Australia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympics since the modern games began in 1896.
Australia and New Zealand combined athletes to compete under the name Australasia in 1908 and 1912.
Australia have participated in every Summer Olympic Games, on two occasions as a joint team with New Zealand (in 1908 and 1912). With regard to the Winter Olympics, they participated in the 1936 contest, and in every contest since 1952.
Australia has been in every summer Olympics and some of the winter Olympics.
Australia has hosted the Summer Olympics twice. The first time the Summer Olympics were in Australia was in 1956 in Melbourne, capital of Victoria. The second time was in 2000 in Sydney, capital of New South Wales.
The Winter Olympics have never been held in Australia. To date, only the Summer Olympics have been held in Australia: in Melbourne in 1956 and in Sydney in 2000.
Australia has never hosted the Winter Olympics. It's difficult to host the Winter Olympics in the Southern Hemisphere because it is summer when the games are traditionally played (February)
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They have participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics
Fiji first competed at the 1956 Summer Games in Melbourne. Hector Hatch represented the country in boxing at the 1956 Games.
For nearly 200 years
Summer Olympics: 1976Winter Olympics: 1988Winter Olympics: 2010