Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Australasian Olympic Flag
IOC code
ANZ
in London, United Kingdom 27 April – 31 October 1908
Competitors
30 in 6 sports
Flag bearer
Henry St Aubyn Murray
Medals Ranked 11th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1908
1912
Other related appearances
Australia (1896–1904, 1920–) New Zealand (1920–)
Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since. In 1908 there were three New Zealanders, Harry Kerr, Henry Murray and Albert Rowland (a fourth New Zealander, hurdler Arthur Halligan, competed for Great Britain);[1] all other competitors were Australian. There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports.[2] A further two competitors, who were to compete in tennis, did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers.
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