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1 27/07/2016 David Andersen AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team David Andersen Athlete Biography David Andersen will earn a slice of history in Rio by becoming one of only eight Australian men s basketballers to appear at four Olympic Games. The 7-footer from Melbourne began playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School and after impressing in the junior ranks moved to Canberra to join the AIS. He would join the Wollongong Hawks in the NBL for a season before beginning to play in Italy. After breaking into the senior national side in 2003 he made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Athens Games where Australia 㜭㩦 nished ninth. He would play the majority of the next four years in Russia, where he won three national titles and two Euroleague Championships, before moving on to play for Barcelona. He would again be a part of the Australian side that competed at the Beijing 2008 Games where the side 㜭㩦 nished in 7th. His superb form did not go unnoticed with the Houston Rockets trading for him and then buying out his Barcelona contract after a decade in Europe. He made his NBA debut in 2009 and went on to play 103 games in the NBA with the Rockets, the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets across two seasons. With Andrew Bogut on the sidelines, Andersen became the starting centre for the Australian side and went on to produce his best Games performance at London 2012 averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds in just over 25 minutes per game. The Aussies were eventually knocked out of the competition by the US side in the quarter- 㜭㩦 nals. He has since played in Italy, Turkey and won the 2016 French title with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. andersen1 1/2

2 27/07/2016 David Andersen AUS Team Rio 2016 Basketball Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Height 213 Weight 102 Age 36 Born Melbourne, VIC, Australia Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) 2004 Athens - 9th (basketball) Recent Performances Won 3-2 French League 㜭㩦 nals: Playing for Asvel Lyon Villeurbanne vs Strasbourg (Lyon & Strasbourg, France) 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) Career Highlights Competing at three Olympic Games for Australia. Winning multiple titles in Europe. Training Coach Andrej Lemanis (2014-current) Primary Training Base France andersen1 2/2

3 27/07/2016 Cameron Bairstow AUS Team Rio 2016 O 倀ऄ cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Cameron Bairstow Athlete Biography 6 9 forward Cam Bairstow will make his Olympic debut in Rio and is one of a number of talented big men in the Australian line up that will hope to push the side towards its 倀茂 rst Olympic medal. After impressing as a youngster in Australia he took up a scholarship at the University of New Mexico in 2010 and by 2013 was one of the side s leading players as he was selected in the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team as one of the conference s best players. He got his chance in the green and gold at the Summer Universiade where he helped Australia win silver. Soon after he got his chance in the senior Australian side and helped the team win the 2013 Oceania Championship. Bairstow was drafted to the Chicago Bulls as the 49th pick of the 2014 NBA Draft and went on to play 18 games in his rookie season. He returned to Australia to help the side defeat New Zealand and qualify for Rio. He averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes in the two match series. After his second season with the Bulls was interrupted by injury he was traded to the Detroit Pistons before he was waived and has now signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2016/17 NBL season. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball Fast Facts david bairstow 1/2

4 27/07/2016 Cameron Bairstow AUS Team Rio 2016 Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Height 205 Weight 118 Age 25 Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) 2nd 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Russia) Training Coach Basketball Primary Training Base Brisbane Secondary Training Base Albuquerque, NM david bairstow 2/2

5 27/07/2016 Aron Baynes AUS Team Rio 2016 O쟀cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Aron Baynes Athlete Biography 6 10 centre Aron Baynes experience against the world s best will make him crucial component for Australia s medal chances in Rio. Having now played over three years in the NBA, Baynes will line up for his second Olympic Games campaign in Rio. Born in New Zealand, Baynes attended the AIS in 2005 before leaving later that year to join college team Washington State University Cougars where he made it to the NCAA 'Sweet 16' with the team. He signed with Lithuanian side Vilnius out of college in 2009 and soon after made his senior national debut. Having impressed in stints in Germany and Greece, he lined up for Australia at the 2010 World Championships. He helped Australia claim the 2011 Oceania title to qualify for London 2012 and then he went on to make his Olympic debut. He scored 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in just over 12 minutes per game. Baynes performances in Rio saw him secure a move to Slovenian side Union Olimpia Ljubljana where he played in the EuroLeague and was in the top 10 for points and rebounds despite his team getting knocked out of competition at the 䃰ﾸrst group stage. He joined fellow Australian Patty Mills at the San Antonio Spurs in early 2013 and was a part of their NBA Championship winning team in After increased minutes in the season he went on to sign with the Detroit Pistons where he helped the team return to the NBA playoᠮ s in 2016 for the 䃰ﾸrst time in seven seasons. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball baynes1 1/3

