Daisy Thomas is a sensational young freeski big air and slopestyle competitor who was selected for the Milano Cortina Games, aged just 18. However, an injury during official training ahead of ...

Matthew (Matt) Shirvington is a Sydney 2000 Olympian and still, two decades later, the second-fastest Australian sprinter of all time. His prowess in sprinting was evident early on, when, at the age ...

Born in South Sudan, Duop Reath moved to Brisbane at age 9 with his family before eventually settling in the suburbs of Perth. After a late start in basketball, Duop’s height and athleticism quickly ...

Matthew Hauser, hailing from Hervey Bay, entered Paris 2024 as Australia's premier triathlete and top-10 ranked in the world. His journey to success has been nothing short of meteoric. 2017 was a ...

Desi Johnson made her Olympic debut at Milano Cortina alongside Sarah Blizzard in the two-woman bobsleigh. Sitting 22nd after the first run, and with the emotion of their Olympic debut settled, the ...

Heath Spence made his Olympic debut in Sochi as the pilot of the men's 2-Man and 4-Man Bobsleigh crews. Competing with brakeman Duncan Harvey in the 2-Man, he finished 26th. Spence and Harvey then ...

Born in Adelaide, Sophie Linn competed in cross country, swimming and track and field events during her school days. Winning multiple medals for her school at national level in 800m, 1500m and 3000m ...

Benn Harradine competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, placing 31st in the men’s discus throw. Harradine is an indigenous athlete from the Watjabaluk Mob of the Wimera in Victoria. Harradine won ...

Cadel Evans is a four-time Olympian, former World Road Cycling Champion (2009) and memorably won the 2011 Tour de France. Evans started his career as a cross country cyclist, finishing ninth in the ...

Cedric Dubler was a kid who was always outside, whether it was riding up and down the street on his bike or flipping about on his skateboards and scooters. He was good at basketball, into volleyball ...

The team of Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer and Linda MacKenzie won Australia’s first gold medal in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay. Australia had qualified for the final with the sixth ...

Gail Miller won a gold medal for Australia in women’s water polo at Sydney 2000. From Queensland, the right-handed driver excelled in defence during the tournament, being tied for second on the team ...