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Which continents participant in the Olympics?
Asia Europe Africa America Australasia
When did New Zealand send there first Olympics team?
Winter Olympics: 1952 Summer Olympic (Australasia Team) Australia and NZ team was 1908
When did New Zealand first send a athlete to the Olympics?
They first sent athletes to the Olympics in 1908, competing with Australia as a combined team that was called Australasia. New Zealand first competed as an independent team in 1920.
How many times has New Zealand competed in the Olympics?
New Zealand has competed in 23 Summer Olympics, the first being in 1908 combining their athletes with Australia's and competing under the name Australasia. New Zealand has competed in 13 Winter Olympics, the first being in 1952.
When did NZ and Australia compete in the London Olympics as Australasia?
Australasia has been used as a name for combined Australia/New Zealand sporting teams. ExamplesTennis between 1905 and 1915,when New Zealand and Australia combined to compete in the Davis Cup international tournament.Olympic Games of 1908 and 1912.
How long has Australia been participating in the Summer Olympics?
Australia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympics since the modern games began in 1896. Australia and New Zealand combined athletes to compete under the name Australasia in 1908 and 1912.
When was New Zealands first Olympics?
As an independent nation, that was the 1920 Games in Antwerp. However, in the 1908 and 1912 Games, Australia and New Zealand athletes participated together under the name of Australasia.
Was there any rugby games in the Olympics?
Rugby 7s, a smaller version of the game will be in the Olympics in 2016. The 15 a side game is not. It was introduced to the Olympics in 1900 (France, Germany, and Great Britain entered teams, France won). It didn't appear again until 1908 (Australasia, which included Aus. and NZ, Great Britain, which included Ireland, and France competed, Australasia won after France pulled out and GB were forced to field the Cornwall county team). It was included in 1920 and 1924, both times won by the U.S.
What Olympic Games has Australia participated in?
Australia has had representatives at every modern summer Olympic Games, although they competed as 'Australasia' in 1908 and 1912 combined with New Zealand. Australians have won medals at every modern summer Olympics except for 1908 in St Louis.
What continent does the yellow ring in the Olympics represent?
There is no specific corresponding continent towards each of the rings. One or more of the 5 colours (blue, red, black, yellow and green)are included in each of the flags that participate in the Olympics.
What percent does NZ take up out of Australasia?
That depends on your definition of "Australasia". It has sometimes been used as a synonym for the more modern continental term, "Australia and Oceania", which includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and a large number of other Pacific island countries. In the early part of the 20th century, Australasia was used as a descriptive for athletic teams that were made up of members from both Australia and New Zealand -- such combined teams competed in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics, and Davis cup competitions of that period as well. A quote from Wikipedia's page on Australasia: "There are many organisations whose names are prefixed with "(Royal) Australasian Society" that are limited to just Australia and New Zealand." New Zealand's area is 268,700 sqare kilometers. Australia's area is 7,741,000 square kilometers. The combined area of all other countries in "Australia and Oceania" is about 590,000 square kilometers (about 462,800 of which are New Guinea). If you limit Australasia to only Australia and New Zealand, then New Zealand's percentage would be 3.4%. If you include all the rest of Oceania, then New Zealand's percentage would be 3.1%.
Who was the first New Zealander to win an Olympics medal?
The first New Zealanders that won medals were the three that were members of the 1908 Australasia rugby union team that won gold at the 1908 Games, Herry Kerr, Henry St. Aubyn Murray, and Arthur Rowland. Australasia was the name of the team in 1908 and 1912 that was comprised of Australian and New Zealand athletes. New Zealand first competed as an independent nation in 1920. The first to win a medal was Clarence Hadfield D'Arcy who won bronze at the 1920 Games in men's single sculls rowing.
