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was a combined team of athletes from

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and the

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that competed together at the 1908 and

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. When the Olympic Games resumed in

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after

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, the two nations sent separate teams to the Games, and have done so ever since.

Participation

Timeline of participation

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by sport

List of medalists

The Australasia team won a total of twelve medals in the two Olympiads in which they competed, mostly in swimming. One New Zealander won a medal in 1908 ( Harry Kerr a bronze in athletics), and two New Zealanders ( Malcolm Champion a gold in swimming,

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a bronze in tennis) won medals in 1912; all other medalists for Australasia were Australians. :¹ Rugby players who competed at the 1908 Games:

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, Charles Russell,

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, Jack Hickey, Frank Smith, Chris McKivat,

Arthur McCabe Arthur John Michael "Mackker" McCabe (23 June 1887 – 30 July 1924) was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer. He represented for Australian in rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Rugby union caree ...

, Thomas Griffen, Jumbo Barnett,

Patrick McCue Patrick Aloysius McCue (24 June 1883 – 10 September 1962) was an Australian representative rugby union player and pioneer rugby league footballer. He was a dual-code rugby international and an Olympic gold medallist. Rugby union career A fo ...

Sydney Middleton Sydney Albert 'Syd' Middleton DSO, OBE (24 February 1884 – 2 September 1945) was an Australian Army officer and national representative rugby union player and rower. He won a gold medal in rugby at the 1908 Summer Olympics and competed in row ...

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Malcolm McArthur Malcolm Julian "Mannie" McArthur (30 July 1882 – 6 July 1961) was an Australian rugby union national representative rugby union player. He won a gold medal in rugby at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Rugby career McArthur's rugby career was pl ...

Charles McMurtrie Charles Herbert "Jeff" McMurtrie (1 May 1881 – 9 August 1951) was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports. He competed in rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics and was an ea ...

, Robert Craig

References

External links

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Medal Count for ANZ at DatabaseOlympics.com
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