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Australia has sent participants to every Quiz Olympiad since the inaugural event in 2016. Representative teams are selected by the nation's peak quiz association Quizzing Australia[1] and are known as the Quokkas.
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| IOC code | AUS |
| Website | quizolympiad |
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| 2016, 2021, 2024 | |
Event history
editQuiz Olympiads are held every four years and organised by the International Quizzing Association which also runs the annual World Quizzing Championship among other events.
2016
editThe inaugural Quiz Olympiad was held from 3-6 November 2016 in Athens, the host city for the inaugural Modern Olympics in 1896. It attracted 201 participants from 26 nations with Australia sending a team of eight.
2021
editThe II Quiz Olympiad was originally scheduled to take place in Krakow in November 2020 but was postponed to 5-8 November 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It attracted 182 participants from 24 nations. Commonwealth government travel restrictions in place at the time meant Australians resident in Australia were unable to attend, resulting in a single Australian competitor.[2]
2024
editThe III Quiz Olympiad took place in Fuengirola, Spain from 5-8 November 2024. It attracted 227 participants from 24 nations. Australia sent a team of seven including The Chase Australia's "Supernerd" Issa Schultz. It is Australia's most successful Olympiad to date, with two medals.
Records set at this Olympiad include:
- Marc Cheong became Australia's first-ever medallist by taking Bronze in the Digital World specialist quiz.
- Ross Evans claimed Australia's first Gold medal, in the inaugural edition of the Individual (>70 category) quiz.
Australian medallists
edit- Ross Evans - Gold medal, Individual Quiz (>70 category), 2024
- Marc Cheong - Bronze medal, Digital World specialist quiz, 2024
Notable Australian results
edit- 2016
- Australia placed 13th of 20 countries in the Nations Team quiz.
- Rick Bakker was the highest-scoring Australian in the Individual Quiz, placing 60th of 180 competitors.
- 2024
- Australia placed 8th of 20 countries in the Nations Team quiz.
- Aaran Mohann was the highest-scoring Australian in the Individual Quiz, placing 34th of 216 competitors.
- Ross Evans and Issa Schultz finished 7th of 104 teams in the Pairs quiz.
Australian participants
edit2016
edit- Ross Evans (c)
- Paul Bakker
- Rick Bakker
- Christian Kelly
- Michael Logue
- Gordon McGregor
- David Regal
- Yolanda Stopar
2021
edit- Rick Bakker (c)
2024
edit- Ross Evans (c)
- Rick Bakker
- Marc Cheong
- Michael Logue
- Aaran Mohann
- Issa Schultz
- Alexander Vosten
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Quizzing Australia". QUIZZING AUSTRALIA. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "C. Timeline of key events". www.aph.gov.au.
- ^ "Quizzing Australia". QUIZZING AUSTRALIA.