O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team. Ella Nelson

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1 7/23/2016 Ella Nelson AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Ella Nelson Athlete Biography A dominating start to the 2016 season saw Ella Nelson post multiple Rio quali ers in the women's 200m before she sealed her Olympic Team selection by winning the 2016 National title. Nelson set a personal best time (22.53) in February 2016, when she ran quicker than any Australian woman over 200m since Melinda Gainsford-Taylor at the Sydney Olympics in Her Olympic qualifying run came after spending two months training at ALTIS, an elite athletics program in Phoenix, Arizona in late Her passion for athletics started when she was watching the Sydney 2000 Olympics as a six year old. She made her international debut at the 2010 Junior World Championships before competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, placing sixth in her semi- nal. Nelson is currently studying a Bachelor of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Wollongong. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 200m Women Nickname El Height 169 Weight /3

2 7/23/2016 Ella Nelson AUS Team Rio 2016 Age 22 Born Hurstville, NSW, Australia Lives Sydney, NSW, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 1st (200m) 2016 Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 1st (200m) 2016 Canberra Track Classic (Canberra, Australia) 1st (200m) 2016 Sydney Track Classic (Sydney, Australia) 38th (200m) 2015 IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) 1st (200m) 2015 Australian Championships (Brisbane, Australia) Career Highlights PB, 7th All time Australian and fastest run in 16 years. Competing in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games & 2015 Beijing IAAF World Championships 3 x National 200m Champion (2014, 2015, 2016) Education Primary Heathcote Primary School, NSW AUS Secondary Heathcote High School, NSW AUS Tertiary Bachelor of Nutrition Sciences at Wollongong University Training Coach Michael Dooley 2005-Current (primary) Stuart McMillan 2015-Current (secondary) Club Sydney University Athletic Club, NSW AUS Institute/Academy NSWIS Primary Training Base Sydney Australia Secondary Training Base Phoenix Arizona 2/3

3 7/23/2016 Ella Nelson AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Superstition/s Usually race in odd socks Favourite food Brunch Favourite holiday destination Anywhere and everywhere, travel bug caught Favourite music Triple J Dream car Jeep Wrangler Star Sign Taurus I would spend my last $10 on co ee Tattoos/Piercings lots of ear piercings, got a new one consecutively every christmas for 4 years If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Pole vault Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? 2012 Allyson Felix 200m Gold First Olympic Memory? Watching the 2000 olympics in sydney Why this sport? It's the purest sport 3/3

4 7/23/2016 Eleanor Patterson AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Eleanor Patterson Athlete Biography Eleanor Patterson sealed Olympic selection and continued her dominating form with a jump of 1.90m to take home the 2016 National title. Starting the sport at a young age, Eleanor Patterson rst made a name for herself when she won gold at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. She followed this with gold at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games while completing her nal year of schooling, with a clearance of 1.94m. The following year she went on to become the rst Australian female in 24 years to make the high jump nals at the World Championships. Patterson placed 8th in Beijing 1.92m, as the youngest athlete in the eld at 19 years-old. Her coach, David Green, has been training her for the past 11 years in her hometown Leongatha in country Victoria. She often trains on grass ovals as her closest athletics track is an hour away. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s High Jump Women Nickname Floss Height 182 Weight 65 Age 20 Born Leongatha, VIC, Australia 1/2

5 7/23/2016 Eleanor Patterson AUS Team Rio 2016 Lives Leongatha, VIC, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 1st (high jump) 2016 Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 1st (high jump) 2016 IAAF World Challenge (Melbourne, Australia) 1st (high jump) 2016 Queensland Track Classis (Brisbane, Australia) 1st (high jump) 2016 Canberra Track Classic (Canberra, Australia) 8th (high jump) 2015 IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) Education Primary St Laurence's Primary (Vic,Aus) Secondary Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College (Vic, Aus) Training Coach David Green (2008-current) Club South Coast, Victoria, Australia Primary Training Base Leongatha (Australia) Q&A Favourite food Sushi Dream car Jeep Star Sign Gemini 2/2

6 7/23/2016 Hamish Peacock AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Hamish Peacock Athlete Biography In April Hamish Peacock won the national javelin championships with a throw of 82.84m. He had earlier thrown 82.81m in Perth, but both distance remained tantalising close to the required Rio qualifying mark of 83.00m. He resolved this by nailing a quali er of 83.53m in May in Japan. He went on to record another three qualifying marks 83.17m in Spain, 84.25m in Norway and 84.39m in Hobart After winning a silver medal at the 2007 IAAF youth juniors, he has compiled an impressive senior career, competing at the 2013 and 2015 IAAF world championships and winning bronze at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Coached by his older brother Evan, Peacock has successfully combined his sporting career with graduating from the University of Tasmania with a degree with honours in Civil Engineering. Peacock was a talented all round junior athlete, playing cricket until he was 15 and a soccer goalkeeper until he was 20. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Javelin Throw Men Height /3

7 7/23/2016 Hamish Peacock AUS Team Rio 2016 Weight 98 Age 25 Born Hobart, TAS, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut. Recent Performances 3rd (Javelin) London Grand Prix (London, England) 4th (Javelin) Bislett Diamond League (Oslo, Norway) 5th (Javelin) Shanghai Diamond League (Shanghai, China) 2nd (Javelin) Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 18th (Javelin) IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) Career Highlights Winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Qualifying for 2016 Olympic Games Kawasaki, Japan Placing fourth in the Oslo Diamond League 2016 Education Primary Montagu Bay Primary School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Secondary The Hutchins School & Rosny College, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Tertiary Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with Honours, University of Tasmania ( ) Training Coach Evan Peacock ( current) Club University of Tasmania Athletics Club, Tasmania, Australia Institute/Academy Tasmanian Institute of Sport Primary Training Base Hobart, Australia 2/3

8 7/23/2016 Hamish Peacock AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Scotch Fillet Steak Favourite music Rock & Roll Personal Motto Harden up Star Sign Libra I would spend my last $10 on Food If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Soccer or Handball First Olympic Memory? Cathy Freeman winning gold Most In 倎 Ȃuential person in your career/life Mum & Dad Why this sport? Never-ending challenge of trying to Improve my best & only having to rely on myself. 3/3

9 7/23/2016 Brendon Reading AUS Team Rio 2016 Ocial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Brendon Reading Athlete Biography Brendon Reading 倀茂 nished 2nd Australian at the 50km selection trials (Dec 2015) in Melbourne to secure selection on his 倀茂 rst Australian senior team. His breakthrough performance was only his second 50km race and a 24 minute PB from his 倀茂 rst 50km race in December He started Little Athletics in u/6 and was a good high jumper before switching to walking when he was around 12. Reading's coach Chris Erickson has also been selected to compete in Rio in the 50km walk, his third Olympics. They trained together in 2010 and now work remotely with Erickson based in Melbourne. His older brother won the 倀茂 rst television season of Beauty and the Geek Australia. Reading works at the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in Plant Biosecurity. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 50km Walk Men Nickname Brenda Height 183 Weight 62 Age 27 Born Canberra, ACT, Australia 1/3

