Australia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece, and Switzerland.
Before the official postponement, the country initially withdrew from the Games over the coronavirus pandemic concerns. The executive board of the Australian Olympic Committee unanimously voted to tell their athletes to prepare for a postponed Games.
Two days before the opening ceremony, Australia was awarded the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane; the games there open 23 July 2032.
Australia competed in all sports except baseball, fencing, handball and wrestling.
Australia left Tokyo with 46 medals winning 17 gold medals equalling their best total from Athens 2004 along with 7 silver and 22 bronze.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Bronte CampbellCate CampbellMeg HarrisEmma McKeonMollie O'CallaghanMadison Wilson Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Ariarne Titmus Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle Kaylee McKeown Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke Annabelle McIntyreJessica MorrisonRosemary PopaLucy Stephan Rowing Women's coxless four Jack HargreavesAlexander HillAlexander PurnellSpencer Turrin Rowing Men's coxless four Ariarne Titmus Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle Zac Stubblety-Cook Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Jessica Fox Canoeing Women's slalom C-1 Emma McKeon Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Kaylee McKeown Swimming Women's 200 m backstroke Emma McKeon Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle Cate CampbellChelsea HodgesKaylee McKeownEmma McKeonMollie O'CallaghanEmily SeebohmBrianna Throssell Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay Logan Martin Cycling BMX freestyle Matthew Wearn Sailing Men's laser Mathew BelcherWilliam Ryan Sailing Men's 470 Thomas GreenJean van der Westhuyzen Canoeing Men's sprint K-2 1000 m Keegan Palmer Skateboarding Men's park Jack McLoughlin Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle Kyle Chalmers Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Ariarne Titmus Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle Andrew HoyKevin McNabShane Rose Equestrian Team eventing Field hockey Men's tournament Mariafe Artacho del SolarTaliqua Clancy Volleyball Women's beach volleyball tournament Nicola McDermott Athletics Women's high jump Brendon Smith Swimming Men's 400 m individual medley Emma McKeon Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Kyle ChalmersAlexander GrahamZac IncertiCameron McEvoyMatthew Temple Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Owen Wright Surfing Men's shortboard Jessica Fox Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Caleb AntillJack ClearyCameron GirdlestoneLuke Letcher Rowing Men's quadruple sculls Caitlin CroninHarriet HudsonRowena MeredithRia Thompson Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Kyle ChalmersAlexander GrahamMack HortonZac IncertiThomas NeillElijah Winnington Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Rohan Dennis Cycling Men's road time trial Tamsin CookMeg HarrisEmma McKeonLeah NealeMollie O'CallaghanBrianna ThrossellAriarne TitmusMadison Wilson Swimming Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Cate Campbell Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Emily Seebohm Swimming Women's 200 m backstroke Bronte CampbellIsaac CooperEmma McKeonKaylee McKeownZac Stubblety-CookMatthew TempleBrianna Throssell Swimming Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay John PeersAshleigh Barty Tennis Mixed doubles Andrew Hoy Equestrian Individual eventing Kareena Lee Swimming Women's marathon 10km Leigh HowardKelland O'BrienLuke PlappAlexander PorterSam Welsford Cycling Men's team pursuit Melissa Wu Diving Women's 10 metre platform Ashley Moloney Athletics Men's decathlon Harry Garside Boxing Men's lightweight Kelsey-Lee Barber Athletics Women's javelin throw Basketball Men's tournament
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Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics0123Basketball0011Boxing0011Canoeing2013Cycling1023Diving0011Equestrian0112Field hockey0101Rowing2024Sailing2002Skateboarding1001Surfing0011Swimming93921Tennis0011Volleyball0101Total1772246
Medals by dateDate Total24 July000025 July111326 July102327 July102328 July304729 July211430 July101231 July11351 August40042 August01123 August00004 August10235 August21256 August01237 August01128 August0000Total1772246
+ Medals by genderGenderTotalFemale103922Male741122Mixed0022Total1772246
Multiple medallistsNameSport Total Emma McKeon Swimming 4 0 3 7 Kaylee McKeown Swimming 3 0 1 4 Ariarne Titmus Swimming 2 1 1 4 Cate Campbell Swimming 2 0 1 3 Mollie O'Callaghan Swimming 2 0 1 3 Brianna Throssell Swimming 1 0 2 3 Kyle Chalmers Swimming 0 1 2 3 Bronte Campbell Swimming 1 0 1 2 Jessica Fox Canoeing 1 0 1 2 Meg Harris Swimming 1 0 1 2 Emily Seebohm Swimming 1 0 1 2 Zac Stubblety-Cook Swimming 1 0 1 2 Madison Wilson Swimming 1 0 1 2 Andrew Hoy Equestrian 0 1 1 2 Alexander Graham Swimming 0 0 2 2 Zac Incerti Swimming 0 0 2 2 Matthew Temple Swimming 0 0 2 2
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 1 4Artistic swimming 8 8Athletics 28 35 63Badminton 1 3 4Basketball 12 12 24Boxing 3 2 5Canoeing 8 9 17Cycling 15 14 29Diving 3 4 7Equestrian 4 5 9Field hockey 18 18 36Football 22 22 44Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 2 9 11Judo 1 2 3Karate 1 0 1Modern pentathlon 1 1 2Rowing 20 18 38Rugby sevens 12 12 24Sailing 7 6 13Shooting 8 7 15Skateboarding 3 2 5Softball 15 15Sport climbing 1 1 2Surfing 2 2 4Swimming 18 19 37Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 2 2 4Tennis 5 5 10Triathlon 3 3 6Volleyball 2 2 4Water polo 13 13 26Weightlifting 2 3 5 Total 225 259 484
Injuries, mental health concerns, family reasons and positive COVID infections caused several officially selected athletes to withdraw and be replaced where possible. These include: Justis Huni (boxing), Nick Kyrgios (tennis), Alex de Minaur (tennis) replaced by Max Purcell, Liz Cambage (basketball) replaced by Sara Blicavs, Chris Burton replaced by Stuart Tinney (equestrian), Cameron Meyer replaced by Lucas Hamilton, Jack Haig replaced by Luke Durbridge (cycling), Marco Tilio replaced Ramy Najjarine and Jay Rich-Baghuelou replaced Ruon Tongyik (football), Penny Squibb (hockey) replaced Georgia Wilson, Henry Paterson (rugby 7's) replaced by Nathan Lawson and Dane Bird-Smith (athletics).
