Australia at Quiz Olympiad
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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.
Event history
[edit]Quiz 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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. Federal 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
[edit]The 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, and a fourth-place finish on the Medal Table.
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
[edit]2016
[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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Quizzing Australia". QUIZZING AUSTRALIA. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "C. Timeline of key events". www.aph.gov.au.
- ^ "Quizzing Australia". QUIZZING AUSTRALIA.