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Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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Australia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics at 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, marched before the homebound French team entering the Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.

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The Australian Olympic team left Paris with 53 medals winning 18 gold, marking the country's most successful Olympic campaign.[2]

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Administration

Australia's final team consisted of 461 athletes (205 men and 256 women) competing in 33 sports,[3] with Anna Meares selected as the chef de mission.[1]

On July 24, 2024, field hockey player Eddie Ockenden and slalom canoeist Jessica Fox were named as the flag-bearers to lead the country's opening ceremony.[4]

On August 10, sailor Matthew Wearn and swimmer Kaylee McKeown, both gold medalists in Paris, were named flag-bearers for the closing ceremony.[5]

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Medalists

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The following Australian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

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a Athletes who participated in the heats only.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

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Archery

Two Australian archers qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's and women's individual recurve competitions by virtue of their mixed team gold medal results at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[6]

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Artistic swimming

Australia fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and mixed team event as the highest-ranked Oceanian nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[7]

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Athletics

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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).[8][9][10] If there are more than three qualified Australians in any event, preference will generally be given to the highest finishers at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships.

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  • 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 the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events
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Mixed

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Field events
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Combined events – Men's decathlon

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Combined events – Women's heptathlon

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Badminton

Australia entered three badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

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Basketball

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5×5 basketball

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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 Philippines, Japan & Indonesia, as the highest-ranked squad from Oceanic zone.[11]

Team roster A 22-player roster was announced on 10 April 2024.[12] It was cut to 17 players on 16 May.[13] The final squad was finalized on 5 July.[14]

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Group play

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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Notes:
  1. Australia 3 Pts, +6 PD; Greece 3 Pts, −1 PD; Spain 3 Pts, −5 PD.
27 July 2024
11:00
Australia  9280  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 18–21, 20–18, 23–20
Pts: Landale 20
Rebs: Landale 9
Asts: Giddey 8
Pts: Aldama 27
Rebs: Garuba 7
Asts: Brown 7
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,991
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Juan Fernández (ARG)

30 July 2024
13:30
Canada  9383  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 19–21, 27–21, 21–13
Pts: Barrett 24
Rebs: Powell 9
Asts: Barrett, Murray 5
Pts: Giddey 19
Rebs: Landale 12
Asts: Giddey 6
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,980
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Johnny Batista (PUR), Takaki Kato (JPN)

2 August 2024
13:30
Australia  7177  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 12–28, 14–9, 21–15
Pts: Landale 17
Rebs: Giddey 11
Asts: Daniels 8
Pts: Antetokounmpo 20
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Calathes 8
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,850
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)

Quarterfinal

6 August 2024
14:30
Serbia 9590 (OT)  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 25–23, 25–11, 15–17, Overtime: 13–8
Pts: Jokić 21
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Jokić 9
Pts: Mills 26
Rebs: Landale, Magnay 6
Asts: Exum 5
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,317
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Women's tournament

The Australia women's national basketball team qualified by placing in the top three at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belém, Brazil.[16]

Team roster A 26-player roster was announced on 26 March 2024.[17] The final squad was revealed on 7 July 2024.[18]

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Group play

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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. France 3 Pts, +14 PD; Australia 3 Pts, −6 PD; Nigeria 3 Pts, −8 PD.
29 July 2024
11:00
Nigeria  7562  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 23–11, 10–19, 24–15
Pts: Kalu 19
Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah, Musa 7
Asts: Amukamara 9
Pts: Smith 15
Rebs: Talbot 10
Asts: Talbot 12
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 24,023
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Jenna Reneau (USA)

1 August 2024
13:30
Australia  7065  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–16, 13–12, 19–21
Pts: Whitcomb 19
Rebs: Talbot 9
Asts: Whitcomb 10
Pts: Carleton 19
Rebs: Carleton 8
Asts: Achonwa 8
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,962
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Jenna Reneau (USA)

4 August 2024
21:00
Australia  7972  France
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 15–17, 25–16, 20–22
Pts: Madgen 18
Rebs: Magbegor, Talbot 6
Asts: Whitcomb 7
Pts: Williams 15
Rebs: Badiane 6
Asts: Bernies 4
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,193
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Jenna Reneau (USA)

