Swm: Factbox on Australia's best performance in the pool

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2008
Swm: Factbox on Australia's best performance in the pool

AUSTRALIA'S BEST OLYMPIC PERFORMANCES IN THE POOL.

THE BEIJING TEAM WON THE MOST NUMBER OF MEDALS BY AN AUSTRALIAN TEAM AT THE GAMES BUT
WAS TWO SHORT OF THE RECORD EIGHT GOLD MEDALS WON IN 1956 MELBOURNE.

Gold Silver Bronze Tally

1956 Melbourne 8 4 3 15

2004 Athens 7 5 3 15

2008 Beijing 6 6 8 20

1972 Munich 6 2 2 10

2000 Sydney 5 9 4 18

1960 Rome 5 5 3 13

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KEYWORD: OLY08 SWM AUST MEDAL FACTBOX

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