Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[ 1] 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.[ 2] team handball . Australia also sent a men's but not a women's football (soccer) squad, and had two beach volleyball but no indoor volleyball teams competing.
Medalists
Archery
Australia had two archers earn qualification spots at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships and three earn spots at the Oceania continental championship. David Barnes and Sky Kim earned the men two spots at the World tournament, with Michael Naray earning a third spot, and the team qualification at the Oceania competition. Jade Lindsey and Jane Waller were the qualifying women at the Oceania tournament.
In making its final selections, Australia selected Kim and Naray along with Matthew Gray for the men's team, and Waller and Lexie Feeney for the women's team.[ 3]
Men Women
Athlete
Event
Ranking round
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Score
Seed
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Rank
Alexandra Feeney
Individual
580
59
Yuan S-C (TPE ) (6)L 101–104
Did not advance
Jane Waller
634
28
Vardineni (IND ) (37)L 100–106
Did not advance
Athletics
Australia sent 40 representatives to compete in athletics events.[ 4] track events , ten in field events , seven in race walking , four in the marathons and one in combined events .[ 4] athletics did not start until the 15th of August, day seven of competition.[ 5]
On day one of athletics, two finals were held[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Jared Tallent , an Olympic debutant, who competed in the men's 20 kilometre race walk . Tallent came third, only 15 second in front of fellow countryman Luke Adams who finished 6th.[ 8] [ 9]
Key Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat onlyQ = Qualified for the next roundq = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or , in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying targetNR = National recordN/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events Field events Women
Track & road events Field events Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete
Event
200 m
800 m
Final
Rank
Kylie Wheeler
Result
13.68
1.89
13.06
24.28
6.11
43.81
2:11.49
6369
10[ a]
Points
1024
1093
731
954
883
741
943
Notes
^ The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine , tested positive for a banned substance.[ 10]
Badminton
Australia sent a team of six to Beijing. Stuart Gomez competed in the men's singles, while Erin Carroll competed in women's singles. Ross Smith and Glenn Warfe competed in the men's doubles and Tania Luiz and Eugenia Tanaka competed in the women's doubles.[ 11]
Basketball
Australia's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by defeating New Zealand in a best-of-three series to win the FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 . The women's team automatically qualified as the reigning world champions after winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women .[ 12]
Roster The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 13]
Australia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
C 4
Chris Anstey
(1975-01-01 ) January 1, 1975
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Melbourne Tigers
PG 5
Patrick Mills
(1988-08-11 ) August 11, 1988
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Saint Mary's Gaels
C 6
Andrew Bogut
(1984-11-28 ) November 28, 1984
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Milwaukee Bucks
G/F 7
Joe Ingles
(1987-10-02 ) October 2, 1987
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
South Dragons
G/F 8
Brad Newley
(1985-02-18 ) February 18, 1985
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Panellinios
G 9
C. J. Bruton
(1975-12-13 ) December 13, 1975
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
New Zealand Breakers
F 10
David Barlow
(1983-10-22 ) October 22, 1983
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Melbourne Tigers
SF 11
Mark Worthington
(1983-06-08 ) June 8, 1983
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
South Dragons
G/F 12
Glen Saville
(1976-01-17 ) January 17, 1976
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Wollongong Hawks
F/C 13
David Andersen
(1980-06-23 ) June 23, 1980
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
FC Barcelona
F/C 14
Matthew Nielsen (C)
(1978-02-03 ) February 3, 1978
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
BC Lietuvos rytas
F 15
Shawn Redhage
(1981-01-21 ) January 21, 1981
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Perth Wildcats
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captainClub – describes lastAge – describes age
Group play Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Argentina
^ a b Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Australia
Quarterfinals
Roster The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 14]
Australia women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
G 4
Erin Phillips
(1985-07-19 ) July 19, 1985
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Connecticut Sun
G 5
Tully Bevilaqua