10 7/23/2016 Brendon Reading AUS Team Rio 2016 Lives Canberra, ACT, Australia Olympic Information Debut Recent Performances 4th (50km) Australian Racewalking Championships -Melbourne Australia 16th (20km) IAAF Challenge Series, Taicang, China 3rd (50km) Australian Racewalking Championships - Melbourne, Australia Career Highlights Setting a personal best time and Olympic quali 倀茂 er in the men's 50km Racewalking National Championships in Melbourne, 2015 Representing Australia for the 倀茂 rst time at the 2008 World Racewalking Cup in Russia in 2008 in the junior men's 10km racewalk Winning my 倀茂 rst national athletics medal (silver) in the u14 men's 1500m racewalk in Hobart, 2002 Education Primary Southern Cross Primary School (ACT, Australia) Secondary Belconnen High School (ACT, Australia), Hawker College (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Science - Australian National Univerity ( ) Training Coach Chris Erickson (2010-current) Club Sydney Uni Athletics Club, Sydney, NSW, Australia Institute/Academy Reading Institute of Sport (Dads retirement fund) Primary Training Base Canberra, Australia 2/3

11 7/23/2016 Brendon Reading AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Superstition/s I don't have any superstitions, but will try to use a new pair of socks for every race Favourite food Chinese dumplings Favourite holiday destination Port Macquarie on the northern NSW coast Favourite music Australian indie rock Dream car Ford Focus RS Star Sign Aquarius I would spend my last $10 on A two month net 倀霂 ix subscription (the 倀茂 rst month is free) If I could try another Olympic sport it would be cross country skiing Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Jared Tallent winning 2 Olympic medals (Silver 50km walk, Bronze 20km walk) in Beijing 2008 First Olympic Memory? The womens 20km racewalk at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Most Inuential person in your career/life Jared Tallent has been a big in 倀霂 uence in my life both as a training partner and a friend Why this sport? After trying my hand at most athletics events, it turned out I was quite good at walking fast for a really long time 3/3

12 7/23/2016 Jeff Riseley AUS Team Rio 2016 O 㹔 cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Je ࠃ倀 Riseley Athlete Biography One of Australia s 倀茂 nest middle distance runners, Je ࠃ倀 Riesley has been selected for his third Olympics. After running the 1500m in Beijing, he dropped down to the 800m in London and will run the same event in Rio. In addition to being now a three-time Olympian, Riseley has competed at the World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Universiade and four world championships. At the Glasgow Commonwealth games he placed 倀茂 fth in both the 800m and 1500m. In 2015 he won the national 800/1500m double, the 倀茂 rst athlete to achieve this for 24 years and as the third ranked Australian 800m and 1500m athlete of all time, he has legitimate claims as Australia s 倀茂 nest all round middle-distance runner. Riseley is coached by Hawthorn Football club s 倀茂 tness coach and former 800m athlete, Andrew Russell. He also is supported by the clubs medical sta ࠃ倀, including physiotherapist Andrew Lambart. Riseley recently joked he is regarded as the 47th player at the club. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 800m Men Nickname Je ࠃ倀 a 1/3

13 7/23/2016 Jeff Riseley AUS Team Rio 2016 Height 192 Weight 74 Age 29 Born Dandenong, VIC, Australia Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 23rd (800m) 2008 Beijing - 47th (1500m) Recent Performances 1st (800m) Guldensporen Meeting (Kortrijk, Belgium) 24th (800m) IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) 1st (1500m) Australian Athletics Championships (Brisbane, Australia) 1st (800m) Australian Athletics Championships (Brisbane, Australia) 2nd (800m) IAAF World Challenge (Melbourne, Australia) Career Highlights Achieving two 5th placings at the Commonwealth Games in the 800m and 1500m in Glasgow, 2014 First person in 24 years to win the 800m and 1500m double at the National Titles in Brisbane, 2015 Setting the Oceania 1000m Record holder Ostrava, Czech Republic, in Education Primary Dob Bosco Primary School, VIC, Australia Secondary Mazenod College, VIC, Australia Tertiary Bachelor of Exercise Science & Sports Management Training Coach Andrew Russell ( current) Club Knox Athletics Club Institute/Academy Victorian Institute of Sport Primary Training Base Elwood, Vic, Australia 2/3

14 7/23/2016 Jeff Riseley AUS Team Rio 2016 Secondary Training Base Cologne, Germany 3/3

15 7/23/2016 Kelsey-Lee Roberts AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Kelsey-Lee Roberts Athlete Biography Kelsey-Lee Roberts will round out a trio of Olympic javelin throwers after securing the 62m quali er with a personal best throw of 63.92m. As one of the youngest competitors in the javelin on her Australian international debut at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Kelsey-Lee Roberts threw her way to the javelin bronze medal. In 2015 she competed at the Birds Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing which made her even hungrier for an Olympic debut in As someone who dreamt of being an Olympian from a very young age, Roberts competed in athletics throughout high school but only started training for javelin seriously after school in She trains at the AIS in Canberra and has been using the biomechanics facilities to improve her technique leading up to Rio. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Javelin Throw Women Nickname Kelsey Height 175 Weight /3

16 7/23/2016 Kelsey-Lee Roberts AUS Team Rio 2016 Age 24 Born East London, South Africa Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 4th (javelin) 2016 IAAF World Challenge (Melbourne, Australia) 1st (javelin) 2015 Pihtipudas Javelin Throw Carnival (Pihtipudas, Finland) 20th (javelin) 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China) 3rd (javelin) 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights Winning the bronze medal in the women's javelin at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, 2014 Competing in the women's javelin at the World Championships in Beijing, 2015 Setting a new personal best throw of 63.92m in the women's javelin at the ACT Championships in Canberra, 2013 Education Primary Corryong College (VIC, Australia) Secondary Lake Ginninderra College (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Sport Coaching and Exercise Science - University of Canberra ( ) Training Coach Mike Barber ( current) Club South Canberra Tuggeranong, Canberra, ACT, Australia Primary Training Base Canberra, Australia Secondary Training Base Cologne, Germany 2/3

17 7/23/2016 Kelsey-Lee Roberts AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite holiday destination Anywhere with a beach Dream car 4 door, big enough to t javelins Star Sign Virgo If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Track Cycling Why this sport? I get to throw spears really far, and its fun! 3/3

18 7/23/2016 Brett Robinson AUS Team Rio 2016 O0cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Brett Robinson Athlete Biography Brett Robinson was the rst Australian selected in the 5000 metres for Rio after he placed second in the Australian Championships and Olympic trials. His June 2015 Olympic qualifying mark enabled selectors to name him for his Olympic debut, while trials winner Sam McEntee needed to chase a qualifying mark. Robinson has a very impressive international record. In four world championships he has progressed to the nal on three occasions at three di erent distances. He has made the nals of the 2013 IAAF world championships 5000m, 2016 IAAF world indoor championships and 2010 IAAF world junior championships 1500m. Last year at the IAAF world championships he missed the nal by just a few seconds. After a junior career primarily over 800m and 1500m, he has graduated up the distance to 5000m and competed at the two most recent IAAF world cross country championships in 2013 and 2015, where he nished within the top-30 in the 100 plus sized elds. Born and schooled in Canberra, Robinson now lives and trains in Melbourne with the Nic Bideau squad. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts 1/3

