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The Team
486.
Athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team. Our biggest offshore Team, and second biggest behind Sydney 2000 .
308.
The Tokyo 2020 Team was made up of 308 debutants (63.4% of the Team)
53.7%.
261 (53.7%) of the Team members were female, a record percentage for Australia.
16.
The Tokyo 2020 Team included 16 Indigenous Australians. The most of any Australian Olympic Team.
The Medals
The Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team achieved their second best ever medal haul. Australia placed sixth on the medal table, ahead of sporting powerhouses France and Germany.
| YEAR | CITY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL MEDALS |
| 2004 | Athens | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 |
| 2020 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
| 2000 | Sydney | 16 | 25 | 17 | 58 |
| 2008 | Beijing | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 1956 | Melbourne | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
32.
32 (70%) of our 46 medals were won in water-related sports.
99.
99 different Australian athletes won a Tokyo 2020 medal. Our tally of 46 medals yielded 129 individual medals by 99 athletes across 19 sports.
58.
Of the 99 medal winners, 58 were on debut (59%) and 26 (26%) were at their second Games.
26.9.
The average age of the 99 medallists was 26.9
Medals by Age & Gender
Age
- Medals were won by the Team's youngest member, Mollie O'Callaghan, 17 (Swimming), and the second oldest (oldest male) Andrew Hoy at 62 (Equestrian).
Gender
- Medals were won by 29 women and 70 men. The men's count was helped by two men’s teams finishing on the podium.
Medals by Day
Australia achieved their two best single days in Olympic history.
| DATE | CITY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL MEDALS |
| 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 July 2021 | Tokyo | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 August 2004 | Athens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 December 1956 | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Medals by Sport
- Swimming 9 x Gold, 3 x Silver, 8 Bronze
- Rowing 2 x Gold, 2 x Bronze
- Sailing 2 x Gold
- Canoe Slalom 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Canoe Sprint 1 x Gold
- BMX Freestyle 1 x Gold
- Skateboarding 1 x Gold
- Athletics 1 x Silver, 2 x Bronze
- Hockey 1 x Silver
- Beach Volleyball 1 x Silver
- Boxing 1 x Bronze
- Equestrian 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- Road Cycling 1 x Bronze
- Diving 1 x Bronze
- Marathon Swimming 1 x Bronze
- Surfing 1 x Bronze
- Tennis 1 x Bronze
- Track Cycling 1 x Bronze
- Basketball 1 x Bronze
Australia's Multi-Medallists
- Emma McKeon Swimming 4 x Gold, 3 x Bronze
- Kaylee McKeown (Swimming) 3 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Ariarne Titmus (Swimming) 2 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- Cate Campbell (Swimming) 2 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Mollie O'Callaghan (Swimming) 2 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Brianna Throssell (Swimming) 1 x Gold, 2 x Bronze
- Bronte Campbell (Swimming) 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Zac Stubblety-Cook (Swimming) 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Emily Seebohm (Swimming) 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Jessica Fox (Canoe Slalom) 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Meg Harris (Swimming) 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Madison Wilson (Swimming) 1 x Gold, 1 x Bronze
- Kyle Chalmers (Swimming) 1 x Silver, 2 Bronze
- Andrew Hoy (Equestrian) 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze
- Alexander Graham (Swimming) 2 x Bronze
- Matthew Temple (Swimming) 2 x Bronze
- Zac Incerti (Swimming) 2 x Bronze
The Records
1.
1 World Record (Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Swimming)
11.
11 Olympic Records (Swimming)
3.
3 Olympic Bests (Rowing and Canoe/Kayak)
14.
14 Australian Records (Swimming and Track & Field)
118.
118 Aussie athletes finished just outside the medals, finishing 4th or 5th. Four teams or individuals placing fourth and 19 teams or individuals placing fifth.
