In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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5 Feb 2024: Women. Sarah Collins (Former). Jane Flemming – Gold Women’s Long Jump; Gold Heptathlon. ... Women. Susan Hobson. Caroline Schuwalow. Image gallery. Please note - only a limited number of images from the Clearinghouse for Sport collection are displayed
5 Feb 2024: Women. Nicole Boegman - Gold Women’s Long Jump. Daniela Costian- Gold Women’s Discus. ... Shaun Creighton. Julian Paynter. Women. Susie Power. Image gallery. Please note - only a limited number of images from the Clearinghouse for Sport collection
15 Feb 2024: Australian Sports Commission Annual Report 1988-1989 - pages 120-122 on AIS swimming. ... Donna Procter - Women's 400m Individual Medley, 4:45.12, Australian Championships, Sydney, Australia, 11 May 1988.
5 Feb 2024: Vlad Slavic. Don Wright – Bronze Men’s 110m Hurdles. Women. Vanessa Browne (Ward) (Former). ... Gael Martin (nee Mulhall) – Gold Women’s Shot Put; Gold Women’s Discus.
30 Nov 2023: Over the years, many First Nations sportspeople have been recognised for their contribution to sport and society.
15 Feb 2024: Women. Sarah-Jane D'Arcy. Melanie Dodd - 6th 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Caroline Hildreth. ... Petria Thomas - Women's 50m Butterfly 27.12, Canberra, Australia, 23 April 2000.
5 Feb 2024: Men. Peter Beames. David Smith. Don Wright. Women. Susan Cook. Kerry Saxby-Junna. ... David Smith (Former). Don Wright. Women. Nicole Boegman. Jane Flemming. Jenny Laurendet (Former).
12 Feb 2024: Australian Women’s Team (Olympic Games - Los Angeles, USA): Sue Geh, Bronwyn Marshall, Donna Quinn (Brown). ... End of year tours: Women's team in Western Australia and Men's team in Queensland.
12 Feb 2024: Support staff. Frank Arsego (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). ... Debbie Cook (Women's Coach). Martin Clarke (Men's Coach). Paul Gorris (Scholarship Coach).
4 Apr 2024: Reconfiguring the ‘playing field’ on and off the pitch - women’s professional sport in Australia. ... The aims of this project are: - To investigate emerging models of professional team sport for women in Australia - To develop an empirically