | 6[b] | |
6 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
9 August 2008 09:00 |
Belarus | 64–83 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 16–25 , 22–21, 14–18 | ||
Pts: Leuchanka 13, Troina 13 Rebs: Leuchanka 10 Asts: Marchanka 2 | Pts: Jackson 18 Rebs: Batkovic 12 Asts: Harrower 5 |
11 August 2008 22:15 |
Australia | 80–65 | Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 21–15, 11–20, 19–16 | ||
Pts: Summerton 18 Rebs: Taylor 8 Asts: Harrower 5 | Pts: Santos 21 Rebs: Santos 10 Asts: Santos 3 |
13 August 2008 20:00 |
Australia | 90–62 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 24–19, 26–17, 17–12 | ||
Pts: Taylor, Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Harrower 5 | Pts: Beon 20 Rebs: seven players 2 Asts: Lee 5 |
15 August 2008 11:15 |
Latvia | 73–96 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20 | ||
Pts: Tāre 14 Rebs: Brumermane, Jansone 5 Asts: Tāre 4 | Pts: Jackson 30 Rebs: Taylor 11 Asts: Harrower, Taylor 4 |
17 August 2008 11:15 |
Australia | 75–55 | Russia |
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 10–18, 30–10, 20–8 | ||
Pts: Snell, Jackson 16 Rebs: Jackson 14 Asts: Harrower 7 | Pts: Hammon 20 Rebs: Abrosimova, Osipova 9 Asts: Karpunina 2 |
- Quarterfinals
19 August 2008 16:45 |
Australia | 79–46 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 15–7, 23–10, 17–19 | ||
Pts: Jackson 17 Rebs: Jackson 12 Asts: Harrower 4 | Pts: Vecerova, Machova 8 Rebs: Kulichova 5 Asts: Machova 4 |
- Semifinals
21 August 2008 22:15 |
China | 56–90 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 7–21, 21–23, 17–33 | ||
Pts: Bian 20 Rebs: Liu, Sui 7 Asts: Bian 2 | Pts: Snell 16 Rebs: Batkovic 13 Asts: Harrower, Snell 4 |
- Gold medal match
23 August 2008 22:00 |
United States | 92–65 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 25–15, 22–24, 23–11 | ||
Pts: Lawson 15 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Thompson 4 | Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Jackson 10 Asts: Grima 2 |
Boxing[edit]
Australia had nine boxers qualify for the Olympics. All qualified at the Oceanian qualifying tournament.[15]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Stephen Sutherland | Flyweight | Cherif (CHI) L 2–14 | Did not advance | |||||
Luke Boyd | Bantamweight | Ikgopoleng (BOT) L 8–18 | Did not advance | |||||
Paul Fleming | Featherweight | Djelkhir (FRA) L 9–13 | Did not advance | |||||
Anthony Little | Lightweight | Indongo (NAM) W 14–2 | Tishchenko (RUS) L 3–11 | Did not advance | ||||
Todd Kidd | Light welterweight | Moussaid (MAR) L 2–23 | Did not advance | |||||
Gerard O'Mahony | Welterweight | Gruşac (MDA) L 2–7 | Did not advance | |||||
Jarrod Fletcher | Middleweight | Correa (CUB) L 4–17 | Did not advance | |||||
Bradley Pitt | Heavyweight | — | Arjaoui (MAR) L 6–11 | Did not advance | ||||
Daniel Beahan | Super heavyweight | — | Myrsatayev (KAZ) L RSC | Did not advance |
Canoeing[edit]
Slalom[edit]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Robin Bell | Men's C-1 | 88.86 | 6 | 87.59 | 9 | 176.45 | 7 Q | 91.16 | 5 Q | 89.43 | 3 | 180.59 | |
Warwick Draper | Men's K-1 | 86.28 | 13 | 86.30 | 9 | 172.58 | 10 Q | 86.09 | 2 Q | 91.76 | 8 | 177.85 | 5 |
Mark Bellofiore Lachie Milne | Men's C-2 | 104.61 | 11 | 98.21 | 7 | 202.82 | 9 Q | 104.17 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Jacqueline Lawrence | Women's K-1 | 103.18 | 10 | 96.95 | 6 | 200.13 | 7 Q | 103.40 | 4 | 103.54 | 2 | 206.94 |
Sprint[edit]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Torsten Lachmann | C-1 500 m | 2:00.594 | 7 QS | 1:59.119 | 7 | Did not advance | |
