2012_Australian_Olympic_Team

Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Australia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 410 athletes to the Games to compete in 23 sports.

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Australia left London with a total of 35 medals (8 gold, 15 silver, and 12 bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympics since 1992. Ten of these medals were awarded to the athletes in swimming, including the gold from the women's freestyle relay team; six in cycling, five in rowing, and four in sailing. Nine Australian athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London, while 11 of them managed to claim their Olympic titles for the first time. From the twenty-three sports played by the athletes, fourteen of them contained at least a single Olympic medal. With the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, Australia's team-based athletes proved successful in London, as the field hockey teams and the women's basketball team each won bronze medals. For the first time since 2000, Australia did not win an Olympic gold medal in rowing.

Among the nation's medalists were sailor Malcolm Page, who successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's 470 class, and hurdler Sally Pearson, who became the first Australian female athlete to win gold in athletics after 12 years. Anna Meares, who won gold and bronze in London, became one of the most successful track cyclists in history, with a total of five Olympic medals. Meanwhile, Leisel Jones, who competed at her fourth Olympics, emerged as the greatest Australian female swimmer in history, with a total of nine Olympic medals, including one from London.

Medalists

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* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final relay.

Delegation

The Australian Olympic Committee selected a team of 410 athletes, 224 men and 186 women, to compete in 23 sports; it was the nation's fifth largest team sent to the Olympics, but the smallest since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] 227 Australian athletes had competed at their first Games, including freestyle swimmer and pre-Olympic favorite James Magnussen, and slalom kayaker Jessica Fox.[1]

The Australian team featured twelve defending Olympic champions, including swimmer Stephanie Rice, who won a total of three Olympic gold medals, pole vaulter Steve Hooker, who broke an Olympic record in Beijing, and diver Matthew Mitcham, who won a gold medal for the first time in men's platform. Equestrian eventing rider Andrew Hoy became the first Australian athlete in history to participate in seven Olympic Games.[2] Three athletes made their sixth Olympic appearance: road cyclist Stuart O'Grady, and trap shooters Michael Diamond and Russell Mark.[3] Beach volleyballer and two-time Olympic medalist Natalie Cook became the first Australian female athlete to compete at five Olympic Games.[4] Dressage rider Mary Hanna, at age 57, was the oldest athlete of the team,[5] while diver Brittany Broben was the youngest at age 16.[1]

Former Olympic rowing champion Nick Green served as Australia's chef de mission.[6] Basketball player Lauren Jackson, who led her team by winning the silver medal in her three consecutive Olympics, became Australia's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1992.[7]

Australia did not qualify teams in football, women's indoor volleyball, handball and fencing. There was only a single competitor in men's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics, and wrestling. Athletics was the nation's largest team by sport, with a total of 52 competitors.[8]

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Archery

Australia qualified two archers.

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Athletics

Australia sent its second largest team from the track and field to the Olympics outside the host nation.[9] A total of 52 track and field athletes were selected to the team, after having achieved the required qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event at the "A" standard, and one at the "B" standard).[10][11] Pole vaulter, defending Olympic champion, and current Olympic record holder Steve Hooker was appointed as the team captain; however, he missed out of the medal standings and lost his Olympic record to France's Renaud Lavillenie, after failing to clear the height in the finals.[12]

Australia left London with a total of three track and field medals at the Olympics. Sprint hurdler and pre-Olympic favorite Sally Pearson became the first woman to win the nation's gold medal in the track and field since Cathy Freeman in 2000. Long jumper Mitchell Watt, competing at his first Olympics, became the fourth man to claim the silver medal in that event. Jared Tallent was initially presented with the silver medal for the men's 50 km race walk, matching the silver medal he won four years earlier in Beijing, but he was subsequently awarded the gold medal for the London event after Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin was stripped of his first-place finish after being found guilty of doping.[13] Tallent was presented with his gold medal for the London 50 km (31 mi) race at a ceremony held in Melbourne on 17 June 2016.[14]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
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  • Note: Tim Leathart was selected in the team for the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, but did not compete.
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Badminton

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* Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii initially qualified in the quarterfinal round, but they were disqualified after being found guilty of "not using best efforts" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" by playing to lose matches in order to manipulate the draw for the knockout stage.

Basketball

Australia qualified a men's and a women's team.