6 27/07/2016 Aron Baynes AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Bangers Height 208 Weight 115 Age 29 Born Gisborne, New Zealand Lives Cairns, QLD, Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances Lost NBA Playoᠮs: Playing for Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Detroit & Cleveland, USA) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) Won NBA Finals: Playing for San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat (San Antonio & Miami, USA) Career Highlights Playing at 2010 World Championships Playing at the London 2012 Olympics Games. Getting the chance to play for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Education Primary Mareeba State Primary (QLD, Australia) Secondary Mareeba State High School & Cairns State High School (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Kinesiology - Washington State University ( ) Training baynes1 2/3

7 27/07/2016 Aron Baynes AUS Team Rio 2016 Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) Primary Training Base Ikaros, Greece Secondary Training Base Cairns, Australia Q&A Favourite food Any kind of Chops, Steak or Pasta Favourite holiday destination Somewhere with a beach and warm water Favourite music Anything Dream car One that drives itself so I can sleep longer Personal Motto Pain lets you know you're alive. Star Sign Sagittarius I would spend my last $10 on Food If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Discus baynes1 3/3

8 27/07/2016 Andrew Bogut AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Andrew Bogut Athlete Biography Andrew Bogut will return to Olympic competition having missed out on the London 2012 Games due to a shoulder injury. Bogut was a key part of the Australian teams in Athens and Beijing that 䘀쐂 nished 9th and 7th respectively. The seven footer began playing basketball in Melbourne before moving to Canberra where he attended the Australian Institute of Sport. He impressed on the international stage at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship when he led the Australian team to gold and was voted the MVP of the tournament. After a stellar three years at Utah College, Bogut was the number one draft pick in the 2005 NBA draft where he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks. After seven seasons with the side, which included leading the league in blocks in 2011, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors. He helped the Oakland based side to their 䘀쐂 rst NBA Championship in 40 years in 2015 when the Warriors defeated Bogut s Australian teammate Matt Dellavedova s Cleveland Cavaliers to be crowned NBA champions. He would return home to ensure Australia quali 䘀쐂 ed for Rio by helping the side take out the 2015 Oceania Championships. The Melburnian s success continued in the season with the Warriors breaking the NBA regular seasons win record after 䘀쐂 nishing with 73 wins and just 9 losses. Bogut s side again made the Finals but this time fell to Dellavedova s Cavaliers in seven games. Shortly after the season he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball bogut 1/3

9 27/07/2016 Andrew Bogut AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Bogues Height 213 Weight 122 Age 31 Born Mulgrave, VIC, Australia Lives Patterson Lakes, VIC, Australia Olympic Information 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) 2004 Athens - 9th (basketball) Recent Performances Lost NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Oakland & Cleveland, USA) 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) Won NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Oakland & Cleveland, USA) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) Career Highlights Winning the NBA Championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015 Setting the NBA record for most wins in a season with the Golden State Warriors in 2016 Competing at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for Australia. Education Primary Thomas Mitchel Primary School (VIC, Australia) Secondary Cleeland Secondary College (VIC, Australia) Tertiary University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA bogut 2/3

10 27/07/2016 Andrew Bogut AUS Team Rio 2016 Training Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) Club Dallas Mavericks, Texas, USA Institute/Academy Andrew Bogut Basketball Academy, Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia. Primary Training Base Dallas, USA. Secondary Training Base Dandenong, Australia Q&A Superstition/s I always tie my shoes with one hand. Favourite food Soup Favourite holiday destination Springvale, Australia. Favourite music Narodnjake Dream car 2001 Mitsubishi Magna Personal Motto Sometimes you are the bird, sometimes you are the statue. I would spend my last $10 on Dandee Donuts Tattoos/Piercings I have my name and star sign written on my right bicep If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Archery Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team First Olympic Memory? Greece not 䘀쐂 nishing the Village at my 䘀쐂 rst Olympic games in Most In uential person in your career/life Memo Hatzidimitropoulos bogut 3/3

