2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...
in
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
, Scotland, between 23 July and 3 August 2014.
It was the nation's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. 417 athletes competed for Australia, the largest team at the competition, just ahead of England with 416 athletes. It is also the greatest number of athletes to represent Australia at any Commonwealth Games.
Administration
In 2013,
Steve Moneghetti
Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti, (born 26 September 1962), is an Australian long-distance runner and physical health consultant who has represented Australia on many occasions. Moneghetti has a degree in civil engineering, a graduate diploma ...
was appointed as
Chef de Mission
In diplomatic usage, head of mission (HOM) or chief of mission (COM) from the French "chef de mission diplomatique" (CMD) is the head of a diplomatic representation, such as an ambassador, high commissioner, nuncio, chargé d'affaires, permanen ...
, a position he held at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...
. Dianne Gallagher was appointed as Team General Manager. Brian Roe was appointed as Assistant Team General Manager, Dr Grace Bryant OAM as Team Medical Director and Ian Hanson as Team Media Director.
; Section Managers
* Nathan Sims (Athletics),
Rhonda Cator
Rhonda Maree Cator (born 23 August 1966) is an Australian retired badminton player.
Career
Cator competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Anna Lao, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen. Th ...
(Badminton), Allan Nicolson Snr (Boxing), Paul Brosnan (Cycling), Michael Hetherington (Diving), Adam Sachs (Gymnastics), Andrew Smith (Hockey Men), Ben Tarbox (Hockey Women), Marie (Midge) Hill (Judo), Peter Brown (Lawn Bowls), Julie Richardson (Netball), Luca Liussi (Rugby 7s), Tim Mahon (Shooting),
Michael Scott Michael Scott, Michael Scot, or Mike Scott may refer to:
Academics
* Michael Scot (1175 – c. 1232), mathematician and astrologer
* Michael L. Scott (born 1959), American academic and computer scientist
* Mike Scott, British linguist and designer ...
( (Swimming), Scott Houston (Table Tennis), Bernard Savage (Triathlon), Robert Mitchell (Weightlifting), Alan Landy (Wrestling)
; Medical
* Doctors: Dr Michael Makdissi, Dr Sandra Mejak, Dr Hugh Seward and Dr Greg Lovell
* Physiotherapists: Peter Blanch (Head), Keren Faulkner, Jon Davis, Kylie Holt, Andrew McGough and Paula Peralta
* Soft Tissue Therapists: Tony Bond (Head), Howard Arbthnot, Stuart Hinds, Delwyn Griffith, Georgette (Georgie) Stephens and Natasha Brock
* Clinic Administrator: Linda Philpot
; Administration
* Athlete Liaison Officer:
Petria Thomas
Petria Ann Thomas, (born 25 August 1975) is an Australian swimming (sport), swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales, and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby.
Career ...
OAM
* Administration Officers: Rohan Short, Andrew Matthews, Dianne O'Neill, Carol Grant, Robyn Shaw
* Administration Assistants: Amy Handley, Tim Arnold, Peter Tate, Cathy Perre, Emma Whitelaw
; Media
* Media Officers: Len Johnson, Tracy Parish, Lachlan Searle and David Moase
Medallists
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* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Athletics
Athletics Australia
Australian Athletics is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Australian Sports Commission for the sport of athletics in Australia. Founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 reg ...
announced 103 athletes on 5 June 2014.
Tristan Thomas
Tristan Thomas (born 23 May 1986 in Brisbane) is an Australian track and field athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.Alex Rowe withdrew from 800m due to a hamstring injury.
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...
– Katherine Katsanevakis replaced Kelly Hetherington who withdrew due to injury.
Officials:
*Simon Nathan (head of delegation)
*Eric Hollingsworth (head coach)
*Nathan Sims (section manager)
*Sharon Hannan (assistant section managers)
*Andrew Faichney (assistant section managers)
Badminton
Badminton Australia
Badminton Australia (BA) is the top governing body for badminton in Australia. It is committed to promoting the awareness and development of badminton within Australia and is responsible for the management of international badminton relations and ...
announced a team of 10 athletes on 5 June 2014.
