Australian flops at the Rio Olympics

AUSTRALIANS CHOKE AT RIO OLYMPICS:

* Cate Campbell (swimming): 100m freestyle world record holder, finished sixth

* Cameron Mcevoy (swimming): Fastest 100m freestyler this year, finished seventh

* Bronte Campbell (swimming): 100m freestyle world champion, finished fourth

* Emily Seebohm (swimming): 100m and 200m backstroke world champion, finished seventh in 100m; didn't make 200m final

* Anna Meares (cycling): Defending Olympic sprint champion, finished 10th, worst Olympic result

* Fabrice Lapierre (men's long jump): Last year's world championship silver medallist, finished 10th

* Men's Hockey: World No.1, eliminated in quarter-finals, worst result in 56 years

* Women's Hockey: World No.3, finished sixth, worst Olympic performance

* Women's Basketball: World No.2, knocked out in quarter-final

* Women's Team Pursuit (cycling): Last year's world champions, finished fifth

* Matthew Glaetzer (cycling): World's fastest sprinter this year, finished fourth

* Annette Edmondson (cycling): Last year's world omnium champion, finished eighth

* Glenn O'Shea (cycling): Former men's omnium world champion, finished seventh

* Women's Water Polo: Rated medal prospects, knocked out in quarter-final

* Women's Quad Scull (rowing): Rated medal prospects, finished last in repechage, didn't make the final

* Men's Rugby Sevens: Arrived ranked fourth, finished eighth

* Shelley Watts (boxing): Rated medal prospect, eliminated in first round

* Women's Soccer: Rated medal prospects, ranked fifth in the world, knocked out in quarter-final.