11 27/07/2016 Ryan Broekhoff AUS Team Rio 2016 O倀ऄcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Ryan Broekho倀ࠃ Athlete Biography Ryan Broekho倀ࠃ will get the chance to make his Olympic debut in Rio after being one of the 倀茂nal two players cut from the London 2012 Team. Broekho倀ࠃ began playing when he was six after both his parents played at high levels in the sport. He would eventually head to the US to have a four-year stint in the college system with the Valporaiso Crusaders where he averaged 16 points and over 7 rebounds in his 倀茂nal season and help take the side to the coveted NCAA tournament. He went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft and went to play for Beistkas where he eventually became an all-star in the Turkish league. He won Summer Universiade silver with the Australian side before getting the chance to start for his country at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Broekho倀ࠃ moved to Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban in 2015 where he has had the chance to hone his skills in both the domestic competition as well as helping his side make the 倀茂nal four in the EuroLeague competition. Having become a regular in the national side, Broekho倀ࠃ started both 2015 Oceania Championship matches for Australia as they secured their spot at the 2016 Olympic Games after defeating New Zealand. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball broekhoff 1/3

12 27/07/2016 Ryan Broekhoff AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Height 198 Weight 93 Age 25 Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 2nd EuroLeague with Lokomotiv Kuban 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) 2nd 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Russia) Career Highlights 2015 Oceania Champions with Australian National team defeating New Zealand in a two game series. Game 1 was in Melbourne Australia in front of my home city, family and friends. Finishing fourth at the 2014 U19 World Championships in New Zealand. Starting for the Australian team at the 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain. Education Primary Bonbeach Primary School (VIC, Australia), Patterson Lakes Primary School (VIC, Australia) Secondary Patterson River Secondary College (VIC, Australia), The Peninsula School (VIC, Australia), Lake Ginninderra College (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Valparaiso University, USA ( ) Training broekhoff 2/3

13 27/07/2016 Ryan Broekhoff AUS Team Rio 2016 Coach Andrej Lemanis (2014-current) Club Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar, Russia) Primary Training Base Krasnodar, Russia Secondary Training Base Melbourne, Australia Q&A Favourite food Roast Chicken Favourite holiday destination Never been on a holiday Favourite music Ed Sheeran Personal Motto Never ever give up Star Sign Leo I would spend my last $10 on Food If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Golf - even though I am no good at it Most In 倀霂 uential person in your career/life Mother Why this sport? Always loved basketball and had a passion for it even from a very young age broekhoff 3/3

14 27/07/2016 Matthew Dellavedova AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Matthew Dellavedova Athlete Biography Matt Dellavedova will make his second appearance at an Olympic Games having lined up in the green and gold at the London 2012 Games where Australia nished 7th. He averaged 7.3 points and 4.5 assists in just over 28 minutes per game. Dellavedova enjoyed a sensational college career for the Saint Marys Gaels, breaking the side s alltime scoring and assists records, before going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He soon signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who he would go on to spend three seasons with. After limited game time to kick o his NBA career, Dellavedova grew into an integral part of the star-studded Cavaliers side which featured the likes of Team USA London 2012 gold medallists LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. He helped the side to the 2015 NBA Finals series where the side went down to Dellavedova s Aussie teammate Andrew Bogut s Golden State Warriors. The country Victorian returned home to help Australia qualify for Rio 2016 by winning the 2015 Oceania Championships. He then averaged a career high 7.5 points in the NBA regular season as the team topped the Eastern Conference standings for the second year running. The side would go on to turn the tables on Bogut s Warriors as they won the NBA Championship in seven games. Soon after Dellavedova signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball Fast Facts dellavedova1 1/3

15 27/07/2016 Matthew Dellavedova AUS Team Rio 2016 Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Delly Height 191 Weight 89 Age 25 Born Maryborough, VIC, Australia Lives Maryborough, VIC, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 7th (basketball) Recent Performances Won NBA Finals: Playing for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors (Cleveland & Oakland, USA) 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) Lost NBA Finals: Playing for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors (Cleveland & Oakland, USA) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) Career Highlights Captaining Australia to 4th place at U/19 World Championships in New Zealand Conference championship at Saint Mary's (WCC 2010, 2012) Competing at the London 2012 Olympics and winning the NBA Championship 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Education Primary 404 Marybrough Primary School, (VIC, Australia) Secondary Maryborough Regional College (VIC, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Psychology - Saint Mary's College of California ( ) Training Coach Andrej Lemanis (2013- current) dellavedova1 2/3

