Australia at the Olympics
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Olympic facts about Australia
NOC: Australia

IOC code:

AUS

Olympic debut:

Summer: 

Athens 1896

Winter:  Garmisch Partenkirchen 1936

Olympic participation:

Summer: 

1896-1904, 1920 and onwards

Winter:  1936, 1952 and onwards
Australian Olympic Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
Summer Olympics 166 170 209 545
Winter Olympics 6 7 6 19
Top Sports
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1.   Swimming 7067 73 210
2.   Athletics 2127 28 76
3.   Cycling 1519 20 54
4.   Rowing 1315 16 44
5.   Sailing 138 8 29
Complete list of Australia's medals in Olympic sports
Notes:
Australia has also won medals in cooperation with other NOCS. For a list of these medals see List of medals won by cooperating nocs.

The medal count for Summer and Winter Olympics is representing medals won in competitions which in the course of time have finally become part of either the summer olympics or the winter olympics. The division between summer and winter olympic games did not exist until 1924 and in the period before this winter and summer sports were on a few occasions present at the olympics side by side.

These facts about Australia at the olympics are based on the official reports of the olympics and the games-encyclo's olympic database
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