Australian medal hopes for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

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AUSTRALIA’S LEADING MEDAL HOPES FOR THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Swimming
Grant Hackett – 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle
Eamon Sullivan – 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle
Brenton Rickard – 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke
Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay
Men’s 4x100m medley relay
Libby Trickett – 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly
Leisel Jones – 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke
Stephanie Rice – 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley
Jess Schipper – 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly
Cate Campbell – 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle
Emily Seebohm – 100m backstroke
Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay
Women’s 4x100m medley relay
Women’s 4x200m relay

Diving
Melissa Wu – 10m platform
Chantelle Newbery – 3m Springboard
Melissa Wu and Bree Cole – 10m platform synchro
Mathew Helm – 10m platform, 3m springboard
Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery – 10m synchro
Scott Robertson and Robert Newbery – 3m synchro

Cycling
Men’s 4000m teams pursuit
Ryan Bayley – men’s sprint and keirin
Katie Mactier – women’s 3km individual pursuit
Cameron Meyer – men’s points
Cadel Evans – men’s road & individual time trial
Oenone Wood – women’s road

Track and Field
Nathan Deakes – 50km walk
Steve Hooker – pole vault
Men’s 4x400m relay

Sailing
Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby – Tornado
Tom Slingsby – Laser
Nathan Outteridge and Ben Austin – 49er

Rowing
Drew Ginn and Duncan Free – men’s pair
Amber Halliday and Marguerite Houston – women’s lightweight double sculls

Triathlon
Emma Snowsill – women’s race
Courtney Atkinson – men’s race

Shooting
Michael Diamond – men’s trap

Archery
Sky Kim – men’s individual

Hockey
Australian Men’s team

Basketball
Australian Women’s team

Softball
Australian team

Equestrian
Australian Eventing Team

Water Polo
Australian Women’s team