16 27/07/2016 Matthew Dellavedova AUS Team Rio 2016 Club Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Institute/Academy AIS Saint Mary's College of California Primary Training Base Milwaukee, USA Secondary Training Base Maryborough, Australia Q&A Favourite food Avocado on toast Favourite holiday destination Townsville Favourite music Jack Johnson Personal Motto Fortune favours the brave. Star Sign Virgo I would spend my last $10 on Mini Golf If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Table tennis Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman 2000 Olympics Most In uential person in your career/life Parents Why this sport? I love the team aspect and you can always get improve at some part of the game dellavedova1 3/3

17 27/07/2016 Chris Goulding AUS Team Rio 2016 O cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Chris Goulding Athlete Biography Sharp shooter Chris Goulding will get his chance to represent Australia at his 湩慴 rst Olympic Games in Rio after a strong couple of seasons has seen him become a key contributor for the national side. The Tasmanian shooting guard has spent the majority of his career in the NBL, winning a championship in the 2007 season with the Brisbane Bullets before excelling in recent years in Melbourne. After being the NBL s highest scorer for the Tigers in 2014 the door opened to playing in Europe. He was signed by Zaragoza in the Spanish League for the 2014/15 season and then returned to Australia to help the national side qualify for Rio 2016 by winning the 2015 Oceania Championships. In limited game time in the green and gold his deadly accuracy was on show as he hit six of his seven shots as he scored 12points across the two game series. If there were any doubters, Goulding s 2015/16 season for Melbourne United would have silenced them quickly. He led the side to the grand 湩慴 nal having scored 18 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists a match throughout the year. His stellar season in the NBL saw him signed by Auxilium Torino in the Italian Serie A ensuring he had plenty of game time between the end of the NBL and the start of Rio All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball goulding 1/3

18 27/07/2016 Chris Goulding AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Height 192 Weight 93 Age 27 Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances Lost NBL semi- 湩慴 nals: Playing for Melbourne United vs New Zealand Breakers (Melbourne, Auckland) 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) Career Highlights Competing at the 2014 World Cup Being selected for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Education Primary Gumdale State School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Brisbane State High School (QLD, Australia) Training Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) Club Melbourne United (NBL) Australia Primary Training Base Melbourne, Australia goulding 2/3

19 27/07/2016 Chris Goulding AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Superstition/s Too many to list Favourite food Burgers Favourite holiday destination Mallorca, Spain Favourite music Hip Hop, R'n'B Dream car Lamborghini Star Sign Scorpio I would spend my last $10 on Food If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Golf Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman 2000 Olympics First Olympic Memory? Michael Johnson running in Atlanta Olympics Most In uential person in your career/life Parents Why this sport? I love it goulding 3/3

20 27/07/2016 Joe Ingles AUS Team Rio 2016 O䬝䈀cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Joe Ingles Athlete Biography Joe Ingles will line up at a third straight Olympic Games in Rio having been a part of Australia s Beijing 2008 and London 2012 campaigns. With increased minutes in London, Ingles was second only to Patty Mills in terms of scoring for the Australian Team. He put up 15 points in just under 34 minutes per game to see him ranked as the 13th highest ranked player in terms of points per game. Having played three seasons in the NBL where he won the rookie of the year award in 2007 and the Championship in 2009, Ingles headed to Europe where he lined up for one of the continent s most esteemed clubs in Barcelona. A series of strong seasons in Spain, where he won two league titles, and another for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, caught the attention of NBA scouts and he signed with the Utah Jazz in Ingles started 32 of the 79 games he played for the Jazz in the season where he averaged 㴀㐂ve points and just over two rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes per match. He reverted to more of a bench role in the season where in 15 minutes he averaged just over four points as well as 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per match. He won the Gaze medal for the Australian International Player of the Year in 2009 and All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball ingles1 1/3

21 27/07/2016 Joe Ingles AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Joe Height 204 Weight 91 Age 28 Born Adelaide, SA, Australia Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) Recent Performances 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) Career Highlights Going to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games Education Primary Reynella East College (SA, Australia) Secondary Lake Ginninderra College (ACT, Australia) Training Coach Andrej Lamanis ( current) Club Utah Jazz (NBA) USA Primary Training Base Utah, USA ingles1 2/3

22 27/07/2016 Joe Ingles AUS Team Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Pasta Favourite holiday destination Port Douglas Favourite music Radio Star Sign Libra If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Diving ingles1 3/3

