Australia Sporting Moments Timeline By saul_andrews 1858 First AFL Match 1877 First Cricket Test Match 1905 First Australian Open Was Held 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games 1964 Betty Cuthbert Won Gold At The Tokyo Olympic Games 1993 Shane Warne's 'Ball Of The Century' 2000 Sydney Held The Olympics 2005 Australia Defeated Uruguay To Qualify For Soccer's 2006 World Cup 2005 Andrew Bogut Was The First Round Pick For The NBA Draft 2009 Kieren Perkins 1500m Freestyle Gold medal 2011 Cadel Evans Won Tour De France 2021 Australia Won 17 Gold Medals At The Olympics