- Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australia national cricket team (for both One-Day International and Test cricket). Ricky Ponting is also Captain of the Tasmanian Tigers, although international duties make it difficult for him to appear for them. He is a specialist right-hand batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as being a very occasional, but aggressive, … - Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Church", is an Australian cricketer. He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 and his Test debut in 1999. He has been Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game since 2000, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable. - Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans (born 14 February, 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is a professional cyclist. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2001, Evans was a champion mountain biker, riding for the Volvo-Cannondale MTB team, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing 7th in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. - Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales), also known as the "Thorpedo" or "Thorpey", is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and in 2001 he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds, the second-highest number of any swimmer. - Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger Waugh AO (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. He is the most experienced Test cricketer in history, making 168 appearances. He is known amongst friends as "Tugga", and amongst the public "Iceman" for his ability to remain calm and cool in high-pressure situations throughout his career. - Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983) is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter, best known for her hit singles "Scar" and "The Special Two" off her debut album "The Sound of White". Her second album, "On a Clear Night" was released in April 2007. Higgins is considered Australia's most popular female music star. She has begun touring in May, 2007 in Australia to promote her new album, … - James Stewart
James Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia. He is the twin brother of Geoffrey Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart. They were the first trio of brothers to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics and were all educated at Newington College, and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan. - Damien Martyn
Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian cricketer. He played for the national team sporadically in 1992-1994 before becoming a regular ODI player in 1999-2000 and a regular Test player in 2001 until his retirement in late 2006. He was primarily a right-handed middle-order as a batsman with a 'classical' technique, … - Cathy Freeman
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. As an Aboriginal Australian, she is regarded as a role model for her people, and by many in the non-Aboriginal community as a symbol of national reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. She was born in Mackay, Queensland. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, … - Richard Thompson
Richard Graeme Thompson (born July 1, 1984) is an Australian baseball player. In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, who achieved a Silver Medal at the Athens Olympics. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Rich currently lives in Little Rock, AR, USA and plays for the Arkansas Travelers AA Minor League Baseball Team. - John Marshall
John Birnie Marshall (born March 29, 1930 - died January 31, 1957) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver and bronze medal in the 1500 m and 400 m freestyle respectively at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Despite his Olympic results suggesting that he only had a moderate international, he broke 28 world records. Born in Bondi, New South Wales, Marshall made his first headlines as a 16 year old, … - Mark Waugh
Mark Edward Waugh AM (born June 2, 1965 in Sydney) is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. His nickname is "Junior" as he is younger than his brother Steve by a few minutes. - Grant Hackett
Grant George Hackett is an Australian swimmer who won the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This has lead him to be regarded as one of the greatest ever distance swimmers in history. He also collected a gold medal in Sydney for swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. He is well regarded for his versatility, being the world record holder in the 1500 m and 800 m freestyle, … - James Mason
James Mason (born June 19, 1947) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. - Craig Mottram
Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner. Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 metres event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. It is there that he found his niche in running and was captain of the school team in his year. On August 14, 2005, Mottram reached a career highlight, coming third in the 5000 metres event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, … - Darren Lehmann
Darren Scott Lehmann (born February 5, 1970 in Gawler, South Australia) is an Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998 for the Australian cricket team. He was on the fringes of national selection for the entirety of the 1990s, and only became a regular in the ODI team in 2001 and Test team in late 2002, before being dropped in early 2005. Primarily an aggressive left-handed batsman, Lehmann was also a part time Left arm orthodox bowler, … - Lauren Jackson
Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born May 11, 1981 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. She is oftentimes also called LJ, Loz, or Lozza. She is a forward/center with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, and the Australian national team The Opals, and until 2006 with the Canberra Capitals of the Australian WNBL. She has won national championships in both the U.S. and Australia, and a world championship as well. - John Davies
John G. Davies (born May 17 1929 in Willoughby, New South Wales) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. After retiring from swimming, he became a prominent lawyer in California, and after becoming a naturalized American, he was appointed a judge of the United States District Court by Ronald Reagan in 1986, … - Tom Moody
Thomas Masson Moody (born October 2, 1965, Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer and coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team. Schooled at Guildford Grammar School in Perth, where his father was headmaster, he exhibited great talent for athletics (particularly the high jump) and Australian rules football but truly excelled at cricket being selected for the 1st XI side, generally comprised of final year students, at the age of 13. - Michael Kasprowicz
Michael Scott Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right arm fast bowler, effective outfielder and useful lower order batsman, and has enjoyed a successful career both in Australia and in the English county scene since making his debut for Queensland as a seventeen year old in the 1989-1990 domestic season. He is well known for his 'never-say-die' and willing attitude. - John Ryan
