Emma McKeon is, quite simply, the most successful Australian Olympian of all time. Before the Wollongong native's 28th birthday she'd won more Olympic medals than any Australian Olympian in history, a ...
Born the child of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal parents, Patty Mills has utilised his on-court talents to grow his philanthropic work away from the hardwood, rising as a symbol of hope for ...
Basketballer Michael Ah Matt and boxers Adrian Blair and Francis Roberts became the first Indigenous Australians to call themselves Olympians when they competed at the Tokyo 1964 Games. In 1992 at ...
Sydney academic Rachael Gunn is leading something of a double life. By day she is a lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Literature and Language at Macquarie University.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay ...
Peter Antonie, one of Australia’s greatest rowers, was dogged throughout his career by the tyranny of size. Even in his prime, after he had won gold, silver and bronze medals at world championships, ...
Ian Thorpe won five Olympic gold medals, the greatest total of any Australian. Thorpe first grabbed world attention when he won the 1998 world 400m freestyle title in Perth, becoming, at 15, the ...
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The Australian Olympic Change-Maker program recognises secondary students from around the country who demonstrate the Olympic spirit – friendship, sportsmanship and striving for excellence - both on ...
Cathy Freeman’s role in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games embedded her name forever in Olympic history. She lit the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium - after the torch had been handled by six Australian ...
Donella Burridge represented Australia when Synchronised Swimming (now Artistic Swimming) debuted at the Los Angeles Games in 1984 and placed 12th in the solo event. At the Sydney 2000 Games, ...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been delayed, but the Olympic values of teamwork, resilience, overcoming challenges and respect have never been more important. Australian athletes are still striving ...