;Singles & doubles
Officials: Head Coach – Lasse Bundgaard, Coach – Ricky Yu, Section Manager -Rhonda Cator
;Mixed team
;Pool D
;Quarterfinals
Boxing
Boxing Australia
Boxing Australia Limited (BAL) is a governing body for the sport of amateur boxing in Australia. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC), Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA), and World Boxing ...
announced a team of 11 boxers on 28 May 2014.
;Men
;Women
Officials: Head Coach – Kevin Smith, Assistant coach – Don Abnett, Section Manager – Allan Nicholson
Cycling
Cycling Australia
Cycling Australia (CA), the trading name of the Australian Cycling Federation Inc, was the national governing body for bicycle racing in Australia, and represented the interests of affiliated cycling clubs and State federations. It covered the d ...
Diving Australia
Diving Australia is the organisation that oversees the sport of Diving in Australia. It is affiliated to Sport Australia, FINA and the Oceania Swimming Association. It has its headquarters in Chandler, Brisbane, Queensland
Queensland ( , ...
announced a team of 12 athletes on 12 April 2014.
;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
Gymnastics Australia
Gymnastics Australia (GA) is the governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Australia.
History
Gymnastics in Australia is thought to have originated in the early 20th century by eastern European immigrants. It wasn't until after World War I, ...
announced a team of 10 artistic gymnasts on 25 May 2014 and 3 rhythmic gymnasts on 1 June.
Artistic
;Men
;Team
;Individual
;Women
;Team
;Individual
Rhythmic
;Team
;Individual
Hockey
Hockey Australia
Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in ...
announced a team of 32 players on 24 June 2014.
Men
*
Daniel Beale
Daniel Beale (1759–1842) was a Scottish merchant and fur trader active in the Far East mercantile centres of Bombay, Canton and Macau as well as at one time the Prussian consul in China.
Biography
Daniel Beale was the purser of, succes ...
*
Kiel Brown
Kiel Brown (born May 1984) is an Australian field hockey player. He earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.
Personal
Brown was born in May 1984 in Toowoomba, Queensland. He ...
*
Andrew Charter
Andrew Lewis Charter (born 30 March 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. He played club hockey for Central Hockey Club, winning a championship with the team in 2004 and 2008. He played for the Australian Capital Territory team in the Aust ...
*
Chris Ciriello
Christopher Ciriello (born 1 October 1985) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Victorian Vikings in the Australian Hockey League. He made his senior national team début in January 2008. He earned a gold medal at the 2010 M ...
*
Matt Gohdes
Matthew Gohdes (born 18 May 1990) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He made his debut for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2009 during a five-game test ser ...
*
Kieran Govers
Kieran Govers (born 9 February 1988) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays field hockey professionally in Germany. He plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Australian Hockey League. He first represented Australia in 2010. He won a gold ...
*
Fergus Kavanagh
Fergus Kavanagh (born 21 May 1985) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays Western Australia in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, winning a bronze medal with the team at the 2 ...
*
Mark Knowles
Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971) is a Bahamians, Bahamian former professional tennis player and coach. He is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles tennis, doubles. He won three of the four Gran ...
*
Trent Mitton
Trent Grant Mitton (born 26 November 1990) is an Australian field hockey player who plays for the WA Thundersticks and the Kookaburras. Mitton is a striker.
Mitton first joined the Australian team as part of the 19-member Champions Trophy sq ...
*
Eddie Ockenden
Edward "Eddie" Clyve Ockenden (born 3 April 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays in the midfielder and striker positions. He turned professional in 2008 and has played for teams in the Netherlands. He plays club hockey, having c ...
*
Simon Orchard
Simon Orchard (born July 1986) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for New South Wales in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team and has won several medals with them including go ...
*
Andrew Philpott
Andrew Philpott (born 9 March 1990) is an Australian field hockey player. He competed in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and common ...
*
Matthew Swann
Matthew David Swann (born 16 May 1989) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australian men's national field hockey team, making his first cap in 2009. ...