19 7/23/2016 Brett Robinson AUS Team Rio 2016 Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 5000m Men Height 176 Weight 60 Age 25 Born Florey, ACT, Australia Lives Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut. Recent Performances 14th (5000m) 2016 Bislett Games (Oslo, Norway) 12th (3000m) 2016 Birmingham Diamond League (Birmingham, Great Britain) 2nd (5000m) 2016 Australian Championships (Sydney, Australia) 11th (3000m) 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships (Portland, USA) 28th (cross country) 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (Guiyang, China) Career Highlights 2013 World Championships Finalist 28th 2015 World Cross Country championships Education Primary St Johns Primary School (ACT, Australia) Secondary St Francis Xavier College (ACT, Australia) Training Coach Nic Bideau 2012-current Club Eureka, Ballarat, VIC, Australia Institute/Academy Victorian Institute of Sport Primary Training Base Melbourne, Australia Secondary Training Base London, United Kingdom and Mt Laguna, USA 2/3

20 7/23/2016 Brett Robinson AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite holiday destination Noosa Favourite music Justin Bieber Dream car Toyota Camry Star Sign Taurus Tattoos/Piercings Ears Pierced 10+ tattoos, i like tattoos If I could try another Olympic sport it would be basketball Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Watching Jessica Fox win the silver medal in the canoeing First Olympic Memory? I remember watching the rowing from the 1996 olympics Most In?uential person in your career/life Ryan Gregson Why this sport? I want to be faster than everyone 3/3

21 7/23/2016 Josh Robinson AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Josh Robinson Athlete Biography After placing second Australian in the javelin at the national championships in April, Joshua Robinson threw his rst and only Olympic qualifying mark of 85.11m in May at a special javelin competition in Perth securing his journey to Rio. His performance moved him to fourth Australian all time and the longest throw by an Australian for six years. His Olympic selection is a story of perseverance for the 30-year-old master of the javelin. He had rst represented Australia 14-years-ago at the IAAF world junior championships in Robinson was also on the world stage competing at the world championships (2007) and Universiade (2007 & 2009). In 2014 he placed fourth in the Commonwealth Games and sixth at the Continental Cup in Morocco. He overcame a calf injury in the summer of 2016 to secure Rio selection where he will make his Olympic debut. He has been coached for 17-years by former leading Australian javelin thrower Richard Brockett. Robinson has made many nancial sacri ces to achieve his goals. Prior to his recent Olympic qualifying performance in Perth, he slept on the oor of a friends place to save on accommodation costs. In his early teens, Robinson was a talented cricketer, playing for the Queensland schoolboys team. Aged 13-years, he was clocked throwing a ball at 152km/hr. Away from the track, Robinson has worked as a mechanical engineer after completing degrees in Engineering and Commerce at the University of Queensland. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

22 7/23/2016 Josh Robinson AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Javelin Throw Men Nickname Chop Height 187 Weight 92 Age 30 Born Brisbane, QLD, Australia Lives Coorparoo, QLD, Australia Associated Olympians Victoria Mitchell Fabrice Lapierre Kathryn Mitchell Matthew Denny MORE Career Highlights Breaking the national U18 Record in front of my school mates at the AIC Championships Representing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Continental Cup Throwing a personal best of 85.11m earlier this year to secure a quali er for the Olympic Games. I travelled to Perth to have a competition and was sleeping on the dining room oor of a friend's house. It's these little sacri ces that make the result so special. Education Primary Holland Park State School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Villanova College (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Bachelor of Commerce Training 2/3

23 7/23/2016 Josh Robinson AUS Team Rio 2016 Coach Richard Brockett ( current), Peter Connor (1998) Club University of Queensland Institute/Academy Queensland Academy of Sport Primary Training Base Brisbane, Australia Q&A Superstition/s No rm superstitions, though I have a favourite javelin and I hate throwing in brand new shoes/gear. Favourite food Can't beat a burger at the beach Star Sign Libra If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Kayaking, either at water racing or in the rapids. Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Jan Zelenzy winning 3 gold and 1 silver in the javelin (1988 to 2000) First Olympic Memory? I remember being sick for a week during the 1992 Olympic Games, I stayed home and watched the games for one week straight. I can remember the diving overlooked the city. I was completely in awe of what those Olympians could achieve. Most In 倎 Ȃuential person in your career/life I would have to say my coach, Richard Brockett. I started o looking up to him because he used to throw. We have now been training together for 17 years. Why this sport? I started playing cricket as a fast bowler. I was always able to throw pretty well. I thought that I would compete at my school competition in Year 8 and broke the school record. Things got more serious from then. 3/3

24 7/23/2016 Anneliese Rubie AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Anneliese Rubie Athlete Biography A third place nish at the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships has booked Annelise Rubie on the plane to the Rio Games where she will make her Olympic debut. In July, Rubie was added to the 4x400m relay team for Rio. Rubie rst appeared on the international sporting stage in 2010 at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada where she placed fth in her 400m semi- nal. In 2014 she made the 400m semi- nals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and placed fourth in the nal for the 4 x 400m relay. With her teammates Morgan Mitchell, Jess Gulli and Lyndsay Perkin made the nal of the 2015 World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas to qualify Australia a lane at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Rubie was crowned the 400m National Champion in 2015 and made the 400m semi- nal with a personal best time and Olympic qualifying time at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. She ran in the 4 x 400m relay in Beijing where the team (Gulli, Wells, Mitchell) ran the fastest Australian time in 13 years. The Sydney born athlete studies a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University and divides her time between Sydney and Melbourne, where her coach Peter Fortune is based. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

25 7/23/2016 Anneliese Rubie AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 4 x 400m Relay Women, 400m Women Nickname Annie Height 171 Weight 58 Age 24 Born Canberra, ACT, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 3rd (400m) 2016 Meeting Madrid (Madrid, Spain) 3rd (400m) 2016 Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 2nd (400m) 2016 Queensland Track Classic (Brisbane, Australia) 3rd (400m) 2016 Melbourne IAAF World Challenge (Melbourne, Australia) 22nd (400m) 2015 IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) Career Highlights Setting a PB in the 400m at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, and making the semi- nal running Winning the Australian 400m Championships 2015 Making the semi- nals at the Commonwealth Games in the 400m in Glasgow, in 2014 Education Secondary Sydney University Tertiary Bachelor of Arts Training Coach Peter Fortune Club Sydney University Athletics Club, NSW, Australia 2/3

26 7/23/2016 Anneliese Rubie AUS Team Rio 2016 Institute/Academy Sydney University Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia Secondary Training Base Melbourne, Australia Q&A Favourite food Blueberries Favourite holiday destination Barcelona, Spain Dream car BMW M3 Star Sign Taurus I would spend my last $10 on shoes If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Tennis Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman's Sydney m gold medal & David Rudisha's London m gold medal and WR First Olympic Memory? Sydney 2000, watching the athletics and gymnastics with my family Most In 倎 Ȃuential person in your career/life Mother and Father 3/3

