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Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	34
Flag bearer	Edwin Carr
Medals Rank: 11	Gold 3	Silver 1	Bronze 2	Total 6
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908* 1912* 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 * with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Australia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1924 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
01 !File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Winter, NickNick Winter	Athletics	Men's triple jump	02020-07-12-0000July 12
01 !File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Eve, DickDick Eve	Diving	Men's plain high diving	02020-07-15-0000July 15
01 !File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Charlton, BoyBoy Charlton	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle	02020-07-15-0000July 15
02 !File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Beaurepaire, FrankFrank Beaurepaire, Boy Charlton, Moss Christie, Ernest Henry, Ivan Stedman	Swimming	Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay	02020-07-20-0000July 20
03 !File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Charlton, BoyBoy Charlton	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	02020-07-18-0000July 18
03 !File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Beaurepaire, FrankFrank Beaurepaire	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle	02020-07-15-0000July 15

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

A single diver represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Eve won the gold medal in the plain high diving competition, Australia's first Olympic diving medal. He also finished fifth in the springboard event.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Dick Eve	3 m board	13	522.3	2 Q	26	564.3	5
	Plain high diving	13.5	157	1 Q	13.5	160	01 !File:Gold medal icon.svg

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Frank Beaurepaire	400 m freestyle	5:38.0	2 Q	DNF	—	Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	22:17.6	1 Q	21:41.6	1 Q	21:48.4	03 !File:Bronze medal icon.svg
Boy Charlton	400 m freestyle	5:30.2	2 Q	5:32.6	2 Q	5:06.6	03 !File:Bronze medal icon.svg
	1500 m freestyle	21:20.4 OR	1 Q	21:28.4	1 Q	20:06.6 WR	01 !File:Gold medal icon.svg
Moss Christie	100 m freestyle	1:07.2	4	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	DNF	—	Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	22:49.4	3	Did not advance
Ernest Henry	100 m freestyle	1:03.8	2 Q	1:03.0	3	Did not advance
Ivan Stedman	100 m freestyle	1:06.2	2 Q	1:06.0	5	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	3:09.6	4	Did not advance
Frank Beaurepaire Boy Charlton Moss Christie Ernest Henry Ivan Stedman*	4×200 m freestyle relay	10:21.2	1 Q	10:27.0	1 Q	10:02.2	02 !File:Silver medal icon.svg

^* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Nine athletes represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport (excluding appearances as part of Australasia). Winter took the nation's only athletics medal of the Games, a gold in the triple jump.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ernie Austen	10 km walk	N/A				Disqualified		Did not advance
Malcolm Boyd	800 m	N/A		Unknown	4	Did not advance
	1500 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
	5000 m	N/A		Unknown	9	Did not advance
Slip Carr	100 m	11.0	2 Q	10.9	2 Q	10.7	4	Did not advance
	200 m	22.6	1 Q	21.8	1 Q	22.1	4	Did not advance
Denis Duigan	Pentathlon	N/A						Eliminated-4
	Pentathlon	N/A						Did not finish
Richard Honner	400 m	53.1	3	Did not advance
	400 m hurdles	N/A		58.5	4	Did not advance
	Long jump	N/A				6.635	3	Did not advance
Charles Lane	400 m	51.4	3	Did not advance
Jack Newman	800 m	N/A		Unknown	6	Did not advance
	1500 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Roy Norman	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	400 m	50.6	2 Q	50.2	4	Did not advance
	800 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Nick Winter	Triple jump	N/A				15.18	1 Q	15.525	01 !File:Gold medal icon.svg

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Three boxers represented Australia at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport, though an Australian had won a silver medal as part of the 1908 Australasia team. Sinclair was the only Australian to win a match in 1924; none of the Australian boxers advanced past the round of 16.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Charles Jardine	Heavyweight	N/A	22x20px von Porat (NOR) L	Did not advance			9
Raymond Jones	Middleweight	22x20px Funk (USA) L	Did not advance				17
Charles Sinclair	Lightweight	22x20px Huizenaar (NED) W	22x20px Genon (BEL) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
22x20px Belgium	0	1	.000
22x20px Netherlands	1	0	1.000
22x20px Norway	0	1	.000
22x20px United States	0	1	.000
Total	1	3	.250

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	1	1	.500
Round of 16	0	2	.000
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–
Total	1	3	.250

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Australia in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Sydney Ramsden	Time trial	7:18:23.4	36

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Robert Broadbent	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Walter Coppins	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
	Sprint	13.6	1 Q	Advanced directly		Unknown	3 r	Unknown	3	Did not advance
George Dempsey	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
	Sprint	13.8	1 Q	Advanced directly		13.2	1 Q	Advanced directly		Unknown	2	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ten rowers represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport, though the 1912 Australasia team included rowers.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Arthur Bull	Single sculls	7:19.0	1 Q	Advanced directly		Did not finish	4
Frank Cummings Robert Cummings Henry Graetz William Jarvis Walter Pfeiffer Arthur Scott William Sladden Arnold Tauber Edward Thomas	Eights	Unknown	2 r	6:47.0	3	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
John Bayley	Singles	22x20px Schildt (FIN) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4	22x20px Bache (DEN) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–2	22x20px Gilbert (GBR) L 5–7, 7–9, 1–6	Did not advance
Anthony Willard	Singles	22x20px Raymond (RSA) W 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	22x20px Halot (BEL) W 8–6, 6–2, 6–2	22x20px Jacob (IND) L 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6	Did not advance
John Bayley Anthony Willard	Doubles	N/A	22x20px von Kehrling / von Kelemen (HUN) W 6–8, 11–9, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	22x20px Richards / Hunter (USA) L 1–6, 2–6, 2–6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Claude Angelo	Featherweight	Bye	22x20px Stott (GBR) W	22x20px Chilcott (CAN) L	Did not advance

References

• Andrews, Malcolm, Australia at the Olympics, ABC Books, 2000
• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• sports-reference