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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 ]
Sprinters Edith Robinson (left) and Eileen Wearne won Australian Championships in the 1930s. Australian Athletics Championships for women have been conducted since 1930. [1]At the first national championships, only 3 events (100 yards, 80 metres hurdles, and High Jump) were contested, but the programme has since expanded to include the full track and field programme.
Australian female badminton players (43 P) Australian female baseball players (7 P) Australian women's basketball players (1 C, 258 P) Australian women's beach volleyball players (21 P) Australian female biathletes (3 P) Australian female bobsledders (7 P) Australian female bodybuilders (8 P) Australian female bowls ...
Coached by. Rebecca Rippon. Medal record. Olympic Games. 2024 Paris. Team. Sienna Rose Green (born 1 November 2004) is an Australian female water polo Olympian, who plays the centre back position. [2][3][4] She competed for Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the water polo women's tournament, and won a silver medal.
World U20 Championships. 2024 Lima. 800 m. Claudia Hollingsworth (born 12 April 2005) is an Australian athlete. In 2022, she became the Oceanic champion in the 1500 metres at 17 years old. In 2024, she became Australian champion and national under-20 record holder over 800 metres. At Paris 2024, she made her Olympic debut in the women’s 800m.
Women's sport in Australia started in the colonial era. Sport made its way into the school curriculum for girls by the 1890s. World War II had little impact on women's sport in the country. After the war, women's sport diversified as a result of new immigrants to the country. In the 1990s, the percentage of media coverage for women's sport on ...
The Australian Women's Soccer Association (AWSA) was founded in 1974 [4] and a representative Australian team competed at the 1975 AFC Women's Championship. This team was officially recognised in May 2023, with all 16 members of the squad officially awarded caps. [5] Pat O’Connor captained this team, and her husband Joe was head coach.
The Australia women's national soccer team represents Australia in international association football. It is fielded by Football Australia, the governing body of soccer in Australia, and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation, having previously been a part of the Oceania Football Confederation.