- Australian swimmer Frederick Lane won the obstacle swimming race [more about the Obstacle Race]
- Australian shooter Donald MacIntosh came third in the live pigeon shooting event, which was the first and only time animals were killed on purpose in an Olympic event [more about the Pigeon Shooting Event]
- Australian Stan Rowley won three bronze medals in sprinting events for Australia, and in addition a gold medal was won when he competed as the fifth member with four runners fromĀ Great Britain and Ireland [more about mixed teams] for the 5000m team race.
Related Pages
- Australia at each Olympiad
- Information about all countries at each Olympiad
- About the Obstacle Race
- About the Pigeon Shooting
- About mixed teams
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