Английская Википедия:Australia at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Шаблон:Infobox country at games
Australia competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. One athlete from Victoria, a British colony which later formed part of Australia, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Edwin Flack was born in England and was resident in London in 1896, but spent most of his life in Australia and so is considered an Australian athlete by the International Olympic Committee.[1]
The Union Flag was used as the flag for the Australian colonies as well as Great Britain and Ireland at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
At the end of these Olympics, Australia was ranked in eighth position on the medal table with a total of 2 medals (2 gold).
Flack was the only competitor from an Australian colony. He entered five events, winning medals in three. The bronze medal in tennis, however, was part of a mixed team and therefore is not counted for Australia.
Medalists
Шаблон:Further The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Шаблон:Gold01 | Шаблон:Silver02 | Шаблон:Bronze03 | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Multiple medalists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Gold medal Шаблон:Gold medal |
Athletics | Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Шаблон:Col-begin | width=78% align=left valign=top |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1[2] | 0 | 1 |
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| Medals by day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Шаблон:Gold01 | Шаблон:Silver02 | Шаблон:Bronze03 | Total |
| 1 | 6 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Athletics
Шаблон:Main Both of Flack's gold medals came in the athletics competitions as he won both of his track races.
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edwin Flack | 400 m | Шаблон:Abbr | Did not advance | ||
| Edwin Flack | 800 m | 2:10.0 OR | 1 Q | 2:11.0 | Шаблон:Gold01 |
| Edwin Flack | 1500 m | colspan=2 Шаблон:N/A | 4:33.2 OR | Шаблон:Gold01 | |
| Edwin Flack | Marathon | colspan=2 Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:Abbr | ||
Tennis
In the singles tournament, Flack lost the only match he competed in. His loss in the semifinals of the doubles competition, while carrying no prize at the time, earned him a retroactive bronze medal from the International Olympic Committee. This medal is counted for mixed team rather than Australia, however.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Edwin Flack | Singles | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L |
Did not advance | =8 | ||
| Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete |
Doubles | Шаблон:N/A | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete W Шаблон:Abbr |
Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L |
Did not advance | Шаблон:Bronze03 |
Notes
References
- Шаблон:Cite book (Digitally available at [2])
- Шаблон:Cite book (Excerpt available at [3])
- Шаблон:Cite book
External links
Шаблон:Country at games navbox Шаблон:Nations at the 1896 Summer Olympics
