A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This was Australia's second largest Olympic contingent after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included 482 competitors. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era.
In addition to competitors, 418 officials and 38 medical personnel were part of the Australian team. Australia competed in 26 of the 28 Olympic program sports; they failed to qualify in baseball and team handball. Australia also sent a men's but not a women's football (soccer) squad, and had two beach volleyball but no indoor volleyball teams competing.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Swimming Women's 400 m individual medley Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley Bronte BarrattKylie PalmerLinda MackenzieFelicity Galvez*Angie Bainbridge*Melanie Schlanger*Lara Davenport* Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Rowing Men's coxless pair Rowing Men's double sculls *** Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay Triathlon Women's triathlon Sailing Men's 470 class Sailing Women's 470 class Athletics Men's pole vault Canoeing Men's K-1 500 m Diving Men's 10 m platform Melissa Wu Diving Women's 10 m synchronised platform Lucinda FredericksSonja JohnsonMegan JonesShane Rose Equestrian Team eventing Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 James MarburgCameron McKenzie-McHargFrancis Hegerty Rowing Men's coxless four Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle **** Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay Cycling Women's sprint Athletics Women's 100 m hurdles Sailing Tornado class Athletics 50 km walk Basketball Women's tournament Alice MillsMelanie SchlangerLibby TrickettShayne Reese* Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Andrew LautersteinAshley CallusMatt TargettLeith Brodie*Patrick Murphy* Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 Grant HackettGrant BritsNick FfrostLeith Brodie*Kirk Palmer * Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly Shooting Men's 50 m rifle prone Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly Athletics 20 km walk Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle Triathlon Women's triathlon Softball Women's tournament Water polo Women's tournament Ken Wallace Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m Lisa OldenhofHannah DavisChantal MeekLyndsie Fogarty Canoeing Women's K-4 500 m Field hockey Men's tournament
Archery
Australia had two archers earn qualification spots at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and three earn spots at the Oceania continental championship. David Barnes and Sky Kim earned the men two spots at the World tournament, with Michael Naray earning a third spot, and the team qualification at the Oceania competition. Jade Lindsey and Jane Waller were the qualifying women at the Oceania tournament.
In making its final selections, Australia selected Kim and Naray along with Matthew Gray for the men's team, and Waller and Lexie Feeney for the women's team.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMatthew GrayIndividual65439 (26)L 101–109Did not advanceSky Kim66514 (51)W 112–110 (19)L 110–111Did not advanceMichael Naray65830 (35)W 108–106 (3)L 105–115Did not advanceMatthew GraySky KimMichael NarayTeam19779colspan=2 (8)L 218–223Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAlexandra FeeneyIndividual58059 (6)L 101–104Did not advanceJane Waller63428 (37)L 100–106Did not advance
Athletics
Australia sent 40 representatives to compete in athletics events. 22 of these men competed in track events, ten in field events, seven in race walking, four in the marathons and one in combined events. The athletics did not start until the 15th of August, day seven of competition.
On day one of athletics, two finals were held but no Australians qualified to compete in either. On the second day of athletics, Australia won their first Olympic Medal for athletics in 2008. This person was Jared Tallent, an Olympic debutant, who competed in the men's 20kilometre race walk. Tallent came third, only 15second in front of fellow countryman Luke Adams who finished 6th. On the third day of competition, four Australians competed, three in medal events.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankYoucef Abdi3000 m steeplechase8:17.976 qcolspan=2 8:16.366Luke Adams20 km walkcolspan=4 1:19:57650 km walkcolspan=4 3:47:4510Collis Birmingham5000 m13:44.9010colspan=2 Did not advanceChris Erickson20 km walkcolspan=4 Mitchell Kealey1500 m3:46.3111Did not advanceJoel Milburn400 m44.802 Q45.063Did not advanceCraig Mottram5000 m13:44.595colspan=2 Did not advanceLachlan Renshaw800 m1:49.196Did not advanceJeff Riseley1500 m3:53.9512Did not advanceAdam Rutter50 km walkcolspan=4 Jared Tallent20 km walkcolspan=4 1:19:4250 km walkcolspan=4 3:39:27Lee TroopMarathoncolspan=4 2:27:1760Sean Wroe400 m45.172 Q45.567Did not advanceClinton HillJoel MilburnMark Ormrod*John SteffensenSean Wroe4 × 400 m relay3:00.684 qcolspan=2 3:00.026