23 27/07/2016 Kevin Lisch AUS Team Rio 2016 O 뱎cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Kevin Lisch Athlete Biography Born in Illinois in the USA, Kevin Lisch recently got his Australian citizenship and will now get the chance to represent his adopted country at his rst Olympic Games in Rio. Lisch headed to Saint Louis College between where he averaged 14 points a game and was recognised as one of the Atlantic 10 s best defensive players. After going undrafted in the 2009 draft he signed with the Perth Wildcats in the NBL. In his rst year with the side he helped them win the NBL championship and in doing so won the NBL Finals MVP award. Having been one of the Wildcats best again in the season, he was the best in the league in as he won the NBL s MVP award after scoring over 17.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists a game. Following another strong season in Australia he headed to Puerto Rico where he would be crucial in helping Piratas de Quebradillas win the league championship. Stints in France and Spain followed before he returned to the NBL to play with the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 19.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists to win his second NBL MVP award as the Hawks went down in the semi- nals. He returned to Piratas de Quebradillas for a short stint before Rio and will link up with the Sydney Kings following his Olympic debut. His son Benjamin was born in Paris, France and daughter So a was born in Zaragoza, Spain. His brother and two sisters all played basketball in college as well his wife Rachel. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball lisch 1/3

24 27/07/2016 Kevin Lisch AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Height 188 Weight 89 Age 30 Born Illinois, USA, United States Lives Australia Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Career Highlights Winning the NBL Championship with the Perth Wildcats in Winning the BSN Championship with Quebradillas Piratas in Being selected to compete for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Education Primary Blessed Sacrament Grade School (Belleville, IL, USA) Secondary Altho Catholic High School (Belleville, IL, USA) Tertiary Bachelor of Science Major in Marketing and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Saint Louis University ( ) Training Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) Club Sydney Kings, Homebush NSW, Australia Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia Secondary Training Base Belleville, Illinois, USA Q&A Favourite food Sushi lisch 2/3

25 27/07/2016 Kevin Lisch AUS Team Rio 2016 Favourite music Country Dream car Audi A5 Sportback Personal Motto I believe you should help and notice others along the way. People will forget worldly accomplishments and accolades, but they will always remember how you made them feel. I would spend my last $10 on Co ee If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Javelin Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Usain Bolt 100 and 200 metre world records in 2008 Most In냚uential person in your career/life My mum, Catherine and my father, Russell Why this sport? I enjoy every aspect of basketball, especially the team environment lisch 3/3

26 27/07/2016 Damian Martin AUS Team Rio 2016 Oꊜ믩cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Damian Martin Athlete Biography Over a decade after captaining the Australian U19 team to the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships, Damian Martin will get his 눟rst shot at Olympic competition in Rio. After the U19 success he headed to the US in 2003 where he would spend the next four years playing for college side Loyola Marymount. The point guard returned to Australia to play with the West Sydney Razorbacks and Sydney Spirit in the NBL and would go on to make his senior national debut at the 2009 Oceania Championships. Martin made the move the Perth Wildcats for the season and has enjoyed plenty of success since. He was a part of the 2010 championship winning team before 2011 saw him named in the All-NBL 눟rst team and started a run of 눟ve consecutive seasons where he was named the best defensive player in the competition. He is largely recognised as the best defensive player the NBL has ever seen. After 눟nishing runner-up with the Wildcats in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons he helped the side to again win the title in He proved he was still one of the nation s best backcourt players by winning the 2016 Grand Final MVP in the Wildcats 2-1 series victory over the New Zealand Breakers. Having just missed out on selection for the London 2012 Games, Martin also missed out on the 2015 Oceania Championships after being injured in the lead up to the Rio quali 눟cation series. His strong 2016 season and defensive prowess helped ensure the veteran will become an Olympian in Rio. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. martin 1/3

27 27/07/2016 Damian Martin AUS Team Rio 2016 Basketball Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Damo, Marto Height 186 Weight 90 Age 31 Born Gloucester, NSW, Australia Associated Olympians Aron Baynes Stephanie Talbot Marianna Tolo Penny Taylor MORE Career Highlights Competing at my ハ ーセント눟 rst World Championships. Being selected for the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Education Primary St. Joseph's Catholic School (NSW, Australia) Secondary Gloucester High School (NSW, Australia), Lake Ginnanderra College (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Liberal Studies Degree - Loyola Marymount University ( ) Training Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) martin 2/3

28 27/07/2016 Damian Martin AUS Team Rio 2016 Club Perth Wildcats (NBL) Australia Primary Training Base Perth, Australia Q&A Favourite food Mexican Favourite holiday destination Whitsundays Favourite music Classic rock Star Sign Virgo I would spend my last $10 on Put a bet on and try and turn it into more money martin 3/3