Tristan White
Tristan White (born 11 July 1990) is an Australian field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team pl ...
*
Aran Zalewski
Aran Zalewski (born 21 March 1991) is an Australian field hockey player who is the captain of the Australian national team.
Personal
He is from Margaret River, Western Australia. he attended Aquinas College in Perth, Western Australia. As a ...
Paul Gaudoin
Paul Charles Gaudoin (born 12 August 1975) is an Australian former field hockey defender and midfielder. He was a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team that won bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summe ...
*Assistant coach
Ben Bishop
Benjamin Manning Bishop III (born November 21, 1986) is an Americans, American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Bishop previously played for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and Dallas Star ...
Edwina Bone
Edwina Claire Bone (born 29 April 1988) is an Australian field hockey player. Her regular position is as a defender. Bone was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were runners-up at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup ...
*
Jane Claxton
Jane Claxton (born 26 October 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for Australia. Claxton was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the fina ...
Anna Flanagan
Anna Flanagan (born 8 January 1992) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Canberra Labor Club Strikers in the Australian Hockey League. She is nicknamed ''Flanno''.
A full international with over 100 caps since ...
Jodie Kenny
Jodie Kenny (née Schulz; born 18 August 1987) is an Australian field hockey player.
Kenny was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of ...
Georgia Nanscawen
Georgia Nanscawen ( ; born 27 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player.
Field hockey career
Georgia Nanscawen is a former Field Hockey Player for Australia. She retired in 2018 with 205 caps and scored 37 goa ...
Georgie Parker
Georgina Parker (born 16 December 1964) is an Australian television soap actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is a double Gold Logie winner, best known for her acting roles in Australian soap operas; as Lucy Gardiner (later ...
*
Brooke Peris
Brooke Peris (born 16 January 1993) is an Australian field hockey player and member of the national team, the Hockeyroos. In 2014, Peris was awarded the title of "Northern Territory Sportsperson of the Year."
Early life
Brooke Peris was born on ...
Jayde Taylor
Jayde Taylor (born 3 April 1985) is an Australian female field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in whi ...
Jason Duff
Jason Paul Duff (born 27 October 1972 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Early life
Duff attende ...
and Mark Hickman
;Pool B
;Semifinal
;Gold medal match
Judo
Judo Federation of Australia
Judo Australia (JA) is the National Sporting Organisation recognised by the Australian Sports Commission for the sport of Judo in Australia.
History
Judo was first introduced to Australia in 1906. However, the first club for the sport wasn’t ...
announced a team of 13 athletes on 30 May 2014.
;Men
;Women
Lawn Bowls
Bowls Australia
Bowls Australia is the Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of bowls in Australia. Bowls Australia is responsible for the leadership, development and management of lawn bowls in Australia. It is a not-for-profit organisation gover ...
announced a team of 17 athletes.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed para-sport
Officials:Section Manager – Peter Brown, National Coach – Steve Glasson, Assistant Coach – Robert Dobbins, Para-sport Coach – Gary Willis, Team Manager – Faye Luke
Netball
Netball Australia
Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia. It is affiliated to World Netball. It is responsible for organising and administering the Australia national netball team, Suncorp Super Netball, Australian National Netba ...
announced a team of 12 athletes.
Team –
Laura Geitz
Laura Geitz (born 4 November 1987) is an Australian former netball player and former captain of the Australian national team. Geitz was selected for the 2008 Australian national team, and has won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, ...
(captain),
Bianca Chatfield
Bianca Chatfield (born 2 April 1982) is a former Australia national netball team, Australia netball international. Between 2001 and 2014 she made 59 senior appearances for Australia. Chatfield was a member of the Australia teams that won the go ...
(vice-captain),
Caitlin Bassett
Caitlin Bassett (born 23 May 1988) is a former Australian netballer, who played for Giants Netball and the Australia national netball team. Between 2017 and 2021 Bassett captained Australia in international netball tests.
Career
Caitlin playe ...
