List of flag bearers for Australia at the Olympics

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Australia at the
Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
Medals
Gold
188
Silver
199
Bronze
232
Total
619
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 Australasia (1908–1912)

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Australia at the Olympics.[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony (oc) and closing ceremony (cc) of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer (oc) Sport Flag bearer (cc) Sport
1 1920 Summer George Parker Athletics
2 1924 Summer Edwin Carr, Sr. Athletics
3 1928 Summer Bobby Pearce Rowing
4 1932 Summer Boy Charlton Swimming
5 1936 Summer Dunc Gray Cycling
6 1948 Summer Les McKay Water polo
7 1952 Summer Mervyn Wood Rowing
8 1956 Summer Mervyn Wood Rowing
9 1960 Winter Vic Ekberg Ice hockey
10 1960 Summer Jock Sturrock Sailing
11 1964 Summer Ivan Lund Fencing Dawn Fraser Swimming
12 1968 Winter Malcolm Milne Alpine skiing
13 1968 Summer Bill Roycroft Equestrian Eric Pearce Field hockey
14 1972 Summer Dennis Green Kayaking Michael Wenden Swimming
15 1976 Winter Colin Coates Speed skating
16 1976 Summer Raelene Boyle Athletics Robert Haigh Field hockey
17 1980 Winter Rob McIntyre Alpine skiing
18 1980 Summer Denise Robertson-Boyd
and Max Metzker		 Athletics
and Swimming		 John Sumegi Flatwater canoeing
19 1984 Winter Colin Coates Speed skating
20 1984 Summer Wayne Roycroft Equestrian Dean Lukin Weightlifting
21 1988 Winter Mike Richmond Speed skating
22 1988 Summer Ric Charlesworth Field hockey Debbie Flintoff-King Athletics
23 1992 Winter Danny Kah Speed skating Cameron Medhurst Figure skating
24 1992 Summer Jenny Donnet Diving Kieren Perkins Swimming
25 1994 Winter Kirstie Marshall Freestyle skiing
26 1996 Summer Andrew Hoy Equestrian Mike McKay Rowing
27 1998 Winter Richard Nizielski Short-track speed skating
28 2000 Summer Andrew Gaze Basketball Ian Thorpe Swimming
29 2002 Winter Adrian Costa Freestyle skiing Steven Bradbury Short-track speed skating
30 2004 Summer Colin Beashel Sailing Petria Thomas Swimming
31 2006 Winter Alisa Camplin Freestyle skiing Dale Begg-Smith Freestyle skiing
32 2008 Summer James Tomkins Rowing Stephanie Rice Swimming
33 2010 Winter Torah Bright Snowboarding Lydia Lassila Freestyle skiing
34 2012 Summer Lauren Jackson Basketball Malcolm Page Sailing
35 2014 Winter Alex Pullin Snowboarding David Morris Skiing
36 2016 Summer Anna Meares Cycling Kim Brennan Rowing
37 2018 Winter Scotty James Snowboarding Jarryd Hughes Snowboarding
38 2020 Summer Cate Campbell and Patty Mills Swimming and Basketball Mat Belcher Sailing
39 2022 Winter Brendan Kerry and Laura Peel[2] Figure skating and Freestyle skiing Sami Kennedy-Sim[3] Freestyle skiing
40 2024 Summer Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden[4] Canoe slalom and Field hockey Kaylee McKeown and Matt Wearn Swimming and Sailing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australia. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ Smale, Simon (20 February 2022). "Sami Kennedy-Sim named Australia's flag-bearer for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony". abc.net.au. ABC News Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden to carry the flag for Australia". Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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