WorksheetsAustralian Olympic History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Most Olympic Games
Andrew Hoy (Equestrian)
Russell Mark (shooting, trap and double trap)
Natalie Cook (Beach volleyball)
Mary Hanna (equestrian)
Most Medals - Male
Steven Bradbury + Ian Thorpe
Lydia Lassila + Dale Begg-Smith
Ian Thorpe + Liesel Jones
Torah Bright + Alisa Camplin
Bill Northam (Yachting) was the oldest athlete to represent Australia at an Olympic Games. How old was he at his last Olympics (Tokyo, 1964)
50
49
40
59
Sandra Morgan (Swimming) was the youngest athlete to represent Australia at an Olympic Games. How old was she when she made her Olympic debut (Melbourne, 1956)?
14
14.5
15
15.5
Australia’s Best Medal Tally at an Olympics
Athens (2004)
Sydney (2000)
Rio (2016)
Melbourne (1956)
How many Olympic medals has Australia won? (Summer and Winter)
512
15
527
723
How many Summer Olympic medals has Australia won?
150 gold, 170 silver, 192 bronze
88 gold, 174 silver, 190 bronze
192 gold, 170 silver, 170 bronze
100 gold, 100 silver, 100 bronze
How many Winter Olympic medals has Australia won?
2 gold, 7 silver, 15 bronze
15 gold, 25 silver, 35 bronze
1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
5 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze
Who are the only two nations to have participated at every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era?
Australia and Greece
Greece and USA
Germany and Greece
Australia and New Zealand
What position did Australia finish in the medal count at our last home Games, Sydney 2000?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
What is Australias' best finish in the medal count ever?
Sydney (2000) 4th
Melbourne (1956) 3rd
Melbourne (1956) 2nd
Sydney (2000) 1st
What is Australia's' most successful Olympic sport?
athletics + track and field
water polo
swimming
aerial ski
How many Indigenous Australian athletes have represented Australia at an Olympic Games?
51
52
53
54
Samantha Riley became the first female Indigenous Olympian and at these Games she became Australia’s first Indigenous competitor to win an Olympic medal, when she won bronze in the 100m breaststroke. In what year did Samantha Riley achieve this?
Melbourne 1956
Barcelona 1992
Atlanta 1996
Sydney 2000
Who is Australia's most successful Indigenous athlete?
Nova Peris-Kneebone
Samantha Riley
Kathy Freeman
Baeden Choppy
How many countries are competing at the Tokyo 2020(1) Games?
206
501
200
355
What is so different and unique about the gold, silver and bronze medals athletes will win at the Tokyo Games?
The medals will be made using old trees and bamboo.
The medals will be made using old buildings from Tokyo's last Olympics.
The medals will be made using old bridges and buildings.
The medals will be made using old cellphones and other electronics.
What do the colour of the Olympic rings represent?
The colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.
The colours are those of the first Olympic Games (Athens).
The colours are those of the Gods' which the Olympics were created for.
The colours are the old colours of Greeces' flag from when the Olympics first began
When was the first Paralympics held?
Sydney 2000
Melbourne 1956
Rome 1960
Tokyo 1964
Which Paralympian won an astonishing nine gold medals from nine events to become the greatest ever Australian medal winner at a single Paralympic Games.
Louise Sauvage
Joseph Walker
Dylan Alcott
Kurt Fearnley
