Except for the three that were cancelled due to World Wars, Australians have competed in every Olympic Games of the modern era since 1896.
Australia is one of a handful of nations who have competed at every games of the modern olympiad.
Australia is one of only 4 countries to have competed in every games of the modern Olympiad. The current London games are the games of the 30th Olympiad.
Australia has competed in all of the modern Olympics and won two Gold Medals in the first of the modern Olympics, the 1896 Athens Olympic Games.
The men's and women's beach volleyball teams first competed at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The men's and women's indoor volleyball teams first competed at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
Australia has competed in all of the Olympic Games of the modern era. The first Olympic Games of the modern era was held in Athens from the 6th of April to the 15th of April, 1896. 211 competitors representing 14 countries competed in 9 sports and 43 events. Australia won 2 Gold Medals.
That was the 1920 Games in Antwerp when Australia and New Zealand first competed as separate nations.
1) Croquet - competed at the 1900 Games in Paris and never again. 2) Tug-of-War - first competed at the 1900 Games in Paris and last competed at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. 3) Golf - competed at the 1900 and 1904 Games only. 4) Cricket - competed at the 1900 Games only. 5) Polo - first competed at the 1900 Games and last competed at the 1936 Games in Berlin. 6) Rugby - first competed at the 1900 Games and last competed at the 1924 Games in Paris.
Australia is one of only 4 countries that have competed in every games of the modern Olympiad, so since 1896.
The six nations that have competed at every Commonwealth Games are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, England, Scotland and Wales.
MICH JORDAN competed & won in the Olympic Games
America first competed in the Modern Olympics at the 1896 Games in Athens.
Australia sent a team of 434 athletes to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It was the largest team Australia had ever sent, apart from the Home Games in Sydneyin 2000, in which 632 athletes competed.