C-1 1000 m | 4:15.188 | 5 QS | 4:09.792 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Ken Wallace | K-1 500 m | 1:36.208 | 2 QS | 1:43.340 | 3 Q | 1:37.252 | |
K-1 1000 m | 3:30.306 | 2 QS | 3:33.255 | 1 Q | 3:27.485 | ||
Jacob Clear Clint Robinson | K-2 500 m | 1:31.712 | 6 QS | 1:33.839 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Clint Robinson Tony Schumacher Dave Smith Tate Smith | K-4 1000 m | 3:00.920 | 5 QS | 3:02.743 | 4 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Chantal Meek | K-1 500 m | 1:53.374 | 5 QS | 1:54.876 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Hannah Davis Lyndsie Fogarty | K-2 500 m | 1:45.124 | 3 QF | Bye | 1:43.969 | 6 | |
Hannah Davis Lyndsie Fogarty Chantal Meek Lisa Oldenhof | K-4 500 m | 1:36.516 | 3 QF | Bye | 1:34.704 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling[edit]
Australia selected competitors in all four cycling disciplines – BMX,[16] mountain biking,[17] road racing[18] and track racing.[19] Mountain biker Chris Jongewaard lost his legal appeal to be included in the team after being excluded because of a car accident, involving another cyclist for which he was due to face court in late 2008.[20]
Road[edit]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Cadel Evans | Road race | 6:24:11 | 15 |
Time trial | 1:03:34 | 5 | |
Simon Gerrans | Road race | 6:26:17 | 37 |
Matthew Lloyd | 6:26:17 | 31 | |
Stuart O'Grady | Did not finish | ||
Michael Rogers | Road race | 6:23:49 | 6 |
Time trial | 1:04:46 | 8 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Katherine Bates | Road race | Did not finish | |
Sara Carrigan | 3:33:25 | 38 | |
Oenone Wood | Road race | 3:33:17 | 29 |
Time trial | 38:53.45 | 22 |
Track[edit]
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
Ryan Bayley | Men's sprint | 10.362 69.484 | 12 Q | Awang (MAS) W 10.762 66.902 | Bye | Levy (GER) L | Sireau (FRA) Watanabe (JPN) L | Did not advance | 9th place final Nimke (GER) Chiappa (ITA) Watanabe (JPN) L | 11 | |
Mark French | 10.337 69.652 | 10 Q | Bos (NED) L | Mulder (NED) Dmitriev (RUS) L | Did not advance | ||||||
Anna Meares | Women's sprint | 11.140 64.631 | 3 | Hijgenaar (NED) W 11.663 61.733 | Bye | — | Sanchez (FRA) W 11.716, W 12.108 | Guo (CHN) L, W 11.578, W 11.617 | Pendleton (GBR) L, L | ||
Ryan Bayley Dan Ellis Mark French Shane Kelly* | Men's team sprint | 44.335 60.899 | 5 Q | Netherlands (NED) W 44.090 61.238 | — | Germany (GER) L 44.022 61.332 | 4 |
* Qualified only in the first round
- Pursuit
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
Bradley McGee | Men's individual pursuit | 4:26.084 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
Brett Lancaster | 4:26.139 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
Katie Mactier | Women's individual pursuit | 3:38.178 | 7 Q | Romero (GBR) 3:37.296 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Jack Bobridge Graeme Brown Mark Jamieson Brett Lancaster Bradley McGee Luke Roberts | Men's team pursuit | 4:02.041 | 3 Q | Netherlands (NED) 3:58.633 | 4 Q | New Zealand (NZL) 3:59.006 | 4 |
- Keirin
Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Ryan Bayley | Men's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 6 | 8 |
Shane Kelly | 2 Q | Bye | 2 Q | 4 |
- Omnium
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Cameron Meyer | Men's points race | 36 | 1 | 4 |
Katherine Bates | Women's points race | 10 | 0 | 6 |
Mountain biking[edit]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Daniel McConnell | Men's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 39 |