27 7/23/2016 Dani Samuels AUS Team Rio 2016 O 䘀朄 cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Dani Samuels Athlete Biography Gold Coast-based Olympic veteran Dani Samuels will make her third Games appearance after she claimed her 17th National Title, sealing Rio selection in the process. Made a great start to her Rio build up placing second in the Shanghai Diamond League in May. After winning the discus gold and shot put bronze medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships, Dani Samuels went on to win the discus bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne at the age of 17. Samuels made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games, as the youngest member of the Australian athletics team where she placed 9th (60.15m). In August 2009, Samuels became the youngest world champion discus thrower of all time when she took out the title in Berlin with a throw of 65.44m. She placed 10th in 2013 and 6th in The Australian U20 & U18 discus record holder, has a pb of 67.99m, less than one metre behind the open record of 68.72m set 22 years ago. She is one of only nine athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event. She competed in her second Olympic Games in London, placing 12th (60.40m). All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts 1/3

28 7/23/2016 Dani Samuels AUS Team Rio 2016 Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Discus Throw Women Height 182 Weight 82 Age 28 Born Sydney, NSW, Australia Lives Sydney, NSW, Australia Olympic Information 2008 Beijing - 9th (discus) 2012 London - 12th (discus) Recent Performances 2nd (discus) Shanghai Diamond League (Shanghai, China) 1st (discus) 2016 Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 1st (discus) 2016 Auckland Track Challenge (Auckland, New Zealand) 6th (discus) 2015 IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) 2nd (discus) 2015 British Athletics Grand Prix (Birmingham, England) Career Highlights Winning gold at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin Winning gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Throwing my personal best and breaking 67m Education Primary Merrylands Public School (NSW, Australia) Secondary West eld Sports High School (NSW, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Arts - University of Western Sydney ( ) Training Coach Denis Knowles ( current) Club West elds Athletics Club Institute/Academy NSWIS Primary Training Base Gold Coast, Australia Secondary Training Base Sydney, Australia 2/3

29 7/23/2016 Dani Samuels AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Sushi, mangoes, avocado Favourite holiday destination Italy and Iceland are on the bucket list. Favourite music Anything that makes me want to dance Dream car Range Rover Sport Personal Motto Be bulletproof Star Sign Gemini I would spend my last $10 on Sushi Tattoos/Piercings I have a tattoo on my stomach -He Lives in Me- representing my dad and I have my ears pierced a couple of times in each ear. If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Weighlifting, basketball and European handball Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Steve Hooker in Beijing 2008 First Olympic Memory? Michael Johnson in Atlanta 1996 (I was 8) Most In 䘀 uential person in your career/life My coach Denis, he is a legend. He pushes me and demands a high level execution and 100% e ort. He is always so positive and as long as I've given it my best, he is happy. Denis has taken on a fatherly role aswell and some would say have rose coloured glasses on when it comes to be. We are completely di erent backgrounds and generations but we are good friends as well as coach and athlete. Why this sport? It challenging, exhilerating and its just an awesome feeling being able to throw something such a long way. 3/3

30 7/23/2016 Caitlin Sargent AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Caitlin Sargent Athlete Biography After helping Australia in May 2015 secure a women s 4x400m relay quota place for Rio, Sargent has earned a berth in that team for her Olympic debut. Her selection was on the back of a strong domestic season, rounded out with fourth in the 400 metres at the national championships. Sargent made her international debut as a teenager at the 2010 IAAF world junior and has gone on to compete at the 2011 and 2013 IAAF world championships. She was an Australian junior 100m and 200m champion, before concentrating on the longer sprint since She has twice made the Universiade 400 metres ៤nal (2011 & 2013) and helped the national team to fourth in the 4x400m relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Queensland physiotherapist has been coached by Eric Brown for an amazing 12 years. Brown also coaches decathlete Cedric Dubler who will be competing in Rio. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 4 x 400m Relay Women Nickname Caitlin Height 171 Weight 60 Age 24 Born Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1/3

31 7/23/2016 Caitlin Sargent AUS Team Rio 2016 Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut. Recent Performances 4th (400m) Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 8th (200m) Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 3rd (400m) 2016 Brisbane Track Classic (Sydney, Australia) 7th (4x400m Relay) 2015 IAAF World Relays (Nassau, Bahamas) 4th (4x400m Relay) 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Great Britain) Career Highlights Winning our heat of the 4x400m at the IAAF World Relay Championships 2015 in the Bahamas, to secure a place at the Rio Games Placing 4th at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the 4x400m Running a personal best and world championships quali៤er at the World University Games in Kazan Russia, 2013 Education Primary Milton Primary State School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Indooroopilly State High School (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) - University of Queensland ( ) Training Coach Eric Brown (2004- current) Club University of Queensland Athletics Club, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Institute/Academy Queensland Academy of Sport Primary Training Base Queensland, Australia 2/3

32 7/23/2016 Caitlin Sargent AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Ice-cream Favourite holiday destination My husband is from America, so I love to travel home with him. Melbourne is my favourite place to visit in Australia Personal Motto "To give anything less than your best is to sacri៤ce the gift" - Steve Prefontaine Star Sign Gemini I would spend my last $10 on Phone call to my mum for food If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Beach volleyball Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? As a 400m runner, Cathy Freeman's gold in Sydney still gives me goosebumps. Outside of track and ៤eld, Anna Meares gold in London 2012 after returning from serious injury is also very inspiring First Olympic Memory? Watching the Sydney 2000 opening ceremony Why this sport? I love the pureness of running - it just you versus the clock everyday 3/3

33 7/23/2016 Michael Shelley AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Michael Shelley Athlete Biography Michael Shelley secured his ticket to Rio with two Olympic qualifying times and the fastest two times by an Australian in In July he was 12th in the London Marathon in a time of 2:11.19, just four seconds shy of his marathon personal best. He was also 12th in the 2015 Berlin Marathon (2:12.20). After taking up athletics in year nine at high school, Shelley competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 IAAF World Junior Championships in Jamaica, placing 13th in his heat. After returning home from Jamaica he moved to the AIS to be coached by Richard Telford, who continues to be his coach 14 years later. The Queensland born athlete 嬯끕 rst ran into the spotlight with a surprising silver medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in what was only his second marathon. Two years later he made his Olympic debut in London and was Australia s best performer in the men s marathon, 嬯끕 nishing 16th in a time of 2: Shelley claimed the marathon gold at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and became the 嬯끕 rst Australian to win the Commonwealth Games men's marathon since Steve Moneghetti in Now living on the Gold Coast, Shelley completed a Bachelor of Business at Gri th University in All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

34 7/23/2016 Michael Shelley AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Marathon Men Nickname Turtle Height 183 Weight 60 Age 32 Born Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Lives Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 16th (marathon) Recent Performances 20th (half marathon) 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Champs (Cardi, GBR) 12th (marathon) 2015 London Marathon (London, GBR) 12th (marathon) 2015 Berlin Marathon (Berlin, Germany) 1st (10km) 2015 Sydney Harbour 10K (Sydney, Australia) 1st (marathon) 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights Becoming an Olympian in 2012 Winning the Commonwealth Games Mens Marathon in Glasgow 2014 Winning the silver medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in the marathon Education Primary Pimpama State School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Helensvale State High School (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor Of Business Gri th University ( ) Training Coach Dick Telford ( current) Club Gold Coast Victory, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 2/3