Quarterfinal

7 August 2024
11:00
Serbia  6785  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 13–22, 16–24, 19–13
Pts: Nogić 17
Rebs: Raca 7
Asts: Anderson, Nogić 5
Pts: Smith 22
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: Melbourne 5
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,337
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Semifinal

9 August 2024
17:30
United States  8564  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 25–11, 21–13, 19–24
Pts: Young 14
Rebs: Wilson 8
Asts: three players 5
Pts: Borlase 11
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: three players 3
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,919
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Bronze medal game

11 August 2024
11:30
Belgium  8185  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–17, 25–23, 20–25
Pts: Vanloo 26
Rebs: Linskens 8
Asts: Vanloo 11
Pts: Magbegor 30
Rebs: Magbegor 13
Asts: Melbourne 7
Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,968
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Blanca Burns (USA), Jenna Reneau (USA)

3×3 basketball

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Women's tournament

The Australia women's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 in Utsonomiya, Japan.[20]

Team roster

The roster was named on 8 July 2024.[21]

Group play

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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Spain 2–1; United States 2–1; Canada 1–2; Australia 1–2. Sorted by points scored after first tie broken.
  2. China 1–1; France 1–1; Azerbaijan 1–1. Sorted by points scored.
30 July 2024
18:00
Australia  1422  Canada
Pts: Wilson 6 Pts: K. Plouffe 10
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Najib Chajiddine (FRA), Shi Qirong (CHN)

31 July 2024
17:30
Germany  1921  Australia
Pts: Greinacher 9 Pts: Whittle 9
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Dorothy Okatch (BOT)

1 August 2024
09:00
China  1521  Australia
Pts: Wang 5 Pts: Wilson 11
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Deanna Jackson (USA), Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő (HUN)

1 August 2024
13:00
United States  1517  Australia
Pts: Howard 8 Pts: Wilson 8
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő (HUN), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

2 August 2024
09:30
Australia  2112  Azerbaijan
Pts: Whittle 8 Pts: Hayes 6
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Deanna Jackson (USA), Dorothy Okatch (BOT)

2 August 2024
12:30
Australia  1721  Spain
Pts: Whittle 7 Pts: Gimeno, Ygueravide 9
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Deanna Jackson (USA)

3 August 2024
18:35
France  1816 (OT)  Australia
Pts: Guapo 7 Pts: Whittle 8
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Kim Ga-in (KOR)
Play-in
3 August 2024
21:30
Canada  2110  Australia
Pts: Bosch 9 Pts: Maley 5
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Referees: Najib Chajiddine (FRA), Deanna Jackson (USA)
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Boxing

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Australia entered twelve boxers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified for Paris in their respective weight division after winning gold at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[22][23]

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Breaking

Australia entered two breakdancers to compete in their respective gender-based dual battles for Paris 2024. Jeffrey Dan Arpie (J Attack) and Rachael Gunn (Raygun) secured the spots by virtue of their gold-medal victory each in the B-boys and B-girls final battle at the 2023 WDSF Oceanian Breaking Championships in Sydney, Australia.[24]

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Canoeing

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Slalom

Australian canoeists confirmed a boat in the men's C-1 and K-1, women's C-1, K-1, and KX classes, respectively, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain, and 2024 Oceania Championships in Penrith.[25][26]

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Kayak cross

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Sprint

Australian canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.[27][28]

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Qualification Legend: FA – Qualify to final (medal); FB – Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF – Qualify to semifinal; QF – Qualify to quarterfinal

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Cycling

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Road

Australia entered a team of six road cyclists (three male and three female). Australia qualified three male and three female athletes through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[29]

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Track

Australian riders obtained full spots for men's track events and women's team pursuit, Madison, and Omnium, and two additional quotas for women's sprint and keirin based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint

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Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to next round; FA – Gold medal final; FB – Bronze medal final; FC – Fifth place final; FD – Seventh place final

Pursuit

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Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to semifinal for gold medal; q – Qualify to classification semifinal; FA – Gold medal final; FB – Bronze medal final; FC – Fifth place final; FD – Seventh place final

Keirin

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Omnium

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Madison

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Mountain biking

Australian mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympics through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.