Dellys Starr | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 26 |
BMX[edit]
Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jared Graves | Men's BMX | 36.372 | 11 | 4 | 1 Q | 10 | 3 Q | 2:19.233 | 6 |
Kamakazi | 36.492 | 15 | 13 | 4 Q | 18 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Luke Madill | 36.795 | 22 | 18 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
Tanya Bailey | Women's BMX | 38.285 | 10 | — | 22 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Nicole Callisto | 36.717 | 6 | — | 12 | 4 Q | 1:19.609 | 6 |
Diving[edit]
Australia selected a team of nine divers to compete at the 2008 Olympics:[21]
- Men
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Matthew Mitcham | 3 m springboard | 439.85 | 15 Q | 427.45 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Robert Newbery | 465.15 | 6 Q | 460.35 | 11 Q | 461.05 | 9 | |
Mathew Helm | 10 m platform | 484.40 | 5 Q | 485.20 | 6 Q | 467.70 | 6 |
Matthew Mitcham | 509.60 | 2 Q | 532.20 | 2 Q | 537.00 | ||
Robert Newbery Scott Robertson | 3 m synchronised springboard | — | 393.60 | 8 | |||
Mathew Helm Robert Newbery | 10 m synchronised platform | — | 444.84 | 4 |
- Women
Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Chantelle Newbery | 3 m springboard | 284.85 | 15 Q | 294.45 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Sharleen Stratton | 288.00 | 13 Q | 325.90 | 8 Q | 331.00 | 7 | |
Alex Croak | 10 m platform | 383.75 | 4 Q | 250.30 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Melissa Wu | 340.35 | 8 Q | 331.35 | 8 Q | 338.15 | 6 | |
Briony Cole Sharleen Stratton | 3 m synchronised springboard | — | 311.34 | 5 | |||
Briony Cole Melissa Wu | 10 m synchronised platform | — | 335.16 |
Equestrian[edit]
Australia selected a team of twelve equestrians to compete at the 2008 Olympics. Hayley Beresford, Kristy Oatley and Heath Ryan competed in dressage. Edwina Alexander, Laurie Lever, Peter McMahon and Matt Williams were selected for the jumping competition. Clayton Fredericks, Lucinda Fredericks, Sonja Johnson, Megan Jones and Shane Rose were selected for the three-day event.[22][23][24]
Dressage[edit]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Hayley Beresford | Remlampago | Individual | 65.583 | 26 Q | 66.320 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
Kristy Oatley | Quando Quando | 65.750 | 25 Q | 66.080 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
Heath Ryan | Greenoaks Dundee | 62.541 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||||
Hayley Beresford Kristy Oatley Heath Ryan | See above | Team | 64.625 | 8 | — | 64.625 | 7 |
Eventing[edit]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Clayton Fredericks | Ben Along Time | Individual | 37.00 | 6 | 16.40 | 53.40 | 4 | 4.00 | 57.40 | =6 Q | 4.00 | 61.40 | 7 | 61.40 | 7 |
Lucinda Fredericks | Headley Britannia | 30.40 | 1 | 27.20 | 57.60 | 11 | 2.00 | 59.60 # | 10* | Did not advance | 59.60 | 26 | |||
Sonja Johnson | Ringwould Jaguar | 45.20 # | 23 | 13.60 | 58.80 # | 13 | 0.00 | 58.80 | 9 Q | 8.00 | 66.80 | 10 | 66.80 | 10 | |
Megan Jones | Irish Jester | 35.40 | 4 | 15.60 | 51.00 | 9 | 4.00 | 55.00 | 3 | 4.00 | 59.00 | 4 Q | 59.00 | 4 | |
Shane Rose | All Luck | 53.30 # | 46 | 9.20 | 62.50 # | 16 | 8.00 | 70.50 # | 17* | Did not advance | 70.50 | 27 | |||
Clayton Fredericks Lucinda Fredericks Sonja Johnson Megan Jones Shane Rose | See above | Team | 102.80 | 1 | 59.20 | 162.00 | 2 | 9.20 | 171.20 | 2 | — | 171.20 |
# - Indicates that points do not count in team total
* Only three riders are eligible to qualify for the jumping final.