35 7/23/2016 Michael Shelley AUS Team Rio 2016 Institute/Academy QAS Primary Training Base Gold Coast, Australia Q&A Favourite food Pizza, chocolate Favourite holiday destination London as there are so many things to see and do Favourite music I listen to most music apart from country, depending on the mood I am in. Dream car Aston Martin Personal Motto What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Star Sign Libra I would spend my last $10 on Chocolate Tattoos/Piercings Olympic Rings If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Archery Most In 倎 Ȃuential person in your career/life Parents and My Coach Why this sport? Because you are responsible for your result. 3/3

36 7/23/2016 Brandon Starc AUS Team Rio 2016 O 铌cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Brandon Starc Athlete Biography Brandon Starc has progressed from being a Youth Olympic Games silver medallist in 2010 (2.10m), World Junior championships nalist in 2012 (2.17m) to a World Championship nalist in 2015 (2.31m) and now selected for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Starc was the rst Australian to contest the men s high jump nal at a World Championships since Tim Forsyth in His 2.31m automatically quali ed him for the World Championships nal. His new PB makes him the second highest male jumper in Australia of all-time, after Forsyth. Younger brother of Australian cricketer Mitchell, Brandon will have bragging rights of being an Olympian. Based in Sydney, Starc is coached by Alex Stewart. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s High Jump Men Height 188 Weight 71 Age 22 Born Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia Lives Sydney, NSW, Australia 1/2

37 7/23/2016 Brandon Starc AUS Team Rio 2016 Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut 2010 Singapore - 2nd (high jump) Recent Performances 7th (high jump) 2016 Shanghai Diamond League (Shanghai, China) 1st (high jump) 2016 Seiko Golden Grand Prix (Kawasaki, Japan) 1st (high jump) 2016 Perth Track Classic (Perth, Australia) 12th (high jump) 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China) 1st (high jump) 2015 Australian Championships (Brisbane, Australia) Training Coach Alex Stewart ( current) Club Parramatta, NSW Institute/Academy NSWIS Primary Training Base Sydney Australia 2/2

38 7/23/2016 Ben St Lawrence AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Ben St Lawrence Athlete Biography Australian 10,000m Record Holder, Ben St Lawrence will make his second Olympic appearance at Rio after securing the quali cation time in May 2015 on his favourite track in Palo Alto, USA. The 34-year-old claimed the Australian record in a time of on the 1st day of the London 2012 quali cation period in 2011, on the same track as his Rio quali cation run. St Lawrence also boasts the title of Second Fastest Australian of All Time over 5,000m (13:10) behind Craig Mottram as well as being the only 10,000m Olympian to represent Australia since the Sydney Games. At the age of 30, St. Lawrence made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Games where he nished 20th in the 10,000m nal in London in front of a parochial British crowd as Mo Farah claimed gold. The Victorian has represented Australia at both the Commonwealth Games in 2010 (10,000m & 5000m) and 2014 (10,000m) and the World Championships in 2011 (5000m). Injury put a damper on St Lawrence s 2015 World Championships campaign, with a 14cm hamstring tear forcing him out of competition. Despite surgery and rest, a return to the sport seemed unlikely but a determined St Lawrence kept working and eventually proved to selectors he was in form at the Australian Champs in April, placing 3rd in the men s 5000m. He was born and raised in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney and now also coaches athletes of all abilities, from recreational runners to potential future Olympians, through his company Run Crew St Lawrence trains with the Melbourne Track Club which includes training partner, fellow Rio Team member and good mate, David McNeil. The pair will train together in the lead up to the South American Games along with other Team Members including Luke Mathews, Genevieve La Caze and Ryan Gregson. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. 1/3

39 7/23/2016 Ben St Lawrence AUS Team Rio 2016 Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 10000m Men Nickname The Saint Height 179 Weight 65 Age 34 Born Penrith, NSW, Australia Lives Sydney, NSW, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 20th (10,000m) Recent Performances 3rd (10,000m) Stanford Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (Palo Alto, USA) 16th (10,000m) 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, China) 8th (heat, 5000m) 2013 IAAF World Championships (Moscow, Russia) Career Highlights Setting the Australian 10,000m record of 27:24.95 in Setting 5000m personal best of 13:10 to win the 2011 Australian 5000m Championship, while pushing multiple world champion Bernard Lagat to the line. Walking into a packed stadium to run the 10k nal at the London Olympic Games in Education Primary Korowal School (NSW, Australia) Secondary Blue Mountains Grammar School (NSW, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Human Movement/Exercise Science - Charles Sturt University ( ) 2/3

40 7/23/2016 Ben St Lawrence AUS Team Rio 2016 Training Coach Sean Williams ( current) Club St George Athletics Club (Sydney, Australia), Melbourne Track Club (Melbourne, Australia) Institute/Academy Primary Training Base Sydney and the Blue Mountains (primary) Secondary Training Base Falls Creek/Mt Laguna, USA (secondary) Q&A Superstition/s Karma Favourite food Japanese Favourite holiday destination The Swiss Alps Dream car A fully decked out camper-van ready to drive through Europe. Personal Motto I honestly don't have one! Star Sign Scorpio I would spend my last $10 on Bananas Tattoos/Piercings Olympic Rings to remember London and all that it meant to me. If I could try another Olympic sport it would be BMX - I was a state nalist as a 12 year old, but gave it up to concentrate on running. Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Herb Elliot's dominant victory in the 1500m at the 1960 Olympics Games in a then world record. First Olympic Memory? That 'Amigos Para Siempre' song from Barcelona, it still gives me goose bumps when I hear it. Most Inuential person in your career/life My parents Why this sport? Humans were born to run, and I feel most alive when running at full speed. I love to compete, and there is no truer competition than a bunch of runners form all across the globe lining up to see who is able to get to the line rst. No subjectivity at all - just a test of supreme tness, speed and tactics. 3/3

41 7/23/2016 Brooke Stratton AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Brooke Stratton Athlete Biography A jump of 6.68m secured Rio selection for Brooke Stratton as well as the National title for Brooke Stratton smashed her personal best jump several times in the domestic summer season (2015/2016). She started the season with a PB of 6.73m. Her PB jump of 7.05m at the Perth Track Classic in March bettered Bronwyn Thompson s 14-year-old Australian record of 7.00m. In between her domestic success, she competed at the IAAF world indoors in Portland, USA, where she placed fth. She had her rst taste of Olympic glory at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival where she came home with gold in the long jump and triple jump, and silver in the 4 x 100m relay. She went on to represent Australia at the World Junior Championships the following year. After representing Australia at World Youth and two World Juniors she was selected for her rst senior team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games before being ruled out with a back injury. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing she placed 14th with a jump of 6.64m. Stratton started the sport as a ve-year-old at the Nunawading Little Athletics Centre in Victoria, where she found her passion for long jump after winning her rst state gold medal in the U9. She has been coached by her father since All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

