What do you think the most surprising Australian medal so far has been?

Question

We've done really well so far on the medal count this Olympic Games, but what do you think is the most surprising?

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

!!!Mathew Mitchums Magnificent Medal!!!
to stop the "cleansweep" of diving events by the Chinese

Source(s):

SMH

Answer 2

I haven't really been keeping track of Australian medals. But I definitely wouldn't be surprised with water sports or field hockey.

Answer 3

Andrew Lauderstein's individual bronze was the biggest surprise for me so far. Good on him though. I think it is great and he deserved it, it just surprised me.

Answer 4

The most surprising Australian medal so far has to be Sally McLellan winning silver in the 100m hurdles - amazing and unexpected!

She is definitely an athletics star of the future.

Source(s):

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news…

Answer 5

grants silver; it was a swim well done and he put everything into it you could feel his pain when he was being interviewed.

Answer 6

Definitely Sally McLellan's silver in the 100m hurdles. Check out how excited she is! It's so wonderful to see that all her hard work has paid off.
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vide…

Answer 7

sexy sally 100m hurdles silver

Answer 8

110m hurdles...go sally

50km walk.....mmmm cant remember his name

Answer 9

There's been a few pleasant surprises. Stand outs include Awesome Silver win by Sally in hurdles- Cant go past that classic. Bronze then Silver in the 20km and 50 men's walk respectively to be the first Aussie male in something like 100 years to win two medals in the one Olympics games- and only being in two events!. And I'd have to say the double clinched Gold and Bronze in the women's triathlon! Yay Emma for breaking the Aussie triathlon gold barrier and other Emma for backing up the performance with a bronze. Great to watch.

Answer 10

i think swimming

Answer 11

Mens pole vault win to Australia

Answer 12

The most surprisingg medal in the Olympic Games 2008 for me would have to be Steve Hooker's 5.96m pole vault jump, when he cleared the bar I think I nearly jumped as high as he did,absolutelyamazing, good on ya Steve!!!!

Source(s):

Just watched Steve this morning on TV

Answer 13

Steve Hooker - He's A Legend

Answer 14

Definatley the pole vault

Answer 15

Matthew Mitchum's gold in the 10 mtr platform diving. He was awesome against the chinese who were expected to blow everyone else away.

Source(s):

Yahoo 7's home page

Answer 16

michel phelps, because he is not not a whinging cry-baby australian.

Answer 17

Mathew's 10 m diving gold with an olympic record score stopping almost the inevitable clean sweep for chinese in diving

Answer 18

Mitchum took a dive and he WON ! Well done