Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History in Athletics

Australian athletics has a rich history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders not just competing but succeeding in the sport dating back well over 100 years. This is only the start of the story, and Athletics Australia will continue to add to this story, as we look forward to seeing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders create new chapters

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this Athletics Australia website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.

This is only the start of the story, and the journey is never complete. We would love to for anyone to reach out so we can put more in this section so we can share these stories with the rest of Australia.

Angie Blackburn	Beki Smith	Benn Harradine
Bobby Kinnear	Bobby McDonald	Cathy Freeman
Charlie Samuels	Charlie Green	Sir Douglas Nicholls
Jacob Groth	Josh Ross	Kyle Vander-Kuyp
Lynch Cooper	Manuello	Norm McDonald
Nova Peris	Otis Gowa	Patrick Johnson
Percy Hobson	Peter Kirkby	Robert Crowther
Samantha Schmidt	Shannon McCann	Torita Blake