42 7/23/2016 Brooke Stratton AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Long Jump Women Nickname Brookey Age 23 Born Box Hill, VIC, Australia Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 2nd (long jump) 2016 Seiko Golden Grand Prix (Kawasaki, Japan) 1st (long jump) 2016 Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) 5th (long jump) 2016 World Indoor Championships (Portland, USA) 1st (long jump) 2016 Perth Track Classis (Perth, Australia) 14th (long jump) 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China) Career Highlights 14th at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships 1st at the 2014 Australian Championships 7th/8th at the 2010/1012 World Junior Championships. Education Primary Regency Park Primary School (VIC, AUS) Secondary Caul eld Grammar School, Wheelers hill campus (VIC, AUS) Tertiary Bachelor of health sciences- Deakin university (2013-) Training Coach Russell Stratton ( current) Club Nunawading Athletics club, Burwood, VIC, Australia 2/3

43 7/23/2016 Brooke Stratton AUS Team Rio 2016 Institute/Academy Victorian Institute of sport Primary Training Base Melbourne, Australia Q&A Favourite food Mango Favourite holiday destination Barcelona Favourite music Whatever is at the top of the charts I'll listen to Dream car Ferrari Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman- Sydney 2000 olympics 3/3

44 7/23/2016 Jared Tallent AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Jared Tallent Athlete Biography With his three Olympic medals (gold, silver, bronze) Jared Tallent is one medal away from having the most medals of an Australian male athletics competitor. He became the 倎 Ȃrst Australia male track and 倎 Ȃeld athlete to win two medals at a single Games in over a century when he won bronze (20km) and then silver (50km) in Beijing. He is also the only Australian male athletics competitor to win a medal in consecutive Games. Tallent crossed the line in the silver position in the 50km in London (7th in 20km), as he did in Beijing, for his third Olympic medal. He was elevated to gold after Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin was stripped of his results for doping. Tallent was presented with the gold medal at an o cial ceremony in Melbourne on 17 June 2016, 1460 days after the race in London. After a bronze on home soil in 2006 at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won gold in the Delhi heat in He also owns two silver (2011, 2015) and one bronze (2013) World Championship medals and four consecutive medals from the IAAF World Race Walking Cups. Tallent becomes one of only seven Australian men to be able to call themselves Olympic Champion in athletics - alongside Steve Hooker (2008), Ralph Doubell (1968), Herb Elliot (1960), John Winter (1948), Nick Winter (1924) and trail blazer Edwin Flack (1896). His wife and now coach Claire competed at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 in the 20km walk. They were engaged at Beijing and got married in Adelaide straight after the Games. After London they moved from Canberra to Adelaide and Claire took over as coach from Brent Vallance. Tallent's younger sister Rachel has been selected to compete in the 20km walk at Rio She also represented Australia at the 2015 World Championships. Tallent was one of six children raised on a potato farm near Ballarat, Victoria. He lost his right index 倎 Ȃnger in a potato grading machine as a toddler. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. 1/3

45 7/23/2016 Jared Tallent AUS Team Rio 2016 Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 20km Walk Men, 50km Walk Men Nickname JT Height 178 Weight 58 Age 31 Born Ballarat, VIC, Australia Lives Adelaide, SA, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 1st (50km walk), 7th (20km walk) 2008 Beijing - 3rd (20km walk), 2nd (50km walk) Recent Performances 2nd (50km) IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships (Rome, Italy) 2nd (50km walk) IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) 26th (20km walk) IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) 3rd (50km walk) IAAF World Race Walking Cup (Taicang, China) 3rd (50km walk) IAAF World Championships (Moscow, Russia) Career Highlights Winning two medals (silver and bronze) at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 50km and 20km walk respectively Finally receiving the gold medal for the 50km walk at the London Olympic Games Silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in the 50km walk Education Primary Dean Primary School (VIC, Australia) Secondary Ballarat High School (VIC, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning) - RMIT ( ) 2/3

46 7/23/2016 Jared Tallent AUS Team Rio 2016 Training Coach Claire Tallent (2013- current) Previously, Brent Vallance ( ) Club South Australian Race Walking Club, Australia, En 倎 Ȃeld Harriers Athletics Club, Australia Institute/Academy SASI Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Secondary Training Base Canberra, Australia Q&A Favourite food Pizza Favourite holiday destination Vietnam Dream car Aston Martin DB10 Star Sign Libra If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Triathlon First Olympic Memory? Kieren Perkins winning 1500m Gold in 1992 Most In uential person in your career/life Wife Claire 3/3

47 7/23/2016 Rachel Tallent AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Rachel Tallent Athlete Biography Rachel Tallent will be walking out of her older brother Jared s shadow at her Olympic debut in Rio. She set a personal best of 1:31.32 to win the 2016 Oceania & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in February, She had a very strong 2015 season, competing in her rst IAAF World Championships in China and at the World University Games in Korea. Her long time training partner, Brendon Reading, has also quali ed for Rio in the 50km event. Tallent is one of six children raised on a potato farm near Ballarat, Victoria. She started race walking at age eight and moved to Canberra to train at the AIS after graduating from Ballarat High School in She is coached by her three-time Olympic medal winning brother Jared, who has quali ed for the 50km race walk in Rio, and is one medal away from being Australia's most successful male athletics competitor. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected 1/3

48 7/23/2016 Rachel Tallent AUS Team Rio 2016 Event/s 20km Walk Women Nickname Tallent Height 167 Weight 54 Age 23 Born Ballarat, VIC, Australia Lives Newlyn, VIC, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be her Olympic debut. Recent Performances 1st (20km walk) 2016 Australian Race Walking Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 4th (20km walk) 2015 Melbourne Race Walk Meeting (Melbourne, Australia) 34th (20km walk) IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) 7th (20km walk) World University Games (Gwangju, Korea) 7th (20km walk) IAAF Race Walking Challenge (Taicang, China) Education Primary Black Hill Primary School (VIC, Australia) Secondary Ballarat High School (VIC, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Science in Psychology - University of Canberra ( ) Training Coach Jared Tallent (2014-current) Club (Ballarat YCW Harriers, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia) (Victorian Race Walking Club, Victoria, Australia) Primary Training Base Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia Q&A Superstition/s You can never tie your shoelaces too many times. Star Sign Pisces Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Brother Jared's Bronze medal in the 20km walk at the /3

49 7/23/2016 Rachel Tallent AUS Team Rio 2016 Beijing Olympic Games First Olympic Memory? Jane Saville in the women's 20km walk at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Most In 倎 Ȃuential person in your career/life Jared Tallent Why this sport? Because of all the friends I've made 3/3

