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List of notable Australian sportswomen.List is based on their inclusion into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, [1] Olympic and Paralympic individual gold medalist, multiple individual medalist at Olympic Games and world championships or recognized through public opinion lists. [2]
Australian government's have encouraged women's participation in sport. In 1985, Australian Government's working group on women in sport published a report titled Women, Sport and the Media which recommended the creation of the Women's Sport unit within the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). [5] This Unit was established in 1988. [5]
also: People: By occupation: Sportspeople: By nationality: Australian: Women also: People : By gender : Women : By nationality : By occupation : Sportswomen : Australian Articles on individual Australian sportswomen may be added directly to this category, but should be moved to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Lists of women's Australian rules footballers (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Lists of Australian sportswomen" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions (once as co-host in 2023) and at the Olympic Games on five, although it has won neither tournament. Their performance in the 2023 World Cup attracted significant nationwide attention and has had an impact on the perception of women's sport in Australia.
Australia women's national rugby union team (2 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Women's national sports teams of Australia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The first women's national athletics body designed to govern the sport in Australia was founded in 1932 and was called the Australian Women's Amateur Athletic Union. It was designed to oversee state organisations in Victoria (1929), Queensland (1921), New South Wales (1932) and South Australia .
The uniform of the Australian women's team now usually closely resembles that of the national men's team—classic cricket whites and a baggy green cap for Tests, the iconic canary yellow outfit for ODIs (though a predominantly green design was worn for a period in the early 2000s), and often a mostly black ensemble for T20Is—with the main ...