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Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Australia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Australian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Brisbane will stage the 2032 Summer Olympics, Australia and the United States, the next nation to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, marched before the homebound French team entering the Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.

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Australia's final team consisted of 461 athletes (205 men and 256 women) competing in 33 sports, with Anna Meares selected as the chef de mission. On August 10, sailor Matthew Wearn and swimmer Kaylee McKeown, both gold medalists in Paris, were named flag-bearers for the closing ceremony. ==Medalists==
Medalists
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Athletes who participated in the heats only. ==Competitors==
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. ==Archery==
Archery
Two Australian archers qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's and women's individual recurve competitions by virtue of their mixed team gold medal results at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands. ==Artistic swimming==
Artistic swimming
Australia fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and mixed team event as the highest-ranked Oceanian nation eligible for qualification at the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. ==Athletics==
Athletics
Australian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each). If there are more than three qualified Australians in any event, preference will generally be given to the highest finishers at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships. Track and road eventsMen Women Mixed Field events Men Women '''Combined events – Men's decathlon''' '''Combined events – Women's heptathlon''' ==Badminton==
Badminton
Australia entered three badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings. ==Basketball==
Basketball
5×5 basketball Summary Men's tournament The Australia men's basketball team qualified for the games by virtue of their results through the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Philippines, Japan & Indonesia, as the highest-ranked squad from Oceanic zone. Team roster Group play ---- ---- Quarterfinal Women's tournament The Australia women's national basketball team qualified by placing in the top three at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belém, Brazil. Team roster Group play ---- ---- Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze medal game 3×3 basketball Summary Women's tournament The Australia women's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 in Utsonomiya, Japan. Team roster The roster was named on 8 July 2024. • Anneli MaleyLauren MansfieldMarena WhittleAlex Wilson Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Play-in ==Boxing==
Boxing
Australia entered twelve boxers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified for Paris in their respective weight division after winning gold at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Men Women ==Breaking==
Breaking
Australia entered two breakdancers to compete in their respective gender-based dual battles for Paris 2024. Jeffrey Dan Arpie (J Attack) and Rachael Gunn (Raygun) secured the spots by virtue of their gold-medal victory each in the B-boys and B-girls final battle at the 2023 WDSF Oceanian Breaking Championships in Sydney, Australia. ==Canoeing==
Canoeing
Slalom Australian canoeists confirmed a boat in the men's C-1 and K-1, women's C-1, K-1, and KX classes, respectively, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain, and 2024 Oceania Championships in Penrith. Kayak cross Sprint Australian canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. ==Cycling==
Cycling
Road Australia entered a team of six road cyclists (three male and three female). Australia qualified three male and three female athletes through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Men Women Track Australian riders obtained full spots for men's track events and women's team pursuit, Madison, and Omnium, and two additional quotas for women's sprint and keirin based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. Sprint Pursuit Keirin Omnium Madison Mountain biking Australian mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympics through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings. BMX FreestyleAustralian riders received a single quota spot in the men's and women's BMX freestyle for the games. The first quota is obtained at the men's event by virtue of the top three highest nation's at the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, while the second quota is obtained at the women's event by virtue of the highest continental representation, not yet qualified, at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. RaceAustralian riders secured three quota places (one men's and three women's) in the race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of the final Olympic BMX ranking. ==Diving==
Diving
Australian divers secured nine quota place for Paris 2024, by advancing to the top twelve final of the men's individual platform and women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; by virtue of gold medal results through 2023 Oceania Championships in Brisbane, Australia; and also by virtue top 12 individuals results and top 4 synchronized pair, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Men Women ==Equestrian==
Equestrian
Australia fielded a full-squad of three equestrian riders into the team dressage, eventing and jumping competitions, respectively, by securing an outright berth each as the top-ranked nation from Southeast Asia and Oceania, vying for qualification, at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark; one of two highest-ranked eligible nations at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic eventing qualifier for Group F and G (Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania) in Millstreet, Ireland; and one of two highest-ranked eligible nations at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. Dressage Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position Eventing Jumping ==Field hockey==
Field hockey
Summary Men's tournament Australia men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 Oceania Cup in Whangārei, New Zealand. Team roster Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal Women's tournament Australia women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 Oceania Cup in Whangārei, New Zealand. Team roster Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinal ==Football==
Football
Summary Women's tournament Australia women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third round 2-legged tie of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and in Melbourne 13–0 on aggregate. Team roster Group play ---- ---- ==Golf==
Golf
Australia entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly to Paris 2024, based on their respective ranking performances in the top 60 on the IGF World Rankings. ==Gymnastics==
Gymnastics
Artistic Australia fielded a squad of five female gymnasts and one male gymnast for Paris. All of the female gymnasts qualified for the games after advancing to the final round of team all-around and obtained one of nine available team spots for nations not yet qualified at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Later on, Jesse Moore qualified for the games after becoming the highest rank eligible gymnast through the 2024 Oceanian Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. Men Women Rhythmic Following the 2024 Oceania Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships that doubled with European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, International Gymnastics Federation announced Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva as Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual qualifier and Australian Group, known as "Aspire Senior Group", as Rhythmic Gymnastics Group qualifier. Trampoline Australia qualified one gymnast for the men's trampoline competition in Paris through the reallocated continental quota (one of the quotas not used by another continent). ==Judo==
Judo
Australia has qualified three judokas (one man and two women) via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Oceania. ==Modern pentathlon==
Rowing
Australian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Men Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage ==Rugby sevens==
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