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Australia is a country of diverse cultures, languages and beliefs. The Australian people stand together as one nation in support of the Olympic team as they remain united during this time of challenge.

Andrew Hoy became the first Australian athlete in history to participate in seven Olympic Games. Leisel Jones in this her 4th Olympics, became greatest Australian female swimmer in history earning a total of nine Olympic medals.

The Australian Olympic Team of 410 athletes, (224 men and 186 women) competed in 23 sports earning at least one medal in 14 of the sports. Australian athletes have competed in all of the Summer Olympic Games.

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XXX2012United Kingdaom  London7161227 July – 12 Aug

The following records are Australians who won gold, silver or bronze medals at the 2012 Olympic Games.

2012 London UK
 SportEventCompetitors
1stAthleticsWomen’s 100m hurdlesSally Pearson
1stCanoeingMen’s K-4 1000mJacob Clear, David Smith,  Murray Stewart, Tate Smith
1stCyclingWomen’s sprintAnna Meares
1stSailingLaser classTom Slingsby
1stSailing49er classIain Jensen, Nathan Outteridge
1stSailingMen’s 470 classMalcolm Page, Mathew Belcher
1stSwimmingWomen’s 4x100m freestyle relayCate Campbell, Alicia Coutts, Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger, Yolane Kukla*, Emily Seebohm*, Lisbeth Trickett*
2ndAthleticsMen’s long jumpMitchell Watt
2ndAthleticsMen’s 50 km walkJared Tallent
2ndCanoeingWomen’s slalom K-1Jessica Fox
2ndCyclingMen’s BMXSam Willoughby
2ndCyclingMen’s team pursuitJack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Glenn O’Shea
2ndDivingWomen’s 10m platformBrittany Broben
2ndRowingMen’s coxless fourJames Chapman, Drew Ginn, Joshua Dunkley-Smith, William Lockwood
2ndRowingWomen’s double scullsKim Crow, Brooke Pratley
2ndRowingWomen’s coxless pairKate Hornsey, Sarah Tait
2ndSailingElliott 6mOlivia Price, Nina Curtis, Lucinda Whitty
2ndSwimmingWomen’s 100m backstrokeEmily Seebohm
2ndSwimmingWomen’s 200m individual medleyAlicia Coutts
2ndSwimmingWomen’s 4x100m medley relay Alicia Coutts, Melanie Schlanger, Leisel Jones, Emily Seebohm, Brittany Elmslie*
2ndSwimmingWomen’s 4x200m freestyle relayBronte Barratt, Alicia Coutts, Kylie Palmer, Melanie Schlanger, Angie Bainbridge*, Brittany Elmslie*, Blair Evans*, Jade Neilsen*
2ndSwimmingMen’s 100m breaststrokeChristian Sprenger
2ndSwimmingMen’s 100m freestyleJames Magnussen
3rdBasketballWomen’s tournamentWomen’s National Basketball Team
Lauren Jackson (C), Kathleen MacLeod, Jenna O’Hea, Kristi Harrower, Rachel Jarry, Samantha Richards, Laura Summerton, Jennifer Screen, Belinda Snell, Abby Bishop,  Suzy Batkovic, Liz Cambage
3rdCyclingWomen’s omniumAnnette Edmondson
3rdCyclingWomen’s team sprintKaarle McCulloch, Anna Meares
3rdCyclingMen’s sprint Shane Perkins
3rdField hockeyMen’s tournamentMen’s National Field Hockey Team
Mark Knowles (C), Eddie Ockenden, Jamie Dwyer (VC), Liam de Young (VC), Joel Carroll, Matthew Gohdes, Simon Orchard, Tim Deavin, Glenn Turner, Matthew Swann, Chris Ciriello, Nathan Burgers, Russell Ford, Matthew Butturini, Kieran Govers, Fergus Kavanagh
3rdRowingWomen’s single scullsKim Crow
3rdRowingMen’s quadruple scullsKarsten Forsterling, James McRae, Chris Morgan, Daniel Noonan
3rdSwimmingWomen’s 100m butterflyAlicia Coutts
3rdSwimmingWomen’s 200m freestyleBronte Barratt
3rdSwimmingMen’s 4x100m medley relayJames Magnussen, Christian Sprenger, Hayden Stoeckel, Matt Targett, Brenton Rickard*, Tommaso D’Orsogna*
3rdTriathlonWomen’s triathlonErin Densham
3rdWater poloWomen’s tournamentWomen’s National Water Polo Team
Victoria Brown, Kate Gynther, Gemma Beadsworth, Glencora Ralph, Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern, Holly Lincoln-Smith, Melissa Rippon, Jane Moran, Nicola Zagame, Bronwen Knox, Alicia McCormack, Rowena Webster

* indicates the athlete participated in the preliminaries, but not in the final race.


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