On a day of reasonably light winds in Enoshima, Japan early on a Monday morning back in October 1964, the Australian crew of the 'Barranjoey' thought their luck had run out. This is the story of ...

Rachael Gunn 'Raygun' got people all over the world talking like few can. Her performances in the face-to-face solo breaking battles at the Paris Olympics, while not enough to claim a win among 16 of ...

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 ...

The sixth fastest hurdler in history, Sally Pearson (then McLellan) burst onto the scene in 2003 as a 16-year-old awinning the World Youth 100m hurdles title. She made her Australian senior team debut ...

Growing up in Cape Town South Africa, a young Jean van der Westhuyzen watched his Australian sporting heroes, Ken Wallace and Murray Stewart on television. He moved to Australia to pursue his dreams ...

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 ...

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 ...

In his mid-teens, dual Olympic sailing gold medallist Matt Wearn faced a predicament. Drafted into the West Perth AFL Development Squad, he was on the classic pathway to playing top level Aussie Rules ...

TeamAUS Olympic Schools is the home of the Olympics in your classroom, including Olympics Unleashed, Olympic Change-Maker and much more to entertain students... TeamAUS Olympic Schools offers teachers ...

Of all Australia’s victories in the Olympic Games, undoubtedly the most bizarre was that of Steven Bradbury in the 1000m short-track speed skating final at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games.

With a strong skiing and gymnastics background, aerials proved the perfect fit for triple Olympian Laura Peel. The Canberran was identified by Jacqui Cooper as a potential star of the sport in 2007 ...

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 ...