- Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Australia
games=1948 Summer
competitors=77 (68 men, 9 women)
sports=nine
flagbearer=Les McKay (water polo)
gold=2
silver=6
bronze=5
total=13
rank=14Australia competed at the1948 Summer Olympics inLondon ,England . Australian athletes have competed in everySummer Olympic Games .Medalists
Gold
* John Winter — Athletics, Men's High Jump
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Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Single ScullsSilver
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Theo Bruce — Athletics, Men's Long Jump*
George Avery — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump*
Joyce King ,June Maston ,Betty McKinnon andShirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay* John Marshall — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
*
Beatrice Lyons — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke*
Richard Garrard — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle WelterweightBronze
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Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 100 metres*
Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles* John Marshall — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
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Judy Joy Davies — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke*
Joseph Armstrong — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
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