(1972-05-19 ) May 19, 1972
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Indiana Fever
G 6
Jennifer Screen
(1982-02-19 ) February 19, 1982
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Lavezzini Basket Parma
F 7
Penny Taylor
(1981-05-24 ) May 24, 1981
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Phoenix Mercury
F/C 8
Suzy Batkovic
(1981-05-24 ) May 24, 1981
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
UMMC Ekaterinburg
C 9
Hollie Grima
(1983-12-16 ) December 16, 1983
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Italmoka Pozzuoli
PG 10
Kristi Harrower
(1975-03-04 ) March 4, 1975
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
UMMC Ekaterinburg
F 11
Laura Summerton
(1983-12-13 ) December 13, 1983
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Levoni Taranto
F 12
Belinda Snell
(1981-01-10 ) January 10, 1981
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
CJM Bourges Basket
C 13
Emma Randall
(1985-05-06 ) May 6, 1985
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Bulleen Boomers
F 14
Rohanee Cox
(1980-04-23 ) April 23, 1980
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Townsville Fire
PF 15
Lauren Jackson (C)
(1981-05-11 ) May 11, 1981
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Seattle Storm
Head coach Legend (C) Team captainClub – describes lastAge – describes age
Group play Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
^ a b Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Boxing
Australia had nine boxers qualify for the Olympics. All qualified at the Oceanian qualifying tournament.[ 15]
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men Women Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Australia selected competitors in all four cycling disciplines – BMX,[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] Chris Jongewaard lost his legal appeal to be included in the team after being excluded because of a car accident, involving another cyclist for which he was due to face court in late 2008.[ 20]
Road
Men Women
Track
Sprint * Qualified only in the first round
Pursuit Keirin Australian track cyclists Jack Bobridge, Anna Meares and Shane Kelly. Omnium
Mountain biking
BMX
Diving
Australia selected a team of nine divers to compete at the 2008 Olympics:[ 21]
Men Women
Equestrian
Australia selected a team of twelve equestrians to compete at the 2008 Olympics. Hayley Beresford , Kristy Oatley and Heath Ryan competed in dressage. Edwina Alexander , Laurie Lever , Peter McMahon and Matt Williams were selected for the jumping competition. Clayton Fredericks , Lucinda Fredericks , Sonja Johnson , Megan Jones and Shane Rose were selected for the three-day event.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
Dressage
Eventing
Athlete
Horse
Event
Dressage
Cross-country
Jumping
Total
Qualifier
Final
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Clayton Fredericks
Ben Along Time
Individual
37.00
6
16.40
53.40
4
4.00
57.40
=6 Q
4.00
61.40
7
61.40
7
Lucinda Fredericks
Headley Britannia
30.40
1
27.20
57.60
11
2.00
59.60 #
10*
Did not advance
59.60
26
Sonja Johnson
Ringwould Jaguar
45.20 #
23
13.60
58.80 #
13
0.00
58.80
9 Q
8.00
66.80
10
66.80
10
Megan Jones
Irish Jester
35.40
4
15.60
51.00
9
4.00
55.00
3
4.00
59.00
4 Q
59.00
4
Shane Rose
All Luck
53.30 #
46
9.20
62.50 #
16
8.00
70.50 #
17*
Did not advance
70.50
27
Clayton Fredericks Lucinda Fredericks Sonja Johnson Megan Jones Shane Rose See above
Team
102.80
1
59.20
162.00
2
9.20
171.20
2
—
171.20
# - Indicates that points do not count in team total
Show jumping
Fencing
Two fencers will represent Australia in Beijing. Jo Halls will contest the women's individual foil while Amber Parkinson will contest the women's individual épée .[ 25]
Women
Field hockey
The Australian men's and women's field hockey teams both qualified for Beijing.[ 26]
Roster The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 27]
Head Coach: Barry Dancer
Australia's team just before the group stage match against Pakistan. Standing from the left: Abbott , Lambert , Kavanagh , Matheson , Guest , Ockenden , Brooks , Wells . Front row from the left: Brown , Dwyer , Hammond , George , Doerner , de Young , Schubert , Knowles . Reserve:
Andrew Smith Stephen Mowlam (GK )Group play The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Umpires:
Umpires:
Umpires:
Umpires:
Umpires:
Semifinal
Umpires:
Bronze medal match
Umpires:
Roster The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 28]
Head Coach: Frank Murray
Reserve:
Toni Cronk (GK )Shelly Liddelow Notes
^ a b Melanie Wells and Nikki Hudson were co-captains of the Australian team.
Group play The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. Australia were eliminated on goal difference with China and entered the playoff for 5th/6th place.
Umpires:
Umpires:
Umpires:
Classification match for 5th/6th place
Australia's under-23 football team , commonly referred to as the 'Olyroos', qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 29]
Roster The following is the Australia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 30]
Head coach: Graham Arnold
* Over-aged player.