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53 7/23/2016 Patrick Tiernan AUS Team Rio 2016 O 䘀朄 cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Patrick Tiernan Athlete Biography After four years studying and competing in the US with prestigious distance running school Villanova University, Patrick Tiernan returned to Australian for his rst race, the Australian championships to show his intention of pressing for a berth in the Rio Olympic team. He proved he was on track placing fourth in the 5000 metres event. Still requiring a qualifying performance, Tiernan missed the mark by less than a second at Stanford in May, then while placing third in the US college championships (NCAA) he was again just outside the standard. But 19 days later and after personal bests over 1500m and 3000m, he easily achieved the standard, by nearly ve seconds, running in Finland. Born and raised in Toowoomba, Tiernan won the national junior 1500m and 5000m titles in 2012 before heading o to Villanova University where he linked up with coaching legend and former great Irish athlete Marcus O Sullivan. While at Villanova University, Tiernan studied Science. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 5000m Men Age /3

54 7/23/2016 Patrick Tiernan AUS Team Rio 2016 Born Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Lives Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut. Recent Performances 2nd (5000m) 2016 Paavo Nurmi Games (Turku, Finland) 3rd (5000m) 2016 NCAA (Eugene, USA) 9th (5000m) 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational (Stanford, USA) 2nd (Cross Country) 2016 NCAA (Louisville, USA) 4th (5000m) 2016 Australian Athletics Championships (Sydney, Australia) Career Highlights Winning a Penn Relays wheel in the 4 x Mile at The University of Pennsylvania, Running my current personal best of 13:20 in the 5000m at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, Finishing second at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in front of my Dad, brother, and girlfriend in Louisville, Education Primary St Anthony's Catholic School (QLD, Australia) Secondary St Joseph's College, Toowoomba (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Science - Villanova University ( current) Training Coach Marcus O'Sullivan ( current) Club Intraining Running and Triathlon Club, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Institute/Academy Villanova University Primary Training Base Villanova, United States 2/3

55 7/23/2016 Patrick Tiernan AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Steak and Chocolate Favourite holiday destination Venice, Italy Favourite music The National, Volbeat Star Sign Virgo I would spend my last $10 on A Chipotle burrito Tattoos/Piercings None Most In 䘀 uential person in your career/life My Nan 3/3

56 7/23/2016 Jessica Trengove AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Jessica Trengove Athlete Biography Jessica Trengove smashed the Rio qualifying time at the 2015 Melbourne Marathon in October when she won in a time of 2: She ran a two and a half minute personal best time and the sixth fastest time by an Australian woman. Four-time Olympian Craig Mottram paced her through 38 kilometres. In her rst ever marathon, Trengove placed 14th and achieved the Olympic marathon qualifying standard with a time of 2:31.02 at a race in Japan. A few months later she made her Olympic debut in London, and ran a personal best (2:31.17) to nish 39th. The Adelaide born athlete and quali ed physiotherapist had a strong 11th place nish at the 2013 world titles in Moscow (2:37.11) before claiming bronze at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games (2:30.12). Athleticism runs in the Trengove family, as her sister Abbie represented Australia at the Youth Olympic Games for rowing while her brother Jack has played in the AFL since he was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club in Trengove s sporting idol is long distance runner and four-time Olympian Benita Johnson (Willis). Trengove was in awe of Johnson since she signed her Olympic ticket in the stands at the 2000 Sydney Games and says it was an honour to be her teammate in the Olympic marathon in London. Her favourite athletics event used to be triple jump and she also loved long and high jump. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

57 7/23/2016 Jessica Trengove AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Nickname Trenny Height 166 Weight 52 Age 28 Born Adelaide, SA, Australia Lives Adelaide, SA, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 39th (marathon) Career Highlights Winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Achieving an Australian Olympic A Quali er in my rst Marathon and competing in the 2012 London Olympics. Running a personal best and an Olympic quali er in the 2015 Melbourne Marathon - my rst Marathon in Australia. Education Primary Naracoorte Primary School, (SA, Australia) Secondary Naracoorte High School & Annesley College (SA, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Physiotherapy - University of South Australia ( ) Training Coach Adam Didyk ( current) Club Hills Districts Athletic Club, Team Tempo training squad Institute/Academy South Australian Sports Institute Primary Training Base Adelaide (Australia) Secondary Training Base Melbourne (Australia), Flagsta (Arizona) Q&A 2/3

58 7/23/2016 Jessica Trengove AUS Team Rio 2016 Favourite food Seafood, sweet potato fries, apple crumble and mangoes Favourite holiday destination I love European travel - particularly Italy and Switzerland. I would love to travel throughout Scandanavia and see more of South East Asia. Favourite music Anything that pumps me up or reminds me of good times! Dream car One that gets me from A to B without any hassles! Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman's 400m Gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics 3/3

59 7/23/2016 Lisa Weightman AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Lisa Weightman Athlete Biography In her rst marathon since giving birth to her son Pete in 2015, Lisa Weightman won silver in the 2016 Houston Marathon in January in a time of 2:27.53, with this run securing her spot on the Rio team. Her husband and personal trainer, Lachlan McArthur, paced her for the majority of the race and nished 34th in the men s event. Weightman made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, nishing 33rd in a time of 2:34:16. In 2010 she excelled in diᮈcult conditions at the Delhi Commonwealth Games to win the bronze was a great year for Weightman. She was 17th at the World Cross Country Championships in March and then ve months later was 17th at the Berlin World Championships (2:30.42). She improved her Olympic performance at the 2012 Games in London, nishing 17th overall in a time of 2: Living in Melbourne, she is a highly regarded business consultant and people manager at IBM. Mum of toddler Peter Richard McArthur, named after both his Grandpas and coach Richard Telford. Lisa's dad Peter Weightman is an ex-fitzroy footballer and currently works for Collingwood VFL. While her cousin Dale Weightman is an ex-richmond footballer. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

60 7/23/2016 Lisa Weightman AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s Marathon Women Nickname Goa Height 157 Weight 44 Age 37 Born Melbourne, VIC, Australia Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 17th (marathon) 2008 Beijing - 33rd (marathon) Recent Performances 2nd (marathon) 2016 Houston Marathon (Houston, USA) 1st (half marathon) 2015 Melbourne Half Marathon (Melbourne, Australia) 4th (marathon) 2013 Osaka International Ladies Marathon (Osaka, Japan) 1st (marathon) 2013 Melbourne Marathon (Melbourne, Australia) Career Highlights Winning bronze in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Winning Melbourne Marathon in 2:26:05 on home soil. Breaking the Gold Coast Half Marathon Course Record 69:00. Education Primary Bell Primary School (VIC, Australia) Secondary Preston Girls Secondary College (VIC, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Business Information Systems - RMIT Training Coach Professor Richard Telford Club Melbourne University (Winter), Preston (Summer) 2/3

61 7/23/2016 Lisa Weightman AUS Team Rio 2016 Institute/Academy VIS Primary Training Base Melbourne, Australia Q&A Favourite food Ice Cream Favourite holiday destination Nagambie Personal Motto Nothing beats persistence. Star Sign Capricorn I would spend my last $10 on Milk so I could have enough energy to work out what to do next! If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Diving Most In uential person in your career/life My parents! Why this sport? I have a strong engine, marathon running chose me. 3/3

