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One athlete from Australia competed at the ''' 1896 Summer Olympics '''. Teddy Flack was born in England and was resident in London in 1896 , but spent most of his life in Australia and is thus counted by all sources as an Australian athlete despite Australia still being under British rule at the time. The Union Flag was used as the flag for Australia as well as Great Britain and Ireland. Australia sent one competitor in two sports. He entered five events, winning medals in three. The bronze medal in tennis, however, was part of a Mixed Team and therefore is not counted for Australia. MEDALS Gold
RESULTS BY EVENT Athletics See Also: Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics Both of Flack's gold medals came in the Athletics competitions as he won both of his track races. Tennis See Also: Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics Flack lost both of the matches he competed in. His loss in the semifinals of the doubles competition, while carrying no prize at the time, earned him a retroactive Bronze Medal from the International Olympic Committee . This medal is counted for Mixed Team rather than Australia, however. REFERENCES
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