Notes
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Argentina
3
3
0
0
5
1
+4
9
Qualified for the quarterfinals
2
Ivory Coast
3
2
0
1
6
4
+2
6
3
Australia
3
0
1
2
1
3
−2
1
4
Serbia
3
0
1
2
3
7
−4
1
Gymnastics
Australian gymnasts qualified for Beijing in all three categories: artistic, rhythmic and trampoline. Naazmi Johnston was the only rhythmic gymast to qualify. Ben Wilden was the only trampolinist selected in the squad and Samuel Simpson was the only male artistic gymnast but a full women's artistic gymnastic team of six qualified:[ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
Artistic
Men
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Samuel Simpson
All-around
14.550
14.000
13.800
15.600
14.200
13.475
85.625
39
Did not advance
Women
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Georgia Bonora
Team
14.525
14.850
14.500
15.025
58.900
18 Q
14.450
14.625
—
Ashleigh Brennan
14.625
14.775
13.700
14.150
57.250
30
14.650
—
15.125
—
Daria Joura
13.450
15.100
15.125
12.475
56.150
44
—
14.675
—
Lauren Mitchell
14.650
14.725
—
14.100
—
13.675
14.700
—
15.550
—
Shona Morgan
14.525
14.700
14.500
15.350
59.075
15 Q
—
14.825
13.800
15.225
—
Olivia Vivian
—
14.925
—
—
15.100
—
Total
58.625
59.450
58.325
59.050
235.450
5 Q
42.775
44.150
43.575
45.900
176.400
6
Individual finals
Rhythmic
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Rope
Hoop
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Rope
Hoop
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Naazmi Johnston
Individual
15.300
14.075
14.825
14.800
59.000
22
Did not advance
Trampoline
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Ben Wilden
Men's
67.10
13
Did not advance
Judo
Australia has selected a team of 13 for the 2008 Games:[ 35]
Men Women
Modern pentathlon
Alexander Parygin , who won Olympic gold in Atlanta while competing for Kazakhstan , was initially due to be Australia's only male competitor in the modern pentathlon. His qualification was overturned "on technical grounds" by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, when the Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain argued that he had failed to meet "eligibility criteria of 5,100 points at the relevant international competition, during the Olympic qualification period".[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39]
Angie Darby made her Olympic debut as the only Australian female in the competition.[ 40] [ 38]
Athlete
Event
Shooting(10 m air pistol)
Fencing(épée one touch)
Swimming(200 m freestyle)
Riding(show jumping)
Running(3000 m)
Total points
Final rank
Points
Rank
MP Points
Results
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Penalties
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Angie Darby
Women's
164
36
904
12–23
=31
688
2:35.59
35
1056
28
7
1172
11:21.96
31
996
4816
35
Rowing
For the first time, Australia qualified for every rowing event at an Olympics.[ 41] [ 42]
Men Women Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); FC =Final C (non-medal); FD =Final D (non-medal); FE =Final E (non-medal); FF =Final F (non-medal); SA/B =Semifinals A/B; SC/D =Semifinals C/D; SE/F =Semifinals E/F; QF =Quarterfinals; R =Repechage
Sailing
Australia won the 470 class in both men's and women's competition. Pictured here are Elise Rechichi and Nathan Wilmot , the respective skippers. Australia competed in ten of the eleven sailing events.[ 43]
Men Women Open M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled; OCS = On the course side of the starting line; BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNF – Did not finish
Shooting
Australia has selected a squad of seventeen sport shooters to contest the 2008 Olympic competition:[ 44]
Men Women
Softball
The Australian softball team has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team selected to compete in the games is:[ 45]
Group stage
Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
Semifinal
Preliminary final
Swimming
Australia sent 43 swimmers to Beijing.[ 46] [ 47]
Men * Competed in the heats only
Women * Competed in the heats only
Synchronised swimming
Australia has qualified both a duet and a group entry in synchronised swimming.[ 48]
Table tennis
Australia has qualified both men's and women's table tennis teams for Beijing. Each team includes three competitors. The men's team is Kyle Davis , William Henzell and David Zalcberg . The women's team is Lay Jian Fang , Miao Miao and Stephanie Sang Xu .[ 49]
Men's singles Women's singles Team
Taekwondo
Four Australians have qualified for the Beijing Olympics. Ryan Carneli will compete in the men's under 58 kg division and Burak Hasan in the men's 58–68 kg division. Carmen Marton will compete in the women's over 67 kg division and Tina Morgan in the women's 57–67 kg division.[ 50]
Tennis
Australia has qualified two men and three women for the singles competition in Beijing while two doubles pairs have qualified in each of the men's and women's draws. The team is:[ 51] [ 52]
Men Women
Triathlon
Five Australians were selected to compete in the triathlon at the 2008 Olympics. Courtney Atkinson and Brad Kahlefeldt will contest the men's competition while Erin Densham , Emma Moffatt and Emma Snowsill will battle it out for the women's title.[ 53]
Volleyball
Beach
Two teams qualified for the Olympics: the women's team Barnett-Cook (Tamsin Barnett and Natalie Cook ), and the men's team Schacht-Slack (Andrew Schacht and Joshua Slack ).