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJustin AnlezarkShot put19.9116Did not advanceJarrod BannisterJavelin throw79.7911 q83.456Paul BurgessPole vault5.55=16Did not advanceBenn HarradineDiscus throw58.5531Did not advanceSteven HookerPole vault5.6512 q5.96 Fabrice LapierreLong jump7.9016Did not advanceScott MartinShot put19.7521Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLisa Corrigan1500 m4:16.329colspan=2 Did not advanceSarah Jamieson4:06.645colspan=2 Did not advanceBenita JohnsonMarathoncolspan=4 2:32:0621Tamsyn Lewis400 m52.384Did not advance800 m1:59.674 q2:01.418Did not advanceDonna MacFarlane3000 m steeplechase9:32.059colspan=2 Did not advanceSally McLellan100 m hurdles12.832 Q12.704 Q12.64Victoria Mitchell3000 m steeplechase9:47.8813colspan=2 Did not advanceMadeleine Pape800 m2:03.096Did not advanceJane Saville20 km walkcolspan=4 1:31:1720Kate SmythMarathoncolspan=4 2:36:1044Kellie Wapshott20 km walkcolspan=4 1:37:5940Lisa WeightmanMarathoncolspan=4 2:34:1633Claire Woods20 km walkcolspan=4 1:33:0228
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAlana BoydPole vault4.30=16Did not advanceDani SamuelsDiscus throw61.727 Q60.159Bronwyn ThompsonLong jump6.5317Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankKylie WheelerResult13.681.8913.0624.286.1143.812:11.49636910Points10241093731954883741943 Notes
Badminton
Australia sent a team of six to Beijing. Stuart Gomez competed in the men's singles, while Erin Carroll competed in women's singles. Ross Smith and Glenn Warfe competed in the men's doubles and Tania Luiz and Eugenia Tanaka competed in the women's doubles.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankStuart GomezMen's singlesL 21–19, 20–22, 15–21Did not advanceRoss SmithGlenn WarfeMen's doublescolspan=2 L 13–21, 16–21Did not advanceErin CarrollWomen's singlesL 9–21, 16–21Did not advanceTania LuizEugenia TanakaWomen's doublescolspan=2 L 4–21, 8–21Did not advance
Basketball
Australia's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by defeating New Zealand in a best-of-three series to win the FIBA Oceania Championship 2007. The women's team automatically qualified as the reigning world champions after winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Boxing
Australia had nine boxers qualify for the Olympics. All qualified at the Oceanian qualifying tournament.AIBA Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStephen SutherlandFlyweightL 2–14Did not advanceLuke BoydBantamweightL 8–18Did not advancePaul FlemingFeatherweightL 9–13Did not advanceAnthony LittleLightweightW 14–2L 3–11Did not advanceTodd KiddLight welterweightL 2–23Did not advanceGerard O'MahonyWelterweightL 2–7Did not advanceJarrod FletcherMiddleweightL 4–17Did not advanceBradley PittHeavyweightL 6–11Did not advanceDaniel BeahanSuper heavyweightL Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankRobin BellMen's C-188.86687.599176.457 Q91.165 Q89.433180.59Warwick DraperMen's K-186.281386.309172.5810 Q86.092 Q91.768177.855Mark BellofioreLachie MilneMen's C-2104.611198.217202.829 Q104.177Did not advanceJacqueline LawrenceWomen's K-1103.181096.956200.137 Q103.404103.542206.94
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTorsten LachmannC-1 500 m2:00.5947 QS1:59.1197Did not advanceC-1 1000 m4:15.1885 QS4:09.7926Did not advanceKen WallaceK-1 500 m1:36.2082 QS1:43.3403 Q1:37.252K-1 1000 m3:30.3062 QS3:33.2551 Q3:27.485Jacob ClearClint RobinsonK-2 500 m1:31.7126 QS1:33.8397Did not advanceClint Robinson Tony SchumacherDave SmithTate SmithK-4 1000 m3:00.9205 QS3:02.7434Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChantal MeekK-1 500 m1:53.3745 QS1:54.8767Did not advanceHannah Davis Lyndsie FogartyK-2 500 m1:45.1243 QFcolspan=2 1:43.9696Hannah DavisLyndsie FogartyChantal MeekLisa OldenhofK-4 500 m1:36.5163 QFcolspan=2 1:34.704 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Australia selected competitors in all four cycling disciplines – BMX, mountain biking, road racing and track racing. Mountain biker Chris Jongewaard lost his legal appeal to be included in the team after being excluded because of a car accident, involving another cyclist for which he was due to face court in late 2008.
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankCadel EvansRoad race6:24:1115Time trial1:03:345Simon GerransRoad race6:26:1737Matthew Lloyd6:26:1731Stuart O'GradyDid not finishMichael RogersRoad race6:23:496Time trial1:04:468
Women AthleteEventTimeRankKatherine BatesRoad raceDid not finishSara Carrigan3:33:2538Oenone WoodRoad race3:33:1729Time trial38:53.4522
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankRyan BayleyMen's sprint10.36269.48412 QW 10.76266.902LLDid not advance9th place finalL11Mark French10.33769.65210 QLLDid not advanceAnna MearesWomen's sprint11.14064.6313W 11.66361.733colspan=2 W 11.716,W 12.108L, W 11.578,W 11.617L, LRyan BayleyDan EllisMark FrenchShane Kelly*Men's team sprint44.33560.8995 QW 44.090 61.238colspan=5 L 44.022 61.3324 * Qualified only in the first round
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankBradley McGeeMen's individual pursuit4:26.0849Did not advanceBrett Lancaster4:26.13912Did not advanceKatie MactierWomen's individual pursuit3:38.1787 Q3:37.2967Did not advanceJack Bobridge Graeme BrownMark Jamieson Brett LancasterBradley McGeeLuke RobertsMen's team pursuit4:02.0413 Q3:58.6334 Q3:59.0064
Keirin
AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalRankRankRankRankRyan BayleyMen's keirin1 Q68Shane Kelly2 Q2 Q4
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