  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – one team of 12 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[15]

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Group play
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Russia 1–0 Brazil
  2. Head-to-head record: Spain 1–0 Australia
29 July 2012
11:15
Brazil  7571  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–15, 20–14, 19–22
Pts: Barbosa 16
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Huertas 10
Pts: Mills 20
Rebs: Andersen 8
Asts: Mills, Nielsen 4
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Bill Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

31 July 2012
11:15
Australia  7082  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 13–23, 10–26, 28–19
Pts: Ingles 12
Rebs: Andersen 7
Asts: Dellavedova 4
Pts: P. Gasol 20
Rebs: Reyes 12
Asts: three players 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), José Carrion (PUR)

2 August 2012
11:15
Australia  8161  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 28–11, 12–19, 20–9
Pts: Mills 20
Rebs: Worthington 8
Asts: Ingles 7
Pts: Wang Shipeng 21
Rebs: Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi 12
Asts: Wang Shipeng 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

4 August 2012
20:00
Great Britain  75106  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–18, 14–30, 15–40
Pts: Freeland 16
Rebs: Freeland 7
Asts: Archibald 4
Pts: Mills 39
Rebs: Newley 8
Asts: Ingles, Newley 4
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), José Carrion (PUR), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

6 August 2012
09:00
Australia  8280  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 17–25, 23–19, 13–16
Pts: Ingles 20
Rebs: Dellavedova 6
Asts: Dellavedova 7
Pts: Kaun 18
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Khryapa 8
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
Quarter-final
8 August 2012
22:15
United States 11986  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 28–21, 28–28, 35–16
Pts: Bryant 20
Rebs: James 14
Asts: James 11
Pts: Mills 26
Rebs: Ingles 8
Asts: Ingles 6
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Samir Abaakil (MAR)

Women's tournament

Roster

The following was the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[16][17]

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Source: [ FIBA archive]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
28 July 2012
22:15
Australia  7458  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 23–15, 18–16, 17–16
Pts: Jackson 18
Rebs: Batkovic 7
Asts: Richards 4
Pts: Vanderwal, Leedham 11
Rebs: Page 7
Asts: Stafford, Leedham 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Jorge Carrion (PUR), Shoko Sugruro (JPN), Borys Ryschyk (UKR)

30 July 2012
14:30
France  7470 (OT)  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 17–13, 24–24, 13–14, Overtime: 9–5
Pts: Gomis 22
Rebs: Yacoubou 7
Asts: Beikes, Dumerc 2
Pts: Batkovic 17
Rebs: Batkovic 10
Asts: O'Hea 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: William Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Peng Ling (CHN)

1 August 2012
14:30
Australia  6761  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 16–8, 20–22, 16–21
Pts: Jackson 18
Rebs: Cambage 10
Asts: Harrower 5
Pts: Costa 22
Rebs: Dantas do Amaral 10
Asts: Costa 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Recep Ankarali (TUR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Vitalis Gode (KEN)

3 August 2012
11:15
Russia  6670  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 15–11, 18–22, 18–16
Pts: Osipova 15
Rebs: Osipova 9
Asts: Danilochkina 4
Pts: Cambage 17
Rebs: Cambage 10
Asts: O'Hea, Harrower 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

5 August 2012
14:30
Canada  6372  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 12–11, 20–12, 21–25
Pts: Smith 17
Rebs: Murphy 5
Asts: Thorburn 5
Pts: Snell 12
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Screen, Harrower 4
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Felicia Grinter (USA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Snehal Bendke (IND)
Quarter-final
7 August 2012
16:15
Australia  7560  China
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 13–20, 20–16, 20–8
Pts: Cambage 17
Rebs: Batkovic 9
Asts: Richards 7
Pts: Ma Zengyu 15
Rebs: Chen Nan 7
Asts: Gao Song 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Elena Chernova (RUS), Carole Delauné (FRA)
Semi-final
9 August 2012
17:00
Australia  7386  United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–23, 12–22, 14–21
Pts: Cambage 19
Rebs: Jackson 17
Asts: Jarry 5
Pts: Taurasi, Charles 14
Rebs: Charles 10
Asts: Charles 4
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Snehal Bendke (IND)
Bronze medal
11 August 2012
17:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia  8374  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 21–14, 19–13, 26–31
Pts: Jackson 25
Rebs: Jackson 11
Asts: O'Hea 5
Pts: Hammon 19
Rebs: Vodopyanova 8
Asts: Hammon 4
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Felicia Grinter (USA), Shoko Sugruro (JPN)

Boxing

Australia qualified boxers for all of the weight categories in the men's event and one in the women's event.