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BMX

Freestyle
Australian 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.[30][31]

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Race
Australian riders secured three quota places (one men's and three women's) in the race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of the final Olympic BMX ranking.[32][33]

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Diving

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Australian divers secured nine 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; by virtue of gold medal results through 2023 Oceania Championships in Brisbane, Australia; and also by virtue top 12 individuals results and top 4 synchronized pair, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Equestrian

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Australia fielded a full-squad of three equestrian riders into the team dressage, eventing and jumping 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; 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; and one of two highest-ranked eligible nations at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands.[35][36][37][38]

Dressage

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

Eventing

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Jumping

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Field hockey

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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.[39]

Team roster Australia announced their squad on 8 July 2024.[40]

Head coach: Colin Batch[41]

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Quarterfinal
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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.[39]

Team roster The squad was announced on 1 July 2024.[42]

Head coach: Katrina Powell[43]

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Quarterfinal

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Football

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Australia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third round 2-legged tie of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and in Melbourne 13–0 on aggregate.[44]

Team roster Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024.[45]

Head coach: Sweden Tony Gustavsson

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Group play

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Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Attendance: 4,441[47]
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

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Golf

Australia entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly to Paris 2024, based on their respective ranking performances in the top 60 on the IGF World Rankings.

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Gymnastics

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Artistic

Australia fielded a squad of five female gymnasts and one male gymnast for Paris. All of the female gymnasts qualified for the games after advancing to the final round of team all-around and obtained one of nine available team spots for nations not yet qualified at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[49] Later on, Jesse Moore qualified for the games after becoming the highest rank eligible gymnast through the 2024 Oceanian Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Rhythmic

Following the 2024 Oceania Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships that doubled with European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, International Gymnastics Federation announced Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva as Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual qualifier and Australian Group, known as "Aspire Senior Group", as Rhythmic Gymnastics Group qualifier.[50]

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Trampoline

Australia qualified one gymnast for the men's trampoline competition in Paris through the reallocated continental quota (one of the quotas not used by another continent).

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Judo

Australia has qualified three judokas (one man and two women) via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Oceania.[51]

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Modern pentathlon

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Rowing

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Australian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

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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.[52]

Team roster Australia's squad of 12 players was named on 2 July 2024. Additionally, Michael Icely and Josh Turner were named as traveling reserves.[53][54]

Head coach: John Manenti

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Group stage

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Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
15:30
Australia 21–14 Samoa
Try: Hutchison (2) 8' c, 14' c
Lawson 11' c
Con: Roache (3/3) 8', 11', 14'
World RugbyTry: Opetai 3' c
Falaniko 15' c
Con: Scanlan (1/1) 3'
Maiava (1/1) 15'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[55][56]
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
19:00
Australia 21–7 Kenya
Try: Turner 1' c
Lawson 6' c
Toole 13' c
Con: Roache (3/3) 1', 7', 13'
World RugbyTry: Mboya 3' c
Con: Mboya (1/1) 3'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[55][56]
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
14:30
Argentina 14–22 Australia
Try: Schulz 2' c
Osadczuk 11' c
Con: Pellandini (2/2) 2', 11'
World RugbyTry: Hutchison 7' m
Dowling 8' m
Roache 9' m
Malouf 13' c
Con: Roache (1/4) 13'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[57]
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

Quarterfinal

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25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
22:30
Australia 18–0 United States
Try: Turner 5' m
Toole 13' m
Longbottom 15' m
Pen: Longbottom (1/1) 14'
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[57]
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Semifinal

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
16:00
Fiji 31–7 Australia
Try: Nasova 8' c
Baleiwairiki 8' c
Rasaku 11' c
Ravutaumada 14' c
Con: Teba (2/2) 8', 9'
Nacuqu (2/2) 15'
Pen: Veilawa (1/1) 14'
World RugbyTry: Dowling 6' c
Con: Roache (1/1) 6'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

Bronze medal match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
19:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Africa 26–19 Australia
Try: S. Davids 6' m
Z. Davids (2) 10' c, 11' c
Williams 15' c
Con: Leyds (2/3) 10', 11'
Soyizwapi (1/1) 15'
World RugbyTry: Lawson 5' c
Toole 12' c
Paterson 14' m
Con: Roache (2/3) 5', 13'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

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.[58][59]

Team roster Australia's squad of 12 players was named on 2 July 2024. Additionally, Kahli Henwood and Sidney Taylor were named as traveling reserves.[60][61]

