On the international stage , Gaze forged his reputation as one of Australia 's finest products , appearing at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games , as a 19-year-old . He led all scorers at the 1994 FIBA World Championship with 23.9 points per game , leading the Aussies to a fifth-place finish . In 2000 , he became ( jointly with American Teresa Edwards ) the third basketball player to compete at five Olympics , after Puerto Rican Teófilo Cruz and Brazilian Oscar Schmidt . That year , Gaze was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics , and he was also the Australian Team Captain . At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics , he led the Boomers to their best Olympic performance , a fourth-placed finish , with a 5 – 3 record
opening ceremony
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Andrew Gaze