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Canoeing

Slalom

Australia qualified boats for the following events.[18]

Silver medalist Jessica Fox competing in the Women's K-1 canoe slalom semi-final.
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Sprint

Australia qualified boats for the following events.[19]

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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Australia qualified cyclists for the following events

Road

The Australian men's road cycling team consisted of Stuart O'Grady, Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers, Simon Gerrans and Matthew Goss while the women's team was Shara Gillow, Chloe Hosking and Amanda Spratt.[20]

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Track

Sprint
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Team sprint
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Pursuit
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  • Note: Alex Edmondson was named on the men's team pursuit squad but did not compete.
Keirin
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Omnium
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Mountain biking

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BMX

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Diving

Matthew Mitcham failed to defend his 2008 gold medal in the men's 10 metre platform event.
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Equestrian

Australia qualified a team for the show jumping event based on their performance at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.[23] Australia also qualified a team in dressage and eventing.

Dressage

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[5]

Eventing

Andrew Hoy, in his seventh Olympic Games, and Rutherglen competing in the cross-country discipline of the eventing.
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[24]

Show jumping

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[2] [25]

Field hockey

Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[26]

Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth

Australia national field hockey team before their game with Spain in the 2012 Olympics.

Reserves:

Group play

Australia was in Pool A of the men's tournament.

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(H) Hosts
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Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[27]

Head Coach: Adam Commens

Australian team (in yellow) before the match versus Germany

Reserves:

Group play

Australia was in Pool B of the women's competition.

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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5th/6th place
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Gymnastics

Artistic

Australia qualified a women's team and an individual man.

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Women
Team
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Individual finals
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Rhythmic

Australia qualified one woman.[30]

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Trampoline

Australia qualified one male athlete.

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Judo

Australia qualified six judokas, five men and one woman.[32]

[33]

Men
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Women
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Modern pentathlon

Based on their results at the 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships Edward Fernon and Chloe Esposito have qualified for modern pentathlon events in London.[34]

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Rowing

Australia qualified 13 boats and 46 athletes.

Men
Australia during the final of the men's coxless pair.
Australia (left boat) during the final of the men's quadruple sculls rowing to bronze.
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Women
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

[35] [36]

Sailing

Australia qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

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Fleet racing
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Match racing
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Australia qualified the following shooters.[3]

Men
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Swimming

Australia entered swimmers in most events, after having achieved the qualifying standards (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)).[37][38] 47 swimmers were selected to the team after the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships, held in Adelaide from 15 to 22 March 2012.[39]

The Australian swimmers included the pre-Olympic favorite James Magnussen, competing in four of his individual and relay events, defending champion Stephanie Rice in the individual medley events, and breaststroker and former world-record holder Leisel Jones, who was at her fourth Olympics.

Australia left London with 10 swimming medals, one gold, six silver, and three bronze. The only gold medal was awarded to the women's 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay team. Swimmer Alicia Coutts became the nation's only female athlete to win five Olympic medals, including two from her individual events. Backstroker Emily Seebohm, on the other hand, broke a new Olympic record during the heats in the women's 100 m backstroke event, but managed to settle for silver in the finals. Jones and Rice qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective individual events, but missed out of the medal standings. Magnussen, however, made a disappointing finish in all of his events, after winning only the silver medal in men's 100 m freestyle, behind U.S. swimmer Nathan Adrian, and the bronze in the men's 4 × 100 metres medley relay event.

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Synchronised swimming

Australia qualified a duet and a team, for a total of nine athletes.

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Table tennis

Australia qualified four athletes for the singles competitions, and one team of three in both team competitions.

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Taekwondo

Australia qualified two athletes.

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Tennis

Lleyton Hewitt competed in both the Men's singles and the Mixed doubles competitions, partnering Samantha Stosur in the latter.
Men
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Samantha Stosur competed in both the Women's singles and the Mixed doubles competitions, partnering Lleyton Hewitt in the latter.
Women
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Mixed
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Triathlon

Australia qualified six athletes.

