Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Australia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Australian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Brisbane will stage the 2032 Summer Olympics, Australia and the United States, the next nation to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, will march before the homebound French team enters Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.
| Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 28 in 6 sports |
| Officials | Anna Meares (chef de mission)[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912) | |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 3 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Surfing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 21 | 28 |
Athletics
Australian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track and road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Marathon | |||
| 20 km walk | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Marathon | |||
| 20 km walk | |||
Equestrian
Australia fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the team dressage competition as the top-ranked nation from Southeast Asia and Oceania, vying for qualification, at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.[3][4]
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Individual | — | |||||||||
| |
See above | Team | — | |||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position
Rugby sevens
- Summary
| Team | Event | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Australia women's | Women's tournament | ||||||||
Women's tournament
Australia women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinal phase of the Hong Kong leg and securing a top-four placement in the 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[5][6]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Shooting
Australian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Oceania Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament, if they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) from 14 August 2022 to 9 June 2024.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Women's trap | |||||||
Surfing
Australia entered two female surfers after successfully nominated top eight eligible qualified surfer's in the women's shortboard at the 2023 World Surf League ranking.[8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Women's shortboard | ||||||||||
Swimming
Australian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[10][11]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Women's 1500 m freestyle | |||||
References
- "Anna Meares selected to lead Australia's Olympic Team in Paris". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- Salem, Patricia (7 August 2022). "Laudrup-Dufour Leads Denmark to Victory". FEI. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- Shefferd, Neil (7 August 2022). "Denmark claim home gold in team dressage at World Equestrian Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Australia and USA qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games by reaching women's quarter-finals in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- Pratt, James (31 March 2023). "Australia and USA join New Zealand and France at Paris 2024 in women's rugby sevens following Hong Kong performances". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Surfing" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- Franceschi Neto, Virgilio (17 August 2022). "How to qualify for surfing at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Swimming" (PDF). World Aquatics. Retrieved 12 November 2022.