29 27/07/2016 Patrick Mills AUS Team Rio 2016 O 瞽 cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Patrick Mills Athlete Biography Patty Mills will play in his third straight Olympic Games in Rio. The 27-year-old outshone a host of global superstars to lead the scoring average at the London 2012 Games. Mills put up 21.2 points per match with his best performance coming against host nation Great Britain where he scored 39. The Melburnian played his college days at St Mary s before being taken as the 55th selection by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA draft. He signed with his current club the San Antonio Spurs in 2011 and has since been a key part of the side s strong playo performances in recent years. Alongside Andrew Bogut, Luc Longley, Aron Baynes, Andrew Gaze and Matt Dellavedova, Mills is one of only six Australians with an NBA Championship to his name. Mills was a part of the Spurs team that won the 2014 NBA Finals after defeating the Miami Heat 4-1 in the best of seven series including a playo high 17-point performance in the series clinching match. He helped the Spurs make history in the season by becoming the rst team to win 40 of their 41 home matches throughout the regular season. Mills played 81 of the 82 regular season matches for the Spurs where he averaged 8.5 points and 2.8 assists. Mills scored 26 points, had 9 rebounds and 8 assists across the two match Oceania Championship series where Australia quali ed for the Rio 2016 Games. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball mills1 1/3

30 27/07/2016 Patrick Mills AUS Team Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Patty Height 180 Weight 85 Age 27 Born Canberra, ACT, Australia Lives Canberra, ACT, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) Recent Performances 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) Won NBA Finals: Playing for San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat (San Antonio & Miami, USA) 1st 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland) Career Highlights Playing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with Australian Basketball Team Competing for Australia at the 2012 London Olympics with the Australian Basketball Team Winning the NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs in Education Primary Holy Trinity (ACT, Australia) Secondary Marist College (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Sports Journalism - St Mary's College of California ( ) Training Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) Primary Training Base San Antonio, USA mills1 2/3

31 27/07/2016 Patrick Mills AUS Team Rio 2016 Secondary Training Base Canberra, AUS Q&A Superstition/s Put my left shoe on rst, then right one and then tie laces every time I play or train. Favourite food Chicken Parmigiana Favourite holiday destination Thursday Island Favourite music R&B Dream car Bentley Personal Motto Make the most of the smallest opportunities Star Sign Leo I would spend my last $10 on Oporto If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Syncronised Swimming mills1 3/3

32 27/07/2016 Brock Motum AUS Team Rio 2016 O 倀ऄ cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Brock Motum Athlete Biography Brock Motum will head to his ソrst Olympic Games in Rio after playing in his ソrst major tournament for Australia at the 2014 World Cup. He featured in the Australian side that defeated New Zealand to qualify for Rio alongside an impressive line-up of big men that also included Andrew Bogut, David Andersen and Cam Bairstow. Motum moved to the US in 2009 where he began a four-year college career with Washington State University. His ソrst and last seasons were his most proli ソc averaging 18.0 and 18.7 points per game but he wasn t picked up in the 2013 NBA draft. The 6 10 big man has since had stints playing for Granarolo Bolgna in Italy, the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL and now lines up for Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas. He played a key role for the side who won the 2015 and 2016 Championships. He was a part of the Australian side that ソnished 12th at the 2014 World Cup before helping Australia win the 2015 Oceania Championships and qualify for the Rio Olympic Games. Motum went close to making an NBA roster on two occasions, having had brief stints with the Utah Jazz but is yet to play a game in regular-season game in the NBA. All copy on this page is copyright Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Basketball Fast Facts motum 1/2

33 27/07/2016 Brock Motum AUS Team Rio 2016 Sport Basketball Status Selected Event/s Basketball Men Height 208 Weight 107 Age 25 Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 1st 2016 Lithuanian Championship: Playing for BC Žalgiris (Lithuania) 1st 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington) 1st 2015 Lithuanian Championship: Playing for BC Žalgiris (Lithuania) 12th 2014 World Cup (Spain) Career Highlights Winning the 2015 Oceania Championships to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games Getting selected to the ソnal team for Rio 2016 Education Primary Warrigal Road State School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Brisbane State High School (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Washington State University Training Coach Andrej Lemanis ( current) Club BC Žalgiris, Lithuania Primary Training Base Lithuania motum 2/2