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The first Australian to get a gold medal
Edwin Flack was the first athlete to represent Australia at the Olympics. He won gold in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres, competed in the marathon and won a bronze medal in tennis doubles at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. -
When womens sport began in Australia
In 1900, the first female-only sporting groups were formed; most were lawn bowls or golf clubs but, by the 1930s, athletics and track and field clubs for women were also established. -
Rugby League first game in Australia
The first full season of rugby league in Australia was played in 1908. The first clubs to take the field were: Glebe. Newtown. -
When womens NRL started
Nellie Doherty was a former player and pioneer from NSW and in 1921 helped launch women's rugby league in Australia. Previous winners of the medal include NSW pair Maddie Studdon (2019) and Isabelle Kelly (2018). NSW are the current State of Origin champions with four consecutive titles. -
When Australia held an Olympics
The first time Australia hosted the Olympics was 1956 in Melbourne. In many ways, it was the Games that took the Olympics to the world. Australia has hosted the Summer Olympic games twice in 1956 in Melbourne and in 2000 in Sydney. -
Soccer World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup. Over the course of another two-legged playoff the scores remained even at 2–2, and so a deciding match was played in Hong Kong. Australia won this match 1–0, through a Jimmy Mackay goal, scored off a free kick. -
When Australia won the Rugby World Cup
Australia won the final, defeating England 12–6, and became the first nation to win the cup away from home. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted by South Africa, and was the first time that all matches would be played in just a single country. -
First Aboriginal Gold medalist
Cathy Freeman, by name of Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman, she was born February 16, 1973, Mackay, Queensland, Australia. Australian sprinter who excelled in the 400-metre dash and who in 2000 became the first Australian Aboriginal person to win an individual Olympic gold medal. -
Steven Bradbury
Steven John Bradbury OAM is an Australian former short track speed skater and four-time Olympian. He won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up. -
When womens AFL started
First AFL women's game. On 3 February 2017 the Collingwood Magpies and the Carlton Blues played the first premiership game of the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) competition at Ikon Park in Melbourne, Victoria.
