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Australia at Beijing 2008
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Four sets of siblings competed for Australia in Beijing - three playing in the water polo competition and one in the hockey team.
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Phillip Dutton, who won equestrian gold for Australia in 1996 and 2000, was part of the USA team in Beijing.
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Six married couples competed for Australia in Beijing while Claire Woods and Jared Tallent were married six days after the Games.
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The rowing team in Beijing had the most number of competitiors for Australia with 48 athletes, ahead of swimming (43) and athletics (41).
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in 2008, Australia qualified athletes in all f the Olympic sports, except for volleyball, handball and baseball.
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- Australia at each Olympiad
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