Show jumping[edit]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Edwina Alexander | Itot Du Chateau | Individual | 4 | =30 | 0 | 4 | =8 Q | 0 | 4 | =2 Q | 4 | =11 Q | 4 | 8 | =10 | 8 | =10 |
Laurie Lever | Dan Drossel | 1 | =14 | 16 | 17 | =37 Q | 4 | 21 | =29 Q | 8 | =23 | Did not advance | 8 | =23 | |||
Peter McMahon | Genoa | 4 | =30 | 16 | 20 | =47 Q | Did not start | ||||||||||
Matt Williams | Leconte | 4 | =30 | 4 | 8 | =16 Q | 17 | 25 | 36 Q | 4 | =11 Q | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 21 | |
Edwina Alexander Laurie Lever Peter McMahon Matt Williams | See above | Team | — | 20 | =8 Q | 21 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 8 |
Fencing[edit]
Two fencers will represent Australia in Beijing. Jo Halls will contest the women's individual foil while Amber Parkinson will contest the women's individual épée.[25]
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Amber Parkinson | Individual épée | — | Harada (JPN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
Joanna Halls | Individual foil | Compañy (CUB) L 13–15 | Did not advance |
Field hockey[edit]
The Australian men's and women's field hockey teams both qualified for Beijing.[26] The men's team won the bronze medal, while the women's team finished in 5th place for the tournament.
Men's tournament[edit]
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[27]
Head Coach: Barry Dancer
Reserve:
- Group play
The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | |
3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
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Women's tournament[edit]
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[28]
Head Coach: Frank Murray
Reserve:
Notes
- Group play
The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. Australia were eliminated on goal difference with China and entered the playoff for 5th/6th place.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to semifinals |
China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | |
Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | |
Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
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Football (soccer)[edit]
Men's tournament[edit]
Australia's under-23 football team, commonly referred to as the 'Olyroos', qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[29]
- Roster
The following is the Australia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[30]
Head coach: Graham Arnold
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Adam Federici | 31 January 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Reading |
2 | DF | Jade North* | 7 January 1982 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Newcastle Jets |
3 | DF | Adrian Leijer | 25 March 1986 (aged 22) | 20 | 1 | Fulham |
4 | DF | Mark Milligan (c) | 4 August 1985 (aged 23) | 18 | 5 | Newcastle Jets |
5 | DF | Matthew Špiranović | 27 June 1988 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | FC Nurnberg |
6 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 11 March 1985 (aged 23) | 21 | 4 | Perth Glory |
7 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 19 December 1985 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Leeds United |
8 | MF | Stuart Musialik | 29 March 1985 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Sydney FC |
9 | FW | Mark Bridge | 7 November 1985 (aged 22) | 17 | 3 | Sydney FC |
10 | FW | Archie Thompson* | 23 October 1978 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
11 | MF | David Carney* | 30 November 1983 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United |
12 | DF | Trent McClenahan | 4 February 1985 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Hereford United |
13 | MF | Ruben Zadkovich | 23 May 1986 (aged 22) | 19 | 1 | Derby County |
14 | MF | James Troisi | 3 July 1988 (aged 20) | 7 | 2 | Gençlerbirliği |
15 | MF | Kristian Sarkies | 25 October 1986 (aged 21) | 16 | 7 | Adelaide United |
16 | MF | Billy Celeski | 14 July 1985 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
17 | FW | Nikita Rukavytsya | 22 June 1987 (aged 21) | 6 | 1 | Perth Glory |
18 | GK | Tando Velaphi | 17 April 1987 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Perth Glory |
21 | FW | Matt Simon[n 1] | 22 January 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
* Over-aged player.