Head coach: Tim Walsh

Group stage

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Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
16:00
Australia 34–5 South Africa
Try: M. Levi (4) 1' c, 6' c, 8' m, 10' m
Nathan 4' m
T. Levi 8' m
Con: Hinds (2/6) 2', 7'
World RugbyTry: Roos 16' m
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Lavenia Rawaca (Fiji)

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
19:30
Australia 36–5 Great Britain
Try: M. Levi (3) 3' c, 7' m, 10' m
Terita (2) 8' c, 10' c
T. Levi 14' m
Con: Hinds (2/3) 3', 10'
T. Levi (1/3) 10'
World RugbyTry: Cowell 2' m
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
14:30
Australia 19–14 Ireland
Try: Nathan 1' c
T. Levi 8' m
M. Levi 9' c
Con: T. Levi (1/2) 1'
Hinds (1/1) 10'
World RugbyTry: Higgins (2) 6' c, 14' c
Con: Higgins (2/2) 6', 14'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: George Selwood (England/Great Britain)

Quarterfinal

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Australia vs Ireland kickoff
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
22:30
Australia 40–7 Ireland
Try: M. Levi (3) 1' m, 4' c, 6' c
Nathan 7' c
Nasser 9' c
Terita 14' c
Con: Hinds (4/5) 4', 6', 7', 9'
Du Toit (1/1) 15'
World RugbyTry: Flood 7' c
Con: Higgins (1/1) 12'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland/Great Britain)

Semifinal

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
16:00
Canada 21–12 Australia
Try: Williams 8' c
Hogan-Rochester 10' c
Logan 13' c
Con: Apps (3/3) 8', 10', 13'
World RugbyTry: M. Levi 1' c
Paki 4' m
Con: Hinds (1/2) 2'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: George Selwood (England/Great Britain)

Bronze medal match

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
19:00
United States 14–12 Australia
Try: Kelter 6' c
Sedrick 15' c
Con: Kelter (2/2) 7', 15'
World RugbyTry: M. Levi (2) 2' c, 13' m
Con: Hinds (1/2) 2'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong)

Sailing

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Australian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, and 2023 Sail Sydney in Sydney.[62][3]

Elimination events

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Qualification legend: QF – Qualify to quarterfinal; SF – Qualify to semifinal; F – Qualify to final

Medal race events

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Key: M – Medal race; EL – Eliminated, did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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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.[63] They must compete in two selection meets of the Australia Cup to attain their benchmark scores and assure their selection to the Olympic team.

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Skateboarding

Australia entered nine skateboarders (four males and five females) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.

Men

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Sport climbing

Australia entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Oceana Mackenzie and Campbell Harrison qualified directly for the women's and men's boulder & lead combined events, by winning the gold medal at the 2023 Oceania Olympic Qualifier in Melbourne, Australia.[64]

Boulder & lead combined

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Surfing

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Australian surfers confirmed four shortboard quota places (two male and two female) for Tahiti. Ethan Ewing, Jack Robinson, Tyler Wright and Molly 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.[65]

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Qualification legend: R3 – Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 – Qualifies to repechage round

Swimming

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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)):[66] 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.

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b Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

Table tennis

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Australia fielded a full squad of table tennis players into the Games, by virtue of their successful victory at the 2023 Oceania Championships in Townsville.[67]

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Taekwondo

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Australia qualified three athletes to compete at the games. Bailey Lewis, Leon Sejranovic, and Stacey Hymer qualified for Paris 2024 by winning the final match in their respective weight classes at the 2024 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[68] Originally, Australia were allocated 4 spots, but later, Oceania Taekwondo Union disabled one Olympic quota spot due to the event not having the minimum number of athletes participating in the weight class (Women −49 kg), that being a minimum of 4; therefore the quota places is re-allocated to the WT Olympic Rankings list.

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Tennis

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The main qualifying criterion will be players' positions on the ATP and WTA ranking lists published on 10 June 2024 after the 2024 French Open. The players entering were formally submitted by the International Tennis Federation. The ATP and WTA rankings were based on performances from the previous 52 weeks, and there were several tournaments in the two-month period between the time of the rankings being frozen for entry and the beginning of the tennis events at the Olympics. Top ranked men's singles tennis player Alex de Minaur was originally planned to compete, but had to withdraw from the singles event due to a hip injury and this was the second consecutive Olympics that did not compete in singles.[69]

Men

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Triathlon

Australia confirmed four quota places (two per gender) in the triathlon events for Paris following the release of the final mixed relay Olympic qualification ranking.

