Olympic Games
Australia at the Olympic Games
Welcome to this Olympic website, which has facts and fun things
to do concerning Australia's participation at the Olympic Games
throughout the modern era.
Australia is one of only two countries to have participated in every single modern Olympic Games. They have hosted the Games twice, in Melbourne in 1956, and Sydney in 2000. Relative to the population they have one of the best success rates. This is a record that is well worth the celebration with this web site.
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atest Aussie Olympians? - here is our selction of what we think should make this list of the greatest olympic champions throughout the ages. -
Trivia — Did you know that Australia is the only nation in the southern hemisphere to host an Olympic Games, and that we have done it twice? More Trivia here.
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Quotes — What was Norman May's famous swimming quote in 1980? Find out this and more on the Quotes page.
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Olympiads — Information about Australian teams at each Olympiad
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Olympian Profiles — Here are some profiles of Australia's Past and Present Olympic Champions.
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Sports — about the Australian team for each sport at the Olympic Games.
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Firsts - a list of significant firsts for Australians at the Olympics.
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More Information — Here you will find Australian-specific Olympic Information and books to purchase.
Related Pages
- Try our Aussie Olympic Games Quiz Questions on the Quiz Section
- Summer Olympic Games
- Winter Olympic Games
- other major world sporting events