Archery
Three Australian archers qualified for the men's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the men's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
On 6 March 2020, Rio 2016 bronze medallists Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth, with David Barnes making his Olympic comeback after his debut in Athens 2004, were officially named to the men's archery team for the Games, based on their individual results at the four-part selection trials.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDavid BarnesMen's individual64850L 1–7Did not advanceRyan Tyack65042W 6–5L 3–7Did not advanceTaylor Worth65139W 6–0 W 6–4L 1–7Did not advanceDavid BarnesRyan TyackTaylor WorthMen's team194911colspan=2 L 4–5Did not advanceAlice IngleyWomen's individual61657L 1–7Did not advanceTaylor WorthAlice IngleyMixed team126725colspan=2 did not advance
Artistic swimming
Australia fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team event through an Oceania continental selection in the team free routine at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The artistic swimming squad, highlighted by Rio 2016 Olympians Hannah Cross, Emily Rogers, and Amie Thompson, were officially selected to the Australian roster for the Games on 26 February 2020. Initially set to compete in both duet and team events at the rescheduled Games, Rio 2016 Olympian Rose Stackpole officially announced her retirement from the sport in August 2020. Instead, rookie Hannah Burkhill was selected to complete the rest of the squad on 4 September 2020.
On 2 July 2021, Carolyn Rayna Buckle was announced as an inclusion to the team after the retirement of Hannah Cross.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankEmily RogersAmie ThompsonDuet75.53432076.3667151.901020Did not advanceCarolyn Rayna BuckleHannah BurkhillKiera GazzardAlessandra HoKirsten KinashRachel PresserEmily RogersAmie ThompsonTeam75.63519colspan=3 77.3667153.00189
Athletics
Australian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):
On 19 August 2020, national champions Stewart McSweyn and Jessica Hull in the long-distance running, race walkers Jemima Montag and Rio 2016 bronze medallist Dane Bird-Smith, and reigning world javelin throw champion Kelsey-Lee Barber were the first track and field athletes officially selected to the Australian squad for the rescheduled Games.
On 3 July 2021, the track and field team was officially finalised by Athletics Australia with a contingent of 63 athletes set to represent Australia. On 25 July, Dane Bird-Smith withdrew from the team in the 20 km Walk for personal reasons.
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRohan Browning100 mcolspan=2 10.01 1 Q10.095Did not advanceAlex Beck400 m45.54 6 colspan=2 rowspan=2 Did not advance Steven Solomon44.94 2 Q45.153Did not advancePeter Bol800 m1:44.13 2 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 1:44.11 1 Q1:45.924Charlie Hunter1:45.914 Q1:46.737Did not advanceJeff Riseley1:45.414 Q1:47.175Did not advanceJye Edwards1500 m3:42.62 7colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceOlli Hoare3:36.093 Q3:34.354 Q3:35.7911Stewart McSweyn3:36.393 Q3:32.545 Q3:31.917Morgan McDonald5000 m13:37.3611colspan=4 rowspan=2 Did not advanceDavid McNeill13:39.958Did not advancePatrick Tiernan5000 m colspan=4 Did not advance10000 mcolspan=6 28:35.06 19Nicholas Hough110 m hurdles13.573 Qcolspan=2 13.889Did not advanceBen Buckingham3000 m steeplechase8:20.95 7colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceMatthew Clarke8:42.3714Did not advanceEdward Trippas8:29.9011Did not advanceLiam AdamsMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:15:51 24Jack RaynerBrett Robinson2:24:04 66Kyle Swan20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=2 1:27:5536Declan Tingay1:24:00 17Rhydian Cowley50 km walkcolspan=6 3:52:01 8
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHana Basic100 mcolspan=2 11.325Did not advanceRiley Day200 m22.943 Q colspan=2 22.56 4Did not advanceBendere Oboya400 m52.375colspan=2 Did not advanceCatriona Bisset800 m2:01.655colspan=2 rowspan=2 Did not advanceMorgan Mitchell2:05.446Did not advanceGeorgia Griffith1500 m4:14.4314colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceLinden Hall4:02.273 Q4:01.373 Q3:59.01 6Jessica Hull4:05.282 Q3:58.81 4 Q4:02.6311Isobel Batt-Doyle5000 m15:21.6515colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceJenny Blundell15:11.2711Did not advanceRose Davies15:50.0718Did not advanceLiz Clay100 m hurdles12.872 Qcolspan=2 12.71 3 Did not advanceSarah Carli400 m hurdles56.935colspan=2 Did not advanceAmy Cashin3000 m steeplechase9:34.6711colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advance Genevieve Gregson9:26.116 QGeorgia Winkcup9:59.2913Did not advance Ellie BeerAngeline BlackburnKendra HubbardBendere OboyaAnneliese Rubie-Renshaw4 × 400 m relay3:30.617colspan=4 Did not advanceSinead DiverMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:31:14 10Ellie Pashley2:33:39 23Lisa Weightman2:34:19 26Katie Hayward20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:38:1137Rebecca Henderson1:38:2138Jemima Montag1:30:396
Field events Men