Household names such as Ash Barty and Sam Kerr will attract a lot of attention at the Tokyo Olympics. Here are some other Australians ready to capture the nation’s heart.
While athletes such as world No.1 tennis player Ash Barty and football’s Sam Kerr will command international attention at the Tokyo Olympics, there are many other members of the Australian Olympic team who will challenge the world’s best in Tokyo.Samuel Costin/Red Bull
French-born canoeist Fox became the youngest woman to win a medal in canoe slalom when she collected silver at the 2012 London Olympics. In 2018, she became the first athlete to win the C1 and K1 titles across three World Cup canoeing events, known as the “triple double”, as well as winning a record-breaking six consecutive World Cup titles. At Rio in 2016 Fox won bronze and she is at the top of her game as she prepares for Tokyo with her coach and mother, Miriam.
At the 2021 Australian Olympic trials, 20-year-old Games debutant McKeown broke the 100m backstroke world record by more than a tenth of a second, swimming 57.45 seconds. Earlier in the year, she broke three national records in one weekend, with personal bests in the 200m, 100m and 50m backstroke.Sprinter Rohan Browning is the first Australian to qualify for the 100m at the Olympics since 2003.Browning is the first Australian in nearly 20 years to compete at the Olympics in the men’s 100m.
Tokyo flagbearer and basketball captain Mills recently led the Boomers to an historic 91-83 win against Team USA. The Indigenous Australian has played a big role in Australia’s march up the world rankings to No.3. He’s not one to miss as the Boomers vie to win their first medal at the Olympics.Just 20 years old, Nicola McDermott recently became the first Australian woman to clear two metres in the high jump.
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