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Australia at the Olympic Games
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	77 (68 men, 9 women) in nine sports
Flag bearer	Les McKay (water polo)
Medals Rank: 14	Gold 2	Silver 6	Bronze 5	Total 13
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 *with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Australia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Gold

• John Winter — Athletics, Men's High Jump

• Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Silver

• Theo Bruce — Athletics, Men's Long Jump

• George Avery — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump

• Joyce King, June Maston, Betty McKinnon and Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay

• John Marshall — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Beatrice Lyons — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Richard Garrard — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight

Bronze

• Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 100 metres

• Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles

• John Marshall — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle

• Judy Joy Davies — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke

• Joseph Armstrong — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight