Australia at the Games
Olympic Games - Youngest athletes (under 21years at the end of the year of the event)
| Gender | Name | DOB | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Colin Ridgeway (Vic) | 19 Feb 1939 | 17years in 1956 |
| John Cann (NSW) | 15 Jan 1938 | 18years in 1956 | |
| Fred Martin (NSW) | 4 Oct 1966 | 18years in 1984 | |
| William 'Victor' Aitken (Vic) | 3 Mar 1889 | 19years in 1908 | |
| Daniel Batman (NSW) | 20 Mar 1981 | 19years in 2000 | |
| James 'Jim' Carlton (NSW) | 10 Feb 1909 | 19years in 1928 | |
| John Chittick (Vic) | 29 Oct 1937 | 19years in 1956 | |
| Darren Clark (NSW) | 6 Sep 1965 | 19years in 1984 | |
| Peyton Craig (Qld) | 28 Mar 2005 | 19years in 2024 | |
| Morris Curotta (NSW) | 24 Mar 1929 | 19years in 1948 | |
| Gary Eddy (Vic) | 26 Mar 1945 | 19years in 1964 | |
| Timothy 'Tim' Forsyth (Vic) | 17 Aug 1973 | 19years in 1992 | |
| Mark Garner (NSW) | 30 Jun 1969 | 19years in 1988 | |
| John Goodman (WA) | 14 Feb 1937 | 19years in 1956 | |
| Ernest Hutcheon (Qld) | 17 Jun 1889 | 19years in 1908 | |
| Charles Lane (Vic) | 19 Mar 1905 | 19years in 1924 | |
| Kurtis Marschall (SA) | 25 Apr 1997 | 19years in 2016 | |
| Claude Ross (Vic) | 13 May 1893 | 19years in 1912 | |
| Steven Solomon (NSW) | 16 May 1993 | 19years in 2012 | |
| Sebastian Sultana (NSW) | 15 Sep 2005 | 19years in 2024 | |
| Lochsley Thomson (NSW) | 20 Aug 1973 | 19years in 1992 | |
| Joel Baden (Vic) | 1 Feb 1996 | 20years in 2016 | |
| John Baguley (WA) | 30 Jun 1940 | 20years in 1960 | |
| Paul Byrne (Vic) | 29 Jan 1976 | 20years in 1996 | |
| Paul Cleary (Vic) | 28 Apr 1976 | 20years in 1996 | |
| Ronald Crawford (NSW) | 26 Mar 1936 | 20years in 1956 | |
| Matthew Denny (Qld) | 2 Jun 1996 | 20years in 2016 | |
| Simon Hollingsworth (Tas) | 9 May 1972 | 20years in 1992 | |
| James 'Bob' Joyce (Vic) | 3 Nov 1936 | 20years in 1956 | |
| Robert 'Bob' Lay (NSW) | 20 Mar 1944 | 20years in 1964 | |
| Andrew Martin (Vic) | 12 May 1980 | 20years in 2000 | |
| Mizan Mehari (ACT) | 28 Dec 1980 | 20years in 2000 | |
| Adam Miller (NSW) | 22 Jun 1984 | 20years in 2004 | |
| Ashley Moloney (Qld) | 13 Mar 2000 | 20years in 2020 | |
| Craig Mottram (Vic) | 18 Jun 1980 | 20years in 2000 | |
| Lawrence 'Lawrie' Peckham (Vic) | 4 Dec 1944 | 20years in 1964 | |
| Charles 'Chilla' Porter (Qld) | 11 Jan 1936 | 20years in 1956 | |
| John 'Bill' Ramsay (Vic) | 1 Jun 1928 | 20years in 1948 | |
| Werner Reiterer (Vic) | 27 Jan 1968 | 20years in 1988 | |
| John Treloar (NSW) | 19 Jan 1928 | 20years in 1948 | |
| Women | Deborah 'Debbie' Wells (NSW) | 29 May 1961 | 15years in 1976 |
| Georgina 'Georgie' Clarke (Vic) | 17 Jun 1984 | 16years in 2000 | |
| Janice Cooper (NSW) | 17 Feb 1940 | 16years in 1956 | |
| Ellie Beer (Qld) | 3 Jan 2003 | 17years in 2020 | |
| Raelene Boyle (Vic) | 24 Jun 1951 | 17years in 1968 | |
| Michele Brown (Mason) (NSW) | 3 Jul 1939 | 17years in 1956 | |
| Maureen Caird (NSW) | 29 Sep 1951 | 17years in 1968 | |
| Judith Canty (NSW) | 5 Oct 1931 | 17years in 1948 | |
| Heather Innes (Tas) | 11 Jun 1939 | 17years in 1956 | |
| Maureen Wright (NSW) | 20 Oct 1939 | 17years in 1956 | |
| Carol Bernoth (Qld) | 11 May 1938 | 18years in 1956 | |
| Nancy Borwick (WA) | 20 Mar 1938 | 18years in 1956 | |
| Elizabeth 'Betty' Cuthbert (NSW) | 20 Apr 1938 | 18years in 1956 | |
| Donna Gould (SA) | 10 Jun 1966 | 18years in 1984 | |
| Lauren Hewitt (Vic) | 25 Nov 1978 | 18years in 1996 | |
| Elizaveta 'Liz' Parnova (WA) | 9 May 1994 | 18years in 2012 | |
| Jana Rawlinson (Pittman) (NSW) | 9 Nov 1982 | 18years in 2000 | |
| Jessica Thornton (NSW) | 12 Apr 1998 | 18years in 2016 | |
| Margaret Woodlock (Vic) | 20 May 1938 | 18years in 1956 | |
| Joyce Bennett (WA) | 11 May 1945 | 19years in 1964 | |
| Sharon Cripps (Qld) | 29 Jun 1977 | 19years in 1996 | |
| Catherine 'Cathy' Freeman (Vic) | 16 Feb 1973 | 19years in 1992 | |
| Rebecca Henderson (Vic) | 4 Jul 2001 | 19years in 2020 | |
| Claudia Hollingsworth (Vic) | 12 Apr 2005 | 19years in 2024 | |
| Erica Hooker (Nixon) (Qld) | 15 Dec 1953 | 19years in 1972 | |
| Lynette 'Lyn' Jacenko (Tillett) (NSW) | 15 Aug 1953 | 19years in 1972 | |
| Lois Jackman (WA) | 4 Dec 1937 | 19years in 1956 | |
| Margaret Johnson (Qld) | 15 Jun 1937 | 19years in 1956 | |
| Jennifer 'Jenny' Lamy (NSW) | 28 Feb 1949 | 19years in 1968 | |
| Torrie Lewis (Qld) | 8 Jan 2005 | 19years in 2024 | |
| Jennifer 'Jenny' Orr (Vic) | 21 Jan 1953 | 19years in 1972 | |
| Aleksandra Stoilova (NSW) | 20 Apr 2005 | 19years in 2024 | |
| Deborah 'Debbie' Wells (NSW) | 29 May 1961 | 19years in 1980 | |
| Dixie Willis (WA) | 13 Dec 1941 | 19years in 1960 | |
| Marilyn Black (NSW) | 20 May 1944 | 20years in 1964 | |
| Verna Burnard (SA) | 19 Aug 1956 | 20years in 1976 | |
| Terri-Ann Cater (Wangman) (Vic) | 25 Sep 1956 | 20years in 1976 | |
| Riley Day (Qld) | 30 Mar 2000 | 20years in 2020 | |
| Katie Hayward (Qld) | 23 Jul 2000 | 20years in 2020 | |
| June Maston (NSW) | 11 Mar 1928 | 20years in 1948 | |
| Fleur Mellor (NSW) | 13 Jul 1936 | 20years in 1956 | |
| Valerie 'Val' Melville (Lawrence) (WA) | 5 Aug 1936 | 20years in 1956 | |
| Bethanie 'Beth' Nail (WA) | 24 Mar 1956 | 20years in 1976 | |
| Bendere Oboya (NSW) | 17 Apr 2000 | 20years in 2020 | |
| Jane Ovenden (WA) | 24 Aug 1972 | 20years in 1992 | |
| Eleanor Patterson (Vic) | 22 May 1996 | 20years in 2016 | |
| Petrina Price (NSW) | 26 Apr 1984 | 20years in 2004 | |
| Allison Ross-Edwards (NSW) | 17 Oct 1952 | 20years in 1972 | |
| Dani Stevens (Samuels) (NSW) | 26 May 1988 | 20years in 2008 | |
| Norma Thrower (Austin) (SA) | 5 Feb 1936 | 20years in 1956 | |
| Alice 'Eileen' Wearne (NSW) | 30 Jan 1912 | 20years in 1932 |
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