Australian gold medals in the 2008 Olympics?

Answer 1

Steven Bradbury 1000 meter Short Track speed skating. It is kind of ironic because he was in the back the entire race and a fall in the lead pack caused all the leading members to fall, thus leaving room for Bradbury to head straight for the finish line and take the gold.

Answer 2

= Australian Medallists =

GOLD

Matthew Mitcham - Diving (Men's 10m Individual Platform) (Aug 23) Ken Wallace - Canoe/Kayak (K1 500m) (Aug 23) Steven Hooker - Athletics (Pole Vault) (Aug 22) Tessa Parkinson & Elise Rechichi - Sailing (Two Person Dinghy 470) (Aug 18) Malcolm Page & Nathan Wilmot - Sailing (Two Person Dinghy 470) (Aug 18) Emma Snowsill - Triathlon (Aug 18) Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett, Tarnee White*, Felicity Galvez*, Shayne Reese* (*heat swim) - Swimming (4x100m Medley Relay - World Record) Scott Brennan & David Crawshay - Rowing (Men's Double Sculls) (Aug 16) Duncan Free & Drew Ginn - Rowing (Men's Pair) (Aug 16) Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, Linda MacKenzie, Felicity Galvez*, Angie Bainbridge*, Melanie Schlanger*, Lara Davenport* (*heat swim) - Swimming (Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay - World Record) (Aug 14) Stephanie Rice - Swimming (Women's 200m Individual Medley - World Record) (Aug 13)

Leisel Jones - Swimming (Women's 100m Breaststroke - Olympic Record) (Aug 12)

Libby Trickett - Swimming (Women's 100m Butterfly) (Aug 11)

Stephanie Rice - Swimming (Women's 400m Individual Medley - World Record) (Aug 10)

Answer 3

Steven Bradbury won a medal at the 2006 winter Olympics.

Answer 4

Swimmer Stephanie Rice won Australia's first gold medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the women's 400 individual medley, in a world record time of 4.29.45.