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Australia's Olympic team at a glance

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Mary Hanna, 66, is Australia's oldest Olympian, heading to her sixth Games in Tokyo.
Camera IconMary Hanna, 66, is Australia's oldest Olympian, heading to her sixth Games in Tokyo. Credit: AP

AUSTRALIA'S TOYKO OLYMPICS TEAM AT A GLANCE

* 472 athletes, the third largest at an Olympics behind Sydney 2000 (632 athletes) and Athens 2004 (482)

* 254 women and 218 men

* Largest number of women to compete, bettering 214 in Rio 2016

* Record number of Indigenous athletes, 16

* Team will contest all 33 sports in Tokyo

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* Second-largest Australian team at an away Games, behind 482 in Athens 2004

* Team includes Australia's oldest-ever Olympian, 66-year-old Mary Hanna (equestrian)

* Hanna and Jian Fang Lay (table tennis) will compete at their sixth Olympics, a record for Australian women

* Andrew Hoy (equestrian) will contest his eighth Olympics, an Australian record

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