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	competitors	77 (68 men, 9 women)
	sports	nine
	flagbearer	Les McKay
	gold	2
	silver	6
	bronze	5
	total	13
	rank	14

Australia competed at the ''' 1948 Summer Olympics ''' in London , England . Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games .

MEDALS

Gold

John Winter — Athletics , Men's High Jump

Mervyn Wood — Rowing , Men's Single Sculls

Silver

Theodore Bruce — Athletics , Men's Long Jump

George Avery — Athletics , Men's Triple Jump

Joyce King , June Maston , Betty McKinnon and Shirley Strickland — Athletics , Women's 4x100m Relay

John Marshall — Swimming , Men's 1500m Freestyle

Beatrice Lyons — Swimming , Women's 200m Breaststroke

Richard Garrard — Wrestling , Men's Freestyle Welterweight

Bronze

Shirley Strickland — Athletics , Women's 100 metres

Shirley Strickland — Athletics , Women's 80m Hurdles

John Marshall — Swimming , Men's 400m Freestyle

Judy Davies — Swimming , Women's 100m Backstroke

Joseph Armstrong — Wrestling , Men's Freestyle Heavyweight