List of flag bearers for Australia at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Australia at the Olympics.^[1]

Australia at the Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
Medals	Gold 188 Silver 199 Bronze 232 Total 619
Summer appearances
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 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912)

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony (oc) and closing ceremony (cc) of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer (oc)	Sport	Flag bearer (cc)	Sport
1	1920	Summer	George Parker	Athletics
2	1924	Summer	Edwin Carr, Sr.	Athletics
3	1928	Summer	Bobby Pearce	Rowing
4	1932	Summer	Boy Charlton	Swimming
5	1936	Summer	Dunc Gray	Cycling
6	1948	Summer	Les McKay	Water polo
7	1952	Summer	Mervyn Wood	Rowing
8	1956	Summer	Mervyn Wood	Rowing
9	1960	Winter	Vic Ekberg	Ice hockey
10	1960	Summer	Jock Sturrock	Sailing
11	1964	Summer	Ivan Lund	Fencing	Dawn Fraser	Swimming
12	1968	Winter	Malcolm Milne	Alpine skiing
13	1968	Summer	Bill Roycroft	Equestrian	Eric Pearce	Field hockey
14	1972	Summer	Dennis Green	Kayaking	Michael Wenden	Swimming
15	1976	Winter	Colin Coates	Speed skating
16	1976	Summer	Raelene Boyle	Athletics	Robert Haigh	Field hockey
17	1980	Winter	Rob McIntyre	Alpine skiing
18	1980	Summer	Denise Robertson-Boyd and Max Metzker	Athletics and Swimming	John Sumegi	Flatwater canoeing
19	1984	Winter	Colin Coates	Speed skating
20	1984	Summer	Wayne Roycroft	Equestrian	Dean Lukin	Weightlifting
21	1988	Winter	Mike Richmond	Speed skating
22	1988	Summer	Ric Charlesworth	Field hockey	Debbie Flintoff-King	Athletics
23	1992	Winter	Danny Kah	Speed skating	Cameron Medhurst	Figure skating
24	1992	Summer	Jenny Donnet	Diving	Kieren Perkins	Swimming
25	1994	Winter	Kirstie Marshall	Freestyle skiing
26	1996	Summer	Andrew Hoy	Equestrian	Mike McKay	Rowing
27	1998	Winter	Richard Nizielski	Short-track speed skating
28	2000	Summer	Andrew Gaze	Basketball	Ian Thorpe	Swimming
29	2002	Winter	Adrian Costa	Freestyle skiing	Steven Bradbury	Short-track speed skating
30	2004	Summer	Colin Beashel	Sailing	Petria Thomas	Swimming
31	2006	Winter	Alisa Camplin	Freestyle skiing	Dale Begg-Smith	Freestyle skiing
32	2008	Summer	James Tomkins	Rowing	Stephanie Rice	Swimming
33	2010	Winter	Torah Bright	Snowboarding	Lydia Lassila	Freestyle skiing
34	2012	Summer	Lauren Jackson	Basketball	Malcolm Page	Sailing
35	2014	Winter	Alex Pullin	Snowboarding	David Morris	Skiing
36	2016	Summer	Anna Meares	Cycling	Kim Brennan	Rowing
37	2018	Winter	Scotty James	Snowboarding	Jarryd Hughes	Snowboarding
38	2020	Summer	Cate Campbell and Patty Mills	Swimming and Basketball	Mat Belcher	Sailing
39	2022	Winter	Brendan Kerry and Laura Peel[2]	Figure skating and Freestyle skiing	Sami Kennedy-Sim[3]	Freestyle skiing
40	2024	Summer	Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden[4]	Canoe slalom and Field hockey	Kaylee McKeown and Matt Wearn	Swimming and Sailing

See also

• Australia at the Olympics

References

1. Australia. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
3. Smale, Simon (20 February 2022). "Sami Kennedy-Sim named Australia's flag-bearer for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony". abc.net.au. ABC News Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
4. "Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden to carry the flag for Australia". Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2024.