We’re just a few days away from the opening ceremony of the 33rd Olympic Games, with Australia’s 460 athletes representing 33 different sports going above and beyond to get to Paris. With Australia matching a record-high gold medal haul in Tokyo during the last Games, we look at how many medals will Australia win at Paris 2024.
Australia’s Olympic hopefuls checked into the Athlete’s Village this week in Paris. For some, it’s their first time attending the world’s greatest sports competition and will no doubt be looking to a few more of the seasoned heads within the camp for guidance and inspiration.
Back home, there is an expected excitement building as the nation looks forward to another stellar performance, as this year’s Australian representatives build upon the recent success of the Tokyo Games… and according to official data from Nielsen’s Gracenote, we could be looking at another impressive medal haul.
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How Many Medals Will Australia Win At Paris 2024 Olympics?
Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, has revealed its latest Virtual Medal Table (VMT) forecast for the 2024 Games. Its content data business unit Gracenote takes available data from key global and continental competitions since the 2021 Summer Games to determine medal forecast for each participating nation.
According to Gracenote, Australia is expected to improve its performance during the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, again winning more than 40 medals. It’s projected that Australia will win 48 medals in Paris 2024, with 13 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 13 bronze medals, surpassing the 46-medal haul in 2021. Australia is expected to finish in 5th overall position in Gracenote’s VMT, trailling the U.S., China, Great Britain and this year’s hosts, France.
The forecast reflects the country’s improved performance since the disappointments in 2012 and 2016, with today’s Olympians, in particular Australia’s world-class swimmers, will translate into a record-breaking medal haul at the 2024 Olympic Games.