Australia ( born Australasia ) is a combined team of Australia and New Zealand , performing in a number of sports at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Content
- 1 Australasia at the Olympics
- 1.1 Olympic Games 1908
- 1.2 Olympic Games 1912
- 1.3 Medal classification
- 2 Australasia in Tennis
- 3 See also
- 4 References
Australasia at the Olympics
The Olympic Association (NOC) of New Zealand was formed in 1911, and recognized by the IOC in 1920. [1] Therefore, New Zealand athletes who made their debut at the Olympic Games in 1908, at the Games of 1908 and 1912 performed in a single team with Australia under the name Australasia ( IOC code - ANZ ).
1908 Olympics
At the 1908 Olympics, Australasia won 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze medals:
- "gold"
- rugby team
- "silver"
- boxing - Middleweight - Reginald Baker
- Swimming - 400m Freestyle - Frank Borepeyr
- "bronze"
- Athletics - 3500m Walking - Harry Kerr (New Zealand)
- Swimming - 1,500 m freestyle - Frank Borepeyr
The team consisted of 3 New Zealanders. Harry Kerr became the first New Zealander to win the Olympic Games. [2]
1912 Olympics
At the 1912 Olympics, Australasia won 2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze medals:
- "gold"
- Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Women) - Fanny Durek
- swimming - relay race 4 Γ 200 m freestyle - team ( Leslie Boardman , Malcolm Champion / New Zealand /, Cecil Healy , Harold Harduik ), with a world record.
- "silver"
- Swimming - 100m Freestyle - Cecil Healy
- Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Women) - Wilhelmina Wiley
- "bronze"
- Swimming - 400m Freestyle - Harold Harduik
- Swimming - 1,500 m freestyle - Harold Harduik
- Tennis - Indoor Courts, Singles - Anthony Wilding (New Zealand)
The team consisted of 3 New Zealanders. Malcolm Champion became the first New Zealander - Olympic champion. [2]
Medal standings
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games Medals | ||||
| 1908 London | one | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Sports Medals | ||||
| Swimming | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Rugby | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| Boxing | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Total | 3 | four | 5 | 12 |
Australasia Tennis
In 1905, New Zealand joined the Australian National Lawn Tennis Association (withdrawn in 1922), and the association was renamed the Australian Australasia National Tennis Association.
The Australasian team made its debut in the Davis Cup in 1905 (this was the first performance for both Australians and New Zealanders). Results:
- victory - 1907-1909, 1911, 1914, 1919;
- defeat in the challenge round - 1912, 1920, 1922;
- did not pass the playoffs - 1905, 1906, 1913, 1921.
In 1905-1914, the backbone of the team was Australian Norman Brooks and New Zealander Anthony Wilding (Wilding did not participate in 1911-1913). After Wilding's death in World War I, the Australasian team actually (and formally from 1923) turned into the Australian team.
In 1905, the Australasian Championships began to be held, in which, however, often only Australians participated. In 1927, he changed his name to the Australian Championship , and later became one of the Grand Slam tournaments .
See also
- List of Australasia standard bearers
Literature, links
- β B.N. Havin . All about the olympic games. - 2nd ed. - M .: "Physical education and sport", 1979. - S. 500.
- β 1 2 Site of the NOC of New Zealand. Archived on September 7, 2007. (eng.)