- Notes
- ^ Replaces Archie Thompson who was injured during the competition
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Australia |
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Gymnastics[edit]
Australian gymnasts qualified for Beijing in all three categories: artistic, rhythmic and trampoline. Naazmi Johnston was the only rhythmic gymast to qualify. Ben Wilden was the only trampolinist selected in the squad and Samuel Simpson was the only male artistic gymnast but a full women's artistic gymnastic team of six qualified:[32][33][34]
Artistic[edit]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Samuel Simpson | All-around | 14.550 | 14.000 | 13.800 | 15.600 | 14.200 | 13.475 | 85.625 | 39 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Georgia Bonora | Team | 14.525 | 14.850 | 14.500 | 15.025 | 58.900 | 18 Q | 14.450 | 14.625 | — | |||
Ashleigh Brennan | 14.625 | 14.775 | 13.700 | 14.150 | 57.250 | 30 | 14.650 | — | 15.125 | — | |||
Daria Joura | 13.450 | 15.100 | 15.125 | 12.475 | 56.150 | 44 | — | 14.675 | — | ||||
Lauren Mitchell | 14.650 | 14.725 | — | 14.100 | — | 13.675 | 14.700 | — | 15.550 | — | |||
Shona Morgan | 14.525 | 14.700 | 14.500 | 15.350 | 59.075 | 15 Q | — | 14.825 | 13.800 | 15.225 | — | ||
Olivia Vivian | — | 14.925 | — | — | 15.100 | — | |||||||
Total | 58.625 | 59.450 | 58.325 | 59.050 | 235.450 | 5 Q | 42.775 | 44.150 | 43.575 | 45.900 | 176.400 | 6 |
- Individual finals
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
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F | V | UB | BB | ||||
Georgia Bonora | All-around | 14.375 | 14.850 | 14.625 | 15.100 | 58.950 | 13 |
Shona Morgan | 14.425 | 14.650 | 14.625 | 15.100 | 58.800 | 15 |
Rhythmic[edit]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
Naazmi Johnston | Individual | 15.300 | 14.075 | 14.825 | 14.800 | 59.000 | 22 | Did not advance |
Trampoline[edit]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Ben Wilden | Men's | 67.10 | 13 | Did not advance |
Judo[edit]
Australia has selected a team of 13 for the 2008 Games:[35]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Matthew D'Aquino | −60 kg | Bye | Alexanidis (GRE) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | |||||||
Steven Brown | −66 kg | Bye | Benamadi (ALG) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | |||||||
Dennis Iverson | −73 kg | — | Huysuz (TUR) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | |||||||
Mark Anthony | −81 kg | Bye | Valles (COL) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | |||||||
Daniel Kelly | −90 kg | — | Izumi (JPN) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | |||||||
Matt Celotti | −100 kg | — | Despaigne (CUB) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | |||||||
Semir Pepic | +100 kg | Bye | Ikhsangaliyev (KAZ) L 0000–0020 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Tiffany Day | −48 kg | Bye | Pareto (ARG) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | ||||||
Kristie-Anne Ryder | −52 kg | Bye | Heylen (BEL) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | ||||||
Maria Pekli | −57 kg | Bye | Baczkó (HUN) W 0101–0100 | Jelassi (TUN) W 1011–0000 |