62 7/23/2016 Eloise Wellings AUS Team Rio 2016 OⲐcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Eloise Wellings Athlete Biography Eloise Wellings 倀茂 rst quali 倀茂 ed for the Oympics as a 16 year-old ahead of Sydney She was a prospective member for Sydney, Athens and Beijing but missed all due to injury. Her 倀茂 rst Olympics was London 2012 and Rio will be her second Games and 倀茂 fth campaign. Recently she has had run a series of very successful half-marathon races and will try marathon running later in her career. Perhaps for 2018 Commonwealth Games or Tokyo She overcame 10 stress fractures and an eating disorder in her teenage years.mother to 2 year old India, Wellings is co-founder of the Love Mercy Foundation, which raises money for rural communities in north Uganda. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 10000m Women, 5000m Women Nickname Elzy Height 172 Weight 52 Age 33 Born New York, United States Lives Sydney, NSW, Australia 1/3

63 7/23/2016 Eloise Wellings AUS Team Rio 2016 Olympic Information 2012 London - 20th (10,000m), 30th (5,000m) Recent Performances 1st (half-marathon) Marugame Half (Okayama, Japan 1st (10,000m) Zatopek Classic (Melbourne, Australia) 10th (5,000m) World Championships (Beijing, China) 5th (5,000m) Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights 10th at the World Championships Beijing 5,000m (15:09) 4x National 10,000m champion Coming 4th in the 5000m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and then 5th and 6th in the 5000m and 10,000m respectively at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 5th at 2014 Commonwealth Games 5,000m Education Primary Grays Point Primary School (NSW, Australia) Secondary Kirrawee High School (NSW, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Exercise Science - University of Wollongong ( ) Training Coach Nic Bideau ( current) Club Sutherland Athletics Club Institute/Academy NSWIS Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia Secondary Training Base Teddington, London Q&A 2/3

64 7/23/2016 Eloise Wellings AUS Team Rio 2016 Superstition/s Shoelaces must be tucked in for races Favourite food Pizza Favourite holiday destination Fiji Favourite music Pop music Dream car Mini moke Personal Motto Why not me Star Sign Scorpio I would spend my last $10 on Messina icecream Tattoos/Piercings Love Mercy tattoo on right wrist - the name of our foundation Uganda that we work on If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Beach volleyball Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Steve Hooker pole vault gold in Beijing 2008 First Olympic Memory? Watching the women's distance running at Barcelona 1992 as a ten year old Most InⲐuential person in your career/life Jono (husband) Why this sport? I love it. When I run I feel free. 3/3

65 7/23/2016 Lauren Wells AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Lauren Wells Athlete Biography Lauren Wells collected her ninth 400m hurdles National Title at the 2016 Championships, booking herself a seat at her second Olympic Games. In May she indicated she was on track for a teri c year clocking her second fastest ever 400m hurdles competing in Japan. In July she was added to the Australian 4x400m relay team for Rio. Wells started hurdling at age ve, and by the age of 16 was the youngest 400m hurdles national titleholder. The following year she made her national senior team debut at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. A decade later, she still holds the record for the most Australian 400m hurdles titles. Wells made her Olympic debut in 2012 in London where she placed 23rd in the 400m hurdles. Her husband Heath proposed to her during the Games. Her personal best of is the third fastest Australian in history behind Flinto -King and Pittman. The Canberra born athlete says the most in uential person in her career is her coach Matt Beckenham, who has been training her since Beckenham represented Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. In 2010 she graduated the University of Canberra with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. In 2016 she started studying her second degree in a Bachelor of Primary School Teaching at the University of Canberra. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3

66 7/23/2016 Lauren Wells AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Athletics Status Selected Event/s 4 x 400m Relay Women, 400m Hurdles Nickname Loz Women Height 178 Weight 66 Age 27 Born Canberra, ACT, Australia Lives Canberra, ACT, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 23rd 400m Hurdles Recent Performances 7th (400m hurdles) London Anniversary Games (London, Great Britian) 1st (400m hurdles) 2016 Seiko Golden Grand Prix (Kawasaki, Japan) 1st (400m hurdles) 2016 Australian Championships (Sydney, Australia) 1st (400m hurdles) 2016 IAAF World Challenge (Melbourne, Australia) 14th (400m hurdles) 2015 IAAF World Championships (Beijing, China) Career Highlights representing Australia in my rst Olympic Games for 400m Hurdles Competing in my rst 'open' age Australian Team in 400m Hurdles at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Winning the 400m Hurdles silver medal at the World Youth Championships in Morocco - also my rst time overseas Education Primary Kaleen Primary School (ACT, Australia) Secondary Lyneham High School/ Daramalan College (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Science in Psychology - University of Canberra ( ) 2/3

67 7/23/2016 Lauren Wells AUS Team Rio 2016 Training Coach Matthew Beckenham (2002-current) Club North Canberra Gungahlin, Canberra, ACT, Australia Primary Training Base Canberra, Australia Q&A Superstition/s Always wear the same purple earrings my husband gave me, to compete in. Favourite food Roast Lamb Favourite holiday destination Switzerland Favourite music Pop, Techno, House - rather ecclectic! Dream car Audi R8 Personal Motto I believe in making the most of your opportunities and never taking anything for granted. Sport and life are ckle so you have to make the most of everything that comes your way. Star Sign Leo I would spend my last $10 on Water, gum and a chololate bar! Tattoos/Piercings Tattoo on my left foot - it is a mixture of the in nity sign (which means 'life' in Egyptian) and a love heart, so the combined meaning is 'love/enjoy life' 'we only live once so make the most of your opportunities'. If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Gymnastics - unfortunately I was always too tall for it! Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman winning the 400m in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in front of her home crowd First Olympic Memory? Sitting in the stand, madly stamping my feet in encouragement at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when the Men's Long Jump was on and Jai Taurima was going for the gold medal Most In 倎 Ȃuential person in your career/life Matt Beckenham - he has been my coach for 13yrs and has taught me so much about sport and also life in general. He has made me a more professional athlete and a better person over the course of many years working together. Why this sport? I love the individual aspect and always being accountable for my own results. I am very internally motivated and I like knowthing that the outcome of my races lies completely in my own actions. It is also a great opportunity to travel the world and do something that I love and happen to be fairly good at! 3/3

68 7/23/2016 Scott Westcott AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Scott Westcott Athlete Biography Two days after his 40th birthday, Scott Westcott ran a qualifying time of 2:15.30 at the 2015 Berlin Marathon, securing his spot on the 2016 Rio Olympic team and his debut Olympics. Westcott set his sights on the Olympic Games marathon aged 16. He will be almost 41 when he runs in Rio. He has been close to Olympic Teams before. He ran qualifying times in the 5000m and 10,000m for the Sydney 2000 Games, and qualifying times for the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 marathon but missed out on team selection. Westcott has been running marathons for over a decade. He set his personal best time of 2:11:36 at the 2005 Beppu-Oita International Marathon in Japan. He placed fourth in the marathon at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Born in the NSW central west town of Parkes. Wescott was a high school teacher for 11 years, teaching agriculture, maths, science and PE. He has a Bachelor of Agriculture from the University of New England in Armidale. Westcott is married to wife Jessica and have three children aged between eight and three: Noah, Finn and Frankie. He was a high school teacher for 11 years. He won the Pierre de Coubertin Award from the AOC in All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Athletics 1/3