The entrance of countries into the Stadium at the opening ceremony is done alphabetically by the language of the host country. In the Chinese language, Australia's translated name comes at the end of the alphabet.
Australia ranked 6th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Forth place
Australia came 6th on the overall Beijing 2008 medals tally.
Tied for 23rd (with Norway) with 9 medals.
A total of 311 Canadian athletes will be competing in Beijing Olympics 2008.
At the 2008 Games in Beijing, the women's team finished 4th and the men's team finished 8th.
Melbourne, host of the 1956 Summer Olympics, is located in Australia.
In the mens race France come second.
The Summer Olympics occur every 4 years, and the same goes for Winter Olympics; except Winter Olympics take place always 2 years after the Summer Olympics. For example, Summer Olympics went to Beijing in 2008, Winter Olympics went to Vancouver in 2010, and Summer Olympics will come back on in 2012 in London.
every 4th year ( I.E. 2000 S,2004 Athens,2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio.)
Fourth in the main games and second in the paralympics.
a gold medal if you come first, a silver medal if you come second and a bronze medal if you com third.