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Australian national cricket team
Lead by Don Bradman, the Australian national cricket team toured in England to continue the great sporting tradtion of the Ashes after the war. Following the English teams tour of Australia in the previous summer, the Australians continued to remain undefeated. -
Betty Cuthbert
Australian athlete, Betty Cuthbert, wins the Women's 100m sprint final in the Melbourne Olympic Games. This event followed the start of television in Australia and was iconicly the first Olympic Games to be nationally televised. -
Margaret Court
In this year, Australian profesional tennis player, Margaret Court, won four con sequtive Grad Slam titles, making her at this time, the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world. Court won a current record of 24 singles titles and 38 doubles titles in her career. -
the Socceroos
The Australian national association soccer team, commonly known as the Socceroos, qualified for the 1974 World Cup held in West Germany following the defeat of South Korea after two drawn matches. -
Catherine Freeman
Catherine Freeman, who specialised in 400m sprinting events, became the Olympic champion for the Women's 400m in the Sydney Olympics, becoming only the second Aboriginal Australian Olympic champion. -
Steven Bradbury
Speed ice skater and four time olympian, Steven Bradbury shockingly won the 1000m short track event in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics after his competetors crashed out in the final corner of the race, allowing Bradbury to avoid the crash and come through with a gold medal. He became the first athlete from any Southern Hemisphere coutnry to win a Winter Olympic event. -
Makybe Diva
Australian-trained thoroughbred, Makybe Diva, became the first racehorse to win the iconic Melbourne Cup three consecutive times. Makybe Diva won the event in 2003, 2004 and again in 2005; contributing to making the mare the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history. -
the Matildas
Australian international women's soccer team, the Matildas, claimed Australia's first Asian football title at the women's Asian Cup in China after defeating Korea on penalties. -
Cadel Evans
Racing cyclist, Cadel Evans, is the first and to date, only, Australian winner of the Tour de France. He gained this title, as part of the BMC racing team, in 2011 after gaining second place in the 2007 and 2008 Tours. -
Kyah Simon- the Matildas
Following the Matilda's qualification for the 2011 Women's World Cup, Kyah Simon, scored two goals against Norway, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to score in a World Cup and represented a significant event for the Matildas soccer team and Australia.
