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In the first modern Olympics how many athletes did Australia have competing?
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How long has Australia been participating in the Summer Olympics?
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.
Why does Australia participate in the Olympics?
Australia is a sport minded nation and the Olympic Games are an internationally recognised and accepted meeting of athletes in the spirit of competition at the highest level. Australia has competed at all of the modern Olympics.
Is Australia a part of the Olympics?
Yes. In fact, Australia claims to be one of only very few states to have had athletes in every modern Olympics since it began in 1896. This claim is debatable, but proves that Australia has a long, strong connection with the Olympics.
How many years has Australia been competing in the Olympics?
Australia has been competing in the modern Olympics since its beginning - 1896. However, that first year, there was just one athlete from Australia. His name was Edward Flack, he was born in England was living in England in 1896; however, since he had resided in Australia for most of his life, he was considered suitably qualified as an "Australian" to be Australia's representative.
What is the number of athletes in the first modern Olympics?
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Where all contestants in the first Olympics greek?
if you are talking about the first ancient Olympics then the answer is yes, if you are taling about the first modern Olympics then the answer is no, athletes from 14 nations competed, including, USA, Great Britain, France, Germany and Australia
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How many athletes were in the first modern Olympics?
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How many sports did Australian athletes compete in the 2008 Olympics?
A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team was Australia's second largest away team after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included a team of 482 competitors. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. In addition to competitors, 418 officials and 38 medical personnel were part of the Australian team. Australia competed in 26 of the 28 Olympic program sports; they failed to qualify in Baseball and Team handball. Australia also sent a men's but not a women's football squad, and had two beach volleyball but no indoor volleyball teams competing.
What nations were competing in the first Olympics?
At the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896, there were either 13 or 14 countries that sent athletes. This is because Chile claims to have one athlete that ran in the 100 meter, 400 meter, and 800 meter races but no mention of this athlete appears in any official Olympic report. The 13 countries that had documented athletes at the first modern Olympics in 1896 were Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (athletes from Cyprus and Smyrna were considered part of the Greek team), Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
Athletes from what countries competed in the first modern olympics in 1896?
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Has Australia competed in every modern Olympics?
Australia has competed at every Summer Olympics and all Winter Olympics except 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1948.