,
Tegan Caldwell
Tegan Alyce Philip (née Caldwell; born 3 September 1988) is a retired Australian Netball player, who for her entire professional career played for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball competitions.Julie Corletto
Julie Prendergast (born 31 October 1986) is an Australian international netball player. She played for the Australian Diamonds, Melbourne Vixens and NSW Swifts but has now retired. She usually played in the positions of goal defence and wing d ...
,
Kimberlee Green
Kimberlee Green (born 5 March 1986) is an Australian former international netball player. Green was the captain of the Giants Netball team in the Suncorp Super Netball league and represented the Australia national netball team, Australian natio ...
,
Renae Hallinan
Renae Ingles (née Hallinan) (born 18 July 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australia netball international who played in 67 tests for Australia.
Career
Ingles was primarily a wing-defence and centre player. She started her career wit ...
,
Sharni Layton
Sharni Norder (née Layton; born 6 January 1988) is a retired Australian sportsperson, known for her top level careers in netball and Australian rules football. Over fifteen years Norder played for six netball clubs in multiple elite competitions ...
,
Natalie Medhurst
Natalie Butler (born 20 January 1984) is an Australian international netball player. As well as playing for several clubs in Australia's domestic competitions, she also made multiple appearances for the Australian Diamonds in various internati ...
Madison Robinson
Madison “Madi” Browne (born 5 January 1988) is an Australian netball player who has been one of the most successful Australian Netball players.
Early life
Madison Browne played for South Barwon Football and Netball Club when she was young ...
,
Caitlin Thwaites
Caitlin Thwaites (born 29 December 1986) is a former Australian netball player and volleyballer.
Career
Caitlin Thwaites was born in Bendigo, Australia. Thwaites began her career at for the Melbourne Kestrels of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy a ...
Officials: Section Manager – Julie Richardson, Head Coach – Lisa Alexander, Assistant Coach –
Michelle den Dekker
Michelle den Dekker , also known as Michelle Fielke, is an Australian netballer from South Australia. den Dekker represented Australia in 84 tests between 1988 and 1995, including a record 71 as captain. She received the Medal of the Order of A ...
, Coach –
Margaret Caldow
Margaret Elaine Caldow (born 28 November 1941), also known as Marg Caldow, is a former Australia netball international and a former England head coach. She represented Australia at the 1963, 1975 and the 1979 World Netball Championships, winni ...
, Physiotherapist – Steven Hawkins.
;Pool B
;Semifinal
;Gold medal game
Rugby Sevens
Australian Rugby Union
Rugby Australia Ltd, previously named Australian Rugby Union Limited and Australian Rugby Football Union Limited, is an Australian company operating the premier rugby union competition in Australia and teams. It has its origins in 1949. It is a ...
announced a team of 12 athletes on 7 July 2014.
Team – Cameron Clark,
Tom Cusack
Thomas Cusack (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the , as well as serving as vice-captain in Super Rugby. Additionally, he previously represented Australia in rugby sevens.
Early ...
,
Pama Fou
Pama Fou (born 6 September 1990) was a professional rugby union player. His usual position wass as a Utility back and he currently played for italian team Petrarca Padova in Top10.
He represented Australia in Sevens Rugby. Born in Auckland, ...
Sean McMahon
Sean McMahon (born 18 June 1994) is an Australian rugby union player for Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League. His regular playing position is Flanker.
Career
McMahon was born and raised in Brisbane and took his first steps in senior r ...
Shooting Australia
Shooting Australia is the governing body for shooting sports in Australia. The company is registered as Australian International Shooting Limited, but trades under the Shooting Australia brand.
About
Shooting Australia is the peak body responsi ...
announced a team of 29 athletes.
;Men
;Pistol/Small bore
;Shotgun
;Full bore
;Women
;Pistol/Small bore
;Shotgun
Squash
Squash Australia announced a team of 10 athletes.
;Individual
;Doubles
Officials: Section Manager – ; Coaches –
Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM (born 1 December 1968) is an Australian former professional squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michel ...
,
Rodney Eyles
Rodney James Eyles (born 15 September 1967 in Brisbane) is a former professional squash player from Australia. He is best remembered for winning the World Open title in 1997.
