Australia at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Australia at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Australia
games=1896 Summer
competitors=1
sports=2
gold=2
silver=0
bronze=0
total=2
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.[See, "e.g.", [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1896] , the IOC medal chart for the 1896 Games listing Flack's two gold medals for Australia.] ]The Union Flag was used as the flag for the Australian colonies as well as Great Britain and Ireland at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
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
Gold
* Edwin Flack - athletics, 800 metres
* Edwin Flack - athletics, 1500 metres
Results by event
Athletics
Both of Flack's gold medals came in the athletics competitions as he won both of his track races.
Notes
References
* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf] )
*
External links
* [http://www.olympics.com.au/ Australian Olympic Committee]
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