Athlete
Event
Preliminary round
Standing
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Rank
Andrew Schacht Joshua Slack
Men's
Pool C Geor – Gia (GEO ) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–19)Fernandes – Morais (ANG ) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–9)Ricardo – Emanuel (BRA ) L 0 – 2 (14–21, 17–21)
2 Q
Nummerdor – Schuil (NED ) L 0 – 2 (16–21, 14–21)
Did not advance
Tamsin Barnett Natalie Cook
Women's
Pool C Shiryaeva – Uryadova (RUS ) W 2 – 1 (21–8, 19–21, 15–12)Saka – Rtvelo (GEO ) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–12)Larissa – Ana Paula (BRA ) W 2 – 0 (23–21, 23–21)
1 Q
Koutroumanidou – Tsiartsiani (GRE ) W 2 – 1 (22–20, 19–21, 15–12)
Talita – Renata (BRA ) L 0 – 2 (22–24, 14–21)
Did not advance
Water polo
Australia participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 8th place, while the women's team won the bronze medal. Australia's squads included three sets of siblings: Jamie and Gemma Beadsworth , the Santoromito sisters and the Rippon sisters. Kate Gynther is also a stepsister of the Rippons.[ 54] Bronwen and Emma Knox are unrelated.)
Roster The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 28]
№
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Date of birth
Club
1 James Stanton GK
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
93 kg (205 lb)
21 July 1983
2 Richie Campbell CB
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
18 September 1987
3 Trent Franklin D
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
12 February 1979
4 Pietro Figlioli D
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
29 May 1984
5 Robert Maitland CB
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
4 September 1983
6 Anthony Martin D
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
22 March 1985
7 Tim Neesham D
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
20 October 1979
8 Sam McGregor CB
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
12 August 1984
9 Thomas Whalan D
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
89 kg (196 lb)
13 October 1980
10
Gavin Woods CF
1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
1 March 1978
11
Rhys Howden D
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
78 kg (172 lb)
2 April 1987
12
Jamie Beadsworth CF
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
110 kg (240 lb)
11 June 1985
13
Rafael Sterk GK
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
27 January 1978
Head coach: John Fox Group play
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
Hungary
5
4
1
0
60
36
+24
9
Qualified for the semifinals
Spain
5
4
0
1
52
34
+18
8
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Montenegro
5
2
2
1
43
33
+10
6
Australia
5
2
1
2
45
40
+5
5
Will play for places 7–10
Greece
5
1
0
4
39
56
−17
2
Will play for places 7–12
Canada
5
0
0
5
21
61
−40
0
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 ).