An alumnus of St James College (Brisbane), Eyles joined the prof ...
Swimming
After the 2014 Australian Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials,
Swimming Australia
Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming in Australia. The body has approximately 100,000 registered members nationally in 1100 clubs across the country, which includes swimmers, coaches, officials, administrators ...
announced a team of 59 athletes.
;Men
;Women
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats. * – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Eamon Sullivan
Eamon Wade Sullivan (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian former sprint swimmer, three-time Olympic medallist, and former world record-holder in two events. He was also the winner of the first season of ''Celebrity MasterChef Australia'', and ...
withdrew due to injury on 6 June and was replaced by
Matthew Abood
Matthew Abood (born 28 June 1986 in Sydney) is a freestyle swimmer from Australia. He won the bronze medal with the Australian swimming team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as well as the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Sh ...
.
Meagen Nay
Meagen Marree Nay (born 5 October 1988) is a competitive swimmer from Australia. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 200-metre backstroke and placed seventh in the final. Nay is a former Australian record holder in the 200-metre back ...
and Jacqueline Freney withdrew due to injury and illness on 7 July and were replaced by
Madison Wilson
Madison Maree Short, (née Wilson; born 31 May 1994) is a former Australian competitive swimmer who has participated in backstroke and freestyle events at the Olympic Games and the FINA world championships. Wilson has been a member of six wor ...
and
Lakeisha Patterson
Lakeisha Dawn Patterson, (born 5 January 1999) is an Australian Paralympic swimming, Paralympic swimmer. She won medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Rio Paralymp ...
respectively.
Officials: Head of Delegation –
Michael Scott Michael Scott, Michael Scot, or Mike Scott may refer to:
Academics
* Michael Scot (1175 – c. 1232), mathematician and astrologer
* Michael L. Scott (born 1959), American academic and computer scientist
* Mike Scott, British linguist and designer ...
, National Head Coach –
Jacco Verhaeren
Jacco Verhaeren (born April 4, 1969 in Rijsbergen) is a Dutch swimming coach and manager. He is best known for guiding Pieter van den Hoogenband, Inge de Bruijn, and Ranomi Kromowidjojo to multiple Olympic gold medals, and for leading significant ...
, Coaches – Brant Best, Peter Bishop, Matthew Brown, Simon Cusack, John Fowlie, Rob Hindmarsh, Craig Jackson, Chris Mooney, Vince Raleigh, Richard Scarce, Rohan Taylor
Table tennis
Table Tennis Australia
Table Tennis Australia is the National Sporting Organisation for the Sport of Table Tennis in Australia and is affiliated with both the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) which oversees the international governance and development of Tab ...
selected a team of 10 athletes.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Officials: Section Manager – Scott Houston, Head Coach – Jens Lang, Assistant Coach – Nam Ho Oh
Triathlon
Triathlon Australia
AusTriathlon (formerly Triathlon Australia) is the governing body responsible for the management of sports such as duathlon, aquathlon and triathlon within Australia.
History
Triathlon came to Australia in the early 1980s but the first state Ass ...
selected a team of 6 athletes.
;Mixed Relay
Weightlifting
Weightlifting Australia announced a team of 19 athletes on 18 March 2014.
;Men
;Women
; Powerlifting
Officials:
*Dr Robin Mitchell (section manager)
*Michael Keelan (head coach)
*Jourik Sarkisian (coach)
*Miles Wydall (coach)
*Anthony Dove (coach)
*Scott Upston (EAD Powerlifting)
*William Nancarrow ( EAD Powerlifting coach)
Wrestling
Wrestling Australia
Wrestling Australia (formerly known as the Australian Wrestling Union) is the organization that currently governs Beach wrestling, Freestyle wrestling, and Greco-Roman wrestling for Men and Women in Australia. Wrestling Australia is also the of ...
announced a team of nine athletes on 30 May 2014.
Only freestyle wrestling events are being held in Glasgow.
;Men
;Women
See also
*
Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 410 athletes to the Gam ...
*
Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece ...
2014
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Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...