John Ryan (born February 23, 1944) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The Victorian combined with Bob Windle, David Dickson and Peter Doak to win silver in the 4x100m medley relay, behind the United States and Germany, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. He also made the semifinals of the 100m freestyle. - Michael Bevan
Michael Gwyl Bevan (born 8 May 1970 in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory) was a left-handed cricket batsman (LHB) and a slow left arm chinaman (SLC) bowler. He was widely regarded as one of the finest ODI batsman in the world for his ability to see out a match, and his phenomenal average. He played 232 ODI matches for Australia, and was a part of the 1999 and 2003 teams that won the World Cup. In List A cricket as a whole, Bevan has an exceptional average of over 58, … - Gavin Robertson
Gavin Ron Robertson (born May 28, 1966, Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1998 after a first-class cricket career that saw him depart New South Wales for Tasmania and then return to New South Wales. - Stuart O'Grady
Stuart O'Grady OAM (born on 6 August, 1973), nicknamed "Stuey", is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who started his career as a track cyclist. His most prominent victories came when he and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and when he won Paris-Roubaix in 2007. O'Grady has participated in the Tour de France since 1998, … - Leisel Jones
Leisel Marie Jones OAM (born 30 August, 1985 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is an Australian swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics - at just 15 years old - and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of Gold medal winning Australian team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004. She is noted for employing a classical breaststroke technique, typified by a slow, but deeper stroke cycle, … - David Bell
David Bell is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Bell played 186 matches and scored 20 goals in an eleven year international career that included three Olympic Games, four World Cups and nine Champions Trophy tournaments. In December 2004 the World Cup-winning captain was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Melbourne. - Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik (born January 27, 1981) is a professional female tennis player from Australia. Molik was born in Adelaide, Australia, and currently lives in Melbourne. She attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour West Pymble, before completing her schooling in Adelaide. - David Lean
David Lean (born 22 August,1935) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Graham Gipson, Leon Gregory and Kevan Gosper. - Ron Clarke
Ronald ("Ron") William Clarke (born February 21, 1937 in Victoria) was an Australian athlete, and one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s. He attended Melbourne High School. He is best remembered for setting seventeen world records, but also for never winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games. He did win the bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics, however. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, … - Andy Bichel
Andrew John Bichel (born August 27, 1970 in Laidley, Queensland) is an Australian cricket player. Primarily a seam bowler, his style is right arm medium fast. However, Bichel is not averse to giving the ball a good thump, and he bats right handed. He is also known as the 'nice guy' in Australian cricket for his down to earth attitude and great work ethic. Representing Queensland in the Australian domestic competitions, Bichel has earned a reputation as a hard worker, … - Anna Meares
Anna Meares (born September 21, 1983 in Blackwater Queensland) is an Australian track cyclist. During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she won a gold medal, and set a new world record in the Women's 500 metre time trial of 33.952 seconds. Meares had to beat a new Olympic record set just minutes previously by the reigning World Record holder, Yonghua Jiang of China. - Graeme Brown
Graeme Brown OAM (born April 9, 1979 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a professional cyclist from Australia, who started cycling in 1995 at seventeen years of age. He is a member of Rabobank (cycling), which is a professional cycling team on the UCI ProTour, and also of the St George Cycling Club. He lives in Menai, an outer suburb of Sydney. His greatest success as a road cyclist has been in the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, … - Libby Lenton
Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Lenton OAM is a member of the Australian Women's Olympic swim team, an Athens gold medalist, and former holder (with teammates Alice Mills, Petria Thomas, and Jodie Henry) of the world record in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay (with a time of 3:35.94). Lenton was also a bronze medalist in the Women's 50 metre Freestyle. She had previously been the holder of the 100 m Freestyle world record (53.66) set at the Olympic swimming Trials held in Sydney, … - Peter Norman
Peter George Norman was an Australian track star best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. His time of 20.06 seconds still stands as the Australian 200 metre record. He is a five-time Australian champion of 200m. The gold and bronze medalists were Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, respectively. On the medal podium, during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", … - Matt Welsh
Matthew "Matt" Welsh (born November 18, 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian swimmer who is the world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. Matt currently trains under coach Ian Pope at the Melbourne Vicentre Club. He took two golds in 50 metres butterfly and 50 metres backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in Shanghai 2006. - Frank Smith
Francis Bede "Frank" Smith (born July 1, 1886 - died 1954) was an Australian rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal. - Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. He is a specialist closer and performs extremely well under pressure. Williams pitched for the 1996 Australian Olympic team. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1996 amateur draft. Williams began his Major League Baseball career in September 1999 with the LA Dodgers and pitched for the Dodgers until September 2002. - Natalie Cook
Natalie Louise Cook OAM (born January 19, 1975) is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist. Cook was born in Townsville, Queensland. She was the dux of her high school, and subsequently studied medicine. At the same time, she took up volleyball, captaining the Australian Indoor Junior Team in 1992. In 1993, she began playing beach volleyball, before giving up her academic career and going professional the following year. - John Landy
John Michael Landy, AC, CVO, MBE, (born April 12, 1930) is a former track athlete and was the 26th Governor of Victoria, Australia. He married his wife, Lynne, in 1971, and they have two children. While serving as Governor, John and Lynne Landy resided at Government House, Melbourne. He retired from the position after serving a five-year term on 7 April 2006, and was succeeded by medical researcher David de Kretser. - Kevan Gosper
Richard Kevan Gosper (born 19 December, 1933) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Graham Gipson, Leon Gregory and David Lean.
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