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Volleyball

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Beach

Australian men's and women's pairs qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.[70][71] Later on, another men's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 AVC Continental Cup Final in Ningbo, China.[72]

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Water polo

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Men's tournament

Australia men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by being the only Oceanian team at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[73]

Team roster The roster was announced on 28 May 2024.[74]

Head coach: Tim Hamill[75]

  • 1 Nic Porter GK
  • 2 Angus Lambie CF
  • 3 Milos Maksimovic D
  • 4 Charlie Negus D
  • 5 Nathan Power (c) CB
  • 6 Lachlan Edwards CF
  • 7 Luke Pavillard W
  • 8 Jacob Mercep W
  • 9 Matthew Byrnes D
  • 10 Marcus Berehulak CB
  • 11 Chaz Poot D
  • 12 Blake Edwards D
  • 13 John Hedges GK

Group play

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Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Australia 9–8 Hungary
  2. France 14–13 Japan
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
10:30
v
Report Australia  59  Spain Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 1–3, 1–1
Lambie, Maksimovic 2 Goals Munárriz 3

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
10:30
v
Report Australia  83  Serbia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 5–1, 1–0, 1–2
Pavillard 4 Goals Mandić 2

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
15:00
v
Report France  89  Australia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–3, 2–3, 3–2
Crousillat, Bjoch 3 Goals Maksimovic 3

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
15:00
v
Report Australia  98  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 2–2, 3–1
Edwards, Maksimovic 2 Goals Manhercz 4

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
13:35
v
Report Australia  1314  Japan Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–4, 2–4, 4–4
Maksimovic 3 Goals Inaba 6
Quarterfinal
7 August 2024 (2024-08-07)
19:00
v
Report United States  1110  Australia Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 2–0, 2–2  PSO: 4–3
Bowen, Daube 2 Goals Pavillard 4
5–8th place semifinal
9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
18:00
v
Report Greece  159  Australia Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Tamás Kovács (HUN), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 5–3, 5–3
Kakaris 4 Goals three players 2
Seventh place game
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
19:35
v
Report Australia  610  Italy Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 2–4, 2–1
Maksimovic 2 Goals Iocchi Gratta 3

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.[76]

Team roster The roster was announced on 9 May 2024.[77]

Head coach: Rebecca Rippon[78]

Group play

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Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Netherlands 14–15 Australia
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
20:05
v
Report Australia  75  China Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Aurélie Blanchard (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 0–0, 2–2
Andrews 3 Goals Wang H. 2

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
14:00
v
Report Netherlands  1415  Australia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 1–3, 2–1  PSO: 7–8
Van de Kraats, Van der Sloot 2 Goals Green, Williams 2

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
14:00
v
Report Australia  107  Canada Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 5–2, 1–3
Halligan, Williams 3 Goals Wright 3

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
14:00
v
Report Hungary  1214  Australia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 2–3, 4–3  PSO: 3–5
Keszthelyi, Szilágyi 2 Goals Williams 4

Quarterfinal

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
19:00
v
Report Australia  96  Greece Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–3, 2–1, 3–2
Williams 5 Goals Xenaki 2

Semifinals

8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
19:35
v
Report Australia  1413  United States Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 4–2, 2–1  PSO: 6–5
Andrews 4 Goals Flynn, Musselman 2

Gold medal game

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
15:35
v
Report Australia  911  Spain Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–1, 3–4, 4–4
Williams 5 Goals Ortiz 4

Weightlifting

Australia entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Jacqueline Nichele (women's 71 kg), Eileen Cikamatana (women's 81 kg) and Kyle Bruce (Men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots or the place of IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

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Wrestling

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For the first time since 2016, Australia qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Georgii Okorokov and Jayden Lawrence qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.[79]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
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Controversy at the 2024 Olympics

Hockey player Tom Craig was arrested in France during the 2024 French Olympics.[80]

B-girl Rachael "Raygun" Gunn experienced online backlash following her breakdancing round-robin battle, in which she did not score any points.[81][82][83]

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