| Australasia at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
Australasian Olympic Flag | |
| IOC code | ANZ |
| Medals Ranked 85th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
Australasia was a combined team of athletes fromAustralia and theDominion of New Zealand that competed together at the1908 and1912 Summer Olympics. When the Olympic Games resumed in1920 afterWorld War I, the two nations sent separate teams to the Games, and have done so ever since.
| Date | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900–1904 | ||
| 1908–1912 | ||
| 1920– | ||
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London | 32 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 85 | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
The Australasia team won a total of twelve medals in the two Olympiads in which they competed, mostly in swimming. One New Zealander won a medal in 1908 (Harry Kerr a bronze in athletics[1]), and two New Zealanders (Malcolm Champion a gold in swimming,[2]Anthony Wilding a bronze in tennis[3]) won medals in 1912; all other medalists for Australasia were Australians.