18 August 2008
Report Montenegro
5–5
Australia
Ying Tung Natatorium , Beijing Referees:
Score by quarters: 2 –1, 1–2 , 0–1 , 2 –1
Vukčević 1, M. Janović 1, Ivović 1, Zloković 1, Gojković 1
Goals
Campbell 1, Martin 1, McGregor 1, Woods 1, Beadsworth 1
Classification round
Classification semi-final
22 August 2008
Report Australia 17 –16
Italy
Ying Tung Natatorium , Beijing Referees:
Score by quarters: 4 –2, 1–5 , 4 –0, 1–3 OT: 0–1 , 3 –2, 4 –3 (PS)
McGregor 3, Franklin 2, Figlioli 2, Maitland 2, Martin 2, Whalan 2
Goals
Calcaterra 6, Gallo 2, Felugo 2, Angelini 2, Sottani 2
Classification 7th–8th
Roster The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[ 55]
№
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Date of birth
Club
1 Emma Knox GK
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
70 kg (150 lb)
2 March 1978
2 Gemma Beadsworth CF
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
17 July 1987
3 Nikita Cuffe CF
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
73 kg (161 lb)
26 September 1979
4 Rebecca Rippon D
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
72 kg (159 lb)
26 December 1978
5 Suzie Fraser D
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
63 kg (139 lb)
27 August 1983
6 Bronwen Knox CF
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
16 April 1986
7 Taniele Gofers CF
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
80 kg (180 lb)
12 June 1985
8 Kate Gynther D
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
73 kg (161 lb)
5 July 1982
9 Jenna Santoromito D
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
65 kg (143 lb)
21 January 1987
10
Mia Santoromito CB
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
80 kg (180 lb)
29 March 1985
11
Melissa Rippon D
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
70 kg (150 lb)
20 January 1981
12
Amy Hetzel D
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
65 kg (143 lb)
27 April 1983
13
Alicia McCormack GK
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
76 kg (168 lb)
7 June 1983
Head coach: Greg McFadden Group play
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
Hungary
3
2
1
0
28
20
+8
5
Qualified for semifinals
Australia
3
2
1
0
25
22
+3
5
Qualified for quarterfinals
Netherlands
3
1
0
2
27
27
0
2
Greece
3
0
0
3
16
27
−11
0
Will play for places 7th–8th
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 ).
Semifinal
19 August 2008 Report United States 9 –8
Australia
Ying Tung Natatorium , Beijing Referees:
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 4 –1, 1–3
Villa 3Hayes 2Golda , Steffens , Gregorka , Craig 1
Goals
Gynther 3 R. Rippon 2Beadsworth , Knox , M. Rippon 1
Bronze medal game
21 August 2008
Report Australia 12 –11
Hungary
Ying Tung Natatorium , Beijing Referees:
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3 , 3 –1, 1–1 OT: 2 –1, 0–1 PSO :3 –2
Knox , Gynther 3 Fraser 2Beadsworth , R. Rippon , Santoromito , M. Rippon 1
Goals
Kisteleki 4Valkai 3Drávucz 2Zantleitner , Pelle 1
Weightlifting
Two Australians will compete in the weightlifting at Beijing. Damon Kelly will lift in the men's over 105 kg class and Deborah Lovely in women's over 75 kg class.[ 56]
Wrestling
Four wrestlers represented Australia at the 2008 Games:.[ 57] [ 58]
Key :
VT - Victory by Fall .PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Final / BM
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Rank
Ali Abdo
−74 kg
Gülhan (TUR ) L 0–3 PO Did not advance
21
Sandeep Kumar
−84 kg
Bye
Abdusalomov (TJK ) L 0–3 PO Did not advance
Bye
Danko (UKR ) L 0–3 PO Did not advance
20
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Final / BM
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Rank
Hassan Shahsavan
−74 kg
Bye
Melyoshin (KAZ ) L 1–3 PP Did not advance
18
Women's freestyle
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Final / BM
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Opposition
Rank
Kyla Bremner
−48 kg
Bye
Kim H-J (KOR ) L 0–3 PO Did not advance
17
In Australia, both the Seven Network and SBS TV provided television coverage of the games. Live web video streaming of selected events was provided by Yahoo!7 . Radio station 2GB held the exclusive Sydney radio rights through the Seven Network, while in other capital cities commercial partners were joined by ABC Local Radio in providing radio coverage. Additionally, Telstra broadcast Seven's coverage and that of selected events to 3G mobile phones via the Next G network.
An estimated eight million viewers in Australia watched the televised broadcast of the Opening Ceremony , the largest number ever, surpassing that of the 2000 Sydney Olympics opening ceremony.[ 59]
Seven has been criticised for broadcasting Australian Football League games in lieu of Olympic events with Australian athletes in contention for medals, as well as for the quality of their coverage in general.[ 60] [ 61] [ 62] [ 63]
During the closing days of the games, Seven and the rival Nine Network engaged in a "bidding war" to secure athletes, particularly gold medalists, for exclusive contracts to appear on their respective programs. Stephanie Rice signed a $800,000 two-year contract with Seven, and as a result withdrew (along with several other athletes) from being filmed for Nine's 60 Minutes [ 64] Foxtel the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The International Olympic Committee later awarded Seven its Golden Rings Award for "Best Olympic Programme". The award is given for the best overall Olympic coverage.[ 65]
See also
External links
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