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So far this year At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Australian delegation has shown great performance and, not in vain, it is ranked third in the overall medal table. The Oceanic country, despite being small in size, came to French territory to compete with 460 athletes in 33 disciplines, outnumbering, for example, the team from China.
The Australians are a surprise and are placed behind the United States and China, nations that have taken turns at the top of the table, and above Great Britain, which has been on the podium at two of the last three Olympics, and hosts France.
At the 2012 London Games, Australia finished in 10th place with a total of 37 medals. At the 2016 Rio Games, it finished in the same position, but this time with 29 medals. While for the 2016 Olympics, Australia finished in 10th place with a total of 37 medals. Tokyo 2021 Australia’s climb and improvement was evident, reaching sixth place with a final cumulative total of 46 medals, 17 of them gold.
His strengths
Swimming has been her strength at these Olympic Games, being the discipline that contributes the most to the medal table with 18 medals. In the water, the great figures were Ariarne Titmus and Kylee McKeown who, at 23 years old, are already multiple Olympic and world champions.
Titmus gave her country 2 golds, highlighting the 400-meter freestyle in which she beat Katie LedeckyMcKeown also won two more gold medals, in the 100 and 200 metre backstroke.
Besides, Canoe slalom (3 golds) and skateboarding (2 golds) contributed to Australia’s totalwhich remains strong in the overall medal table, three days before the curtain falls on the 2024 games.
Here is the top 5 of the medal table so far:
1. United States: 30 gold – 38 silver – 35 bronze
2. China: 29 golds – 25 silvers – 19 bronzes
3. Australia: 18 golds – 14 silvers – 13 bronzes
4. France: 14 golds – 19 silvers – 21 bronzes
5. Great Britain: 13 golds – 17 silvers – 21 bronzes