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Volleyball

Beach

Australia qualified two women teams, one via the Olympic ranking and other after winning the AVC Continental Beach Volleyball Cup.[4][42]

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Indoor

Men's tournament

Australian men's team qualified after finishing 2nd FIVB in the men's Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.[43]

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[44]

Head coach: Argentina Jon Uriarte

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29 July 2012 (2012-07-29)
14:45
Australia  0–3  Argentina Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Susana Rodriguez (ESP)
(21–25, 22–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics

31 July 2012 (2012-07-31)
20:00
Great Britain  0–3  Australia Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(15–25, 18–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics

2 August 2012 (2012-08-02)
12:20
Australia  0–3  Bulgaria Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Wang Ning (CHN), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(23–25, 21–25, 22–25)
Results Statistics

4 August 2012 (2012-08-04)
14:45
Australia  2–3  Italy Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA)
(25–21, 25–18, 21–25, 14–25, 13–15)
Results Statistics

6 August 2012 (2012-08-06)
09:30
Australia  3–1  Poland Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Andrey Zenovich (RUS)
(25–21, 25–22, 18–25, 25–22)
Results Statistics

Water polo

Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team was made up of 13 athletes.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[45]

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Head coach: John Fox[46]
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29 July 2012
14:10
Report Italy  85  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–2, 0–1, 3–2
Felugo, Giorgetti 2 Goals five players 1
31 July 2012
14:10
Report Australia  74  Kazakhstan Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–0, 2–2, 1–1
Howden 2 Goals four players 1
2 August 2012
10:00
Report Spain  139  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 4–1, 4–4
three players 2 Goals Miller 5
4 August 2012
11:20
Report Croatia  116  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 3–2, 3–2
Joković 3 Goals Whalan 3
6 August 2012
11:20
Report Greece  813  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Sergi Sanchez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 1–3, 2–2
Chatzitheodorou 3 Goals Howden 3
Quarter-final
8 August 2012
15:50
Report Australia  811  Serbia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 1–2, 0–5
Campbell, Beadsworth 2 Goals Filipović 3
Fifth-sixth place game
10 August 2012
18:30
Report Hungary  109  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 1–0, 3–3
Madaras, Biros 3 Goals three players 2
Seventh-eight place game
12 August 2012
10:20
Report United States  910  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–3, 5–2
four players 2 Goals Miller, Campbell 3

Women's tournament

Roster

On 12 June 2012, the Australian roster for the women's water polo tournament was announced.[47]

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Head coach: Greg McFadden
Group play
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30 July 2012
15:30
Report Italy  810  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Steven Rotsart (USA), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 0–4, 4–2
Di Mario, Radicchi 2 Goals Gynther 3
1 August 2012
19:40
Report Great Britain  316  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Gus Pinker (RSA), Denis Danelon (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 1–5, 0–5
Wilcox 2 Goals Webster 5
3 August 2012
15:30
Report Russia  811  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Dragan Stampalja (CRO), Marie Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 4–6, 1–2, 1–0, 2–3
Lisunova 3 Goals Gynther 2
Quarter-final
5 August 2012
16:10
Report China  1820  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Dragan Stampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–3, 4–2, 2–4  OT: 1–2, 1–0  PSO: 2–4
Ma Huanhuan 4 Goals Ralph, Zagame 3
Semi-final
7 August 2012
15:30
Report United States  119  Australia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Marie Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 1–1, 2–3  OT: 2–0, 0–0
Steffens 4 Goals Southern 4
Bronze medal
9 August 2012
18:40
Report 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia  1311  Hungary Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–3, 3–4, 1–3  OT: 1–0, 1–0
Beadsworth 4 Goals Keszthelyi 3

Weightlifting

Australia won 2 quotas in weightlifting.

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[48]

Wrestling

Australia qualified one quota place.

Key:

  • VFVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
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Media coverage

Nine Network and Foxtel won the television rights.[50] Nine Network showed more than 300 hours of coverage over the 16 days. There was live coverage generally from 18:30 to 09:00 (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and a highlights package from 09:00 to 11:00 and 16:00 to 18:00 (AEST).[51]

Foxtel had eight dedicated channels and showed 1,100 hours of live events, with a total coverage of 3,200 hours.[52] Macquarie Radio Network and Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio are the radio rights holders.[53]


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