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Olympic Games

Main article: Australia national baseball team at the Summer Olympics See also: Baseball at the Summer Olympics

Australia Baseball at the Olympics
Exhibition
Melbourne, 1956	Lost 11–5 (F/6) v USA
Demonstration
Seoul, 1988	5th
Medal Event
Barcelona, 1992	DNQ
Atlanta, 1996	7th
Sydney, 2000	7th
Athens, 2004	2nd
Beijing, 2008	10th
Medal Tally
Gold	–
Silver	1
Bronze	–
Rank	5th

Australia was the third nation, after the United States and Sweden, to participate in baseball at the Summer Olympics, making their first appearance at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, and again as part of its demonstration at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Though the sport has applied for re-admission for 2016, baseball is no longer contested as a medal event at the Olympics.

Since baseball was first included as a medal sport at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Australia has participated in three of the five tournaments. The best result achieved was in the 2004 Games in Athens, where Australia lost the gold medal match to Cuba to receive silver. Their medal tally puts them at 5th, equal to Chinese Taipei.

Australian Olympic Baseball Record by Opponent
Opponent	Tournaments Met	W–L Record	Largest Victory		Largest Defeat		Current Streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Canada	3	2–1	10–5	2008 FQ	11–0	2004	W1
Chinese Taipei	2	0–2	–		5–0	2008 FQ	L2
Cuba	3	0–4	–		19–8	1996	L4
Germany	1	1–0	4–1	2008 FQ	–		W1
Greece	1	1–0	11–6	2004	–		W1
Italy	3	1–2	6–0	2004	12–8	1996	W1
Japan	3	3–1	9–4	2004	7–3	2000	W2
Mexico	1	0–1	–		7–4	2008 FQ	L1
Netherlands	3	1–2	22–2	2004	16–6	1996	W1
Nicaragua	1	0–1	–		10–0	1996	L1
South Africa	2	2–0	10–4	2000	–		W2
South Korea	4	2–2	11–8	1996	16–2	2008 FQ	L1
Spain	1	1–0	9–0	2008 FQ	–		W1
United States	4	0–4	–		12–1	2000	L4
Overall	6	14–20	Against NED		Against KOR		W2
			22–2	2004	16–2	2008 FQ