Who Are The Australian Olympic medal contenders?

We have put together a list of Aussies that we believe are strong medal contenders for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics

Australian Olympic Medal Contenders

ARCHERY

• MEN’S TEAM BRONZE, 2016 OLYMPICS

ATHLETICS

• KELSEY-LEE BARBER – WOMEN’S JAVELIN WORLD CHAMPION 2019
• DANE BIRD-SMITH – MEN’S 20 KM WALK 2016 OLYMPIC BRONZE, 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES CHAMP, 2015 UNIVERSIADE GOLD
• CATRIONA BISSET – WOMEN’S 800M – 2019 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE GOLD, SILVER LONDON GRAND PRIX
• MATT DENNY – MEN’S DISCUS – UNIVERSIADE GOLD 2019
• STEWART MCSEWYN – MEN’S 1500 METRE – DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE GOLD 2020
• BRANDON STARC – MEN’S HIGH JUMP – COMMONWEALTH GOLD 2018 & DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL GOLD MEDALIST
• DANI STEVENS – WOMEN’S DISCUS – 2009 WORLD CHAMPION, 2017 WORLD SILVER MEDALIST, 2014 & 2018 COMMONWEALTH GOLD, 2009 WORLD UNIVERSIADE

BASKETBALL

• WOMEN, FOUR OLYMPIC MEDALS SINCE 2000
• MEN, FOURTH AT 2016 OLYMPICS

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• WOMEN BRONZE AT 2019 WORLDS (TALIQUA CLANCY & MARIAFE ARTACHO DEL SOLAR)

BOXING

• SKYE NICOLSON – COMMONWEALTH WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT GOLD 2018

CANOEING

• MEN’S K2 1000 METRES 5TH AT 2019 WORLDS (JORDAN WOOD & RILEY FITZSIMMONS)
• JESSICA FOX SILVER AT 2019 WORLDS (K1 SLALOM & C1 SLALOM)

CYCLING

• MEN’S MADISON – BRONZE AT 2018 WORLDS (CAM MEYER/CALLUM SCOTSON)
• MEN’S TEAM SPRINT – BRONZE AT 2020 WORLDS
• WOMEN’S TEAM SPRINT – SILVER AT 2020 WORLDS
• WOMEN’S TEAM PURSUIT – GOLD AT 2019 WORLDS
• MEN’S TEAM PURSUIT – 4TH AT 2020 WORLDS, GOLD AT 2019 WORLDS
• GEORGIA BAKER WOMEN’S MADISON – SILVER, 2019 WORLDS
• GRACE BROWN – TWO-TIME UCI WORLD TOUR CHAMPION (contender in women’s road race)
• ANTHONY DEAN – BRONZE AT BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018
• ROHAN DENNIS – GOLD, MEN’S TIME TRIAL ROAD CYCLING, 2019 WORLDS
• MATTHEW GLAETZER MEN’S SPRINT – GOLD, 2018 WORLDS
• LOGAN MARTIN – 2021 URBAN CYCLING WORLD CHAMPION
• REBECCA MCCONNELL – WOMEN’S MOUNTAIN BIKING BRONZE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (2019 & 2020)
• KAARLE MCCULLOCH – WOMEN’S KEIRIN, SILVER, AT 2019 WORLDS
• SAYA SAKAKIBARA – GOLD, TOKYO TEST EVENT, 2019, WOMEN’S BMX RACING
  AMANDA SPRATT – SILVER, 2018 WOMEN’S ROAD RACE

DIVING

• MELISSA WU – 4TH AT WOMEN’S 10 METRE PLATFORM 2019 WORLDS

EQUESTRIAN

• TEAM EVENTING – BRONZE AT 216 OLYMPICS

FIELD HOCKEY

• MEN, SIX CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC MEDALS FROM 1992 TO 2012

JUDO

• KATHARINA HAECKER – GOLD, WOMEN’S 63 KG, TEL AVIV GRAND PRIX

ROWING

• MEN’S PAIRS – BRONZE AT 2019 WORLDS (SAM HARDY, JOSHUA HICKS)
• MEN’S FOURS – GOLD AT 2017 & 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
• WOMEN’S PAIRS – SILVER AT 2019 WORLDS (JESSICA MORRISON, ANNABELLE MCINTYRE)
• WOMEN’S FOURS – GOLD AT 2019 WORLDS
• WOMEN’S EIGHTS – SILVER AT 2019 WORLDS, BRONZE AT 2018 WORLDS
• MEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULLS – SILVER AT 2018 WORLDS
• MEN’S EIGHTS – SILVER AT 2018 WORLDS

RUGBY SEVENS

• WOMEN GOLD AT 2016 OLYMPICS
• MEN QUARTERFINALISTS AT 2016 OLYMPICS

SAILING

• 470 MATHEW BELCHER & WILLIAM RYAN (SILVER AT 2016 OLYMPICS, 2017 & 2019 WORLD CHAMPION)
• NACRA 17 JASON WATERHOUSE & LISA DARMANIN (SILVER AT 216 OLYMPICS, 2014 & 2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BRONZE MEDALLIST)
• JAKE LILLEY FIFTH AT 2019 FINN GOLD CUP
  MATTHEW WEARN SILVER AT 2018 WORLDS (MEN’S LASER)

SHOOTING

• MIXED TRAP TEAM GOLD AT 2019 WORLDS (LAETISHA SCANLAN & JAMES WILLETT)

SKATEBOARDING

• SHANE O’NEILL – GOLD AT 2016 WORLDS, SILVER AT 2017 WORLDS–MEN’S STREET
• KEEGAN PALMER – BRONZE AT 2018 WORLDS–MEN’S PARK
• POPPY STARR OLSEN – BRONZE AT 2018 WORLDS–WOMEN’S PARK\
• HAYLEY WILSON – SILVER AT 2019 WORLDS–WOMEN’S STREET

SOFTBALL

• FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS (WOMEN)

SURFING

• SALLY FITZGIBBONS – 12-TIME WORLD WOMEN’S TOUR CHAMPION
• STEPHANIE GILMORE – SEVEN-TIME WORLD SURF LEAGUE CHAMPION
• ULIAN WILSON – FIVE-TIME WORLD MEN’S TOUR CHAMPION
• OWEN WRIGHT – FOUR-TIME WORLD MEN’S TOUR CHAMPION

SWIMMING

• WOMEN’S 4X100 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMING RELAY–GOLD 2019 WORLDS
• 4X100M MIXED FREESTYLE SWIMMING RELAY SILVER – 2019 WORLDS
• 4X100M MIXED MEDLEY RELAY – GOLD 2019 WORLDS
• WOMEN’S 4X200 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMING RELAY GOLD – 2019 WORLDS
• MEN’S 4X200 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMING RELAY – GOLD 2019 WORLDS
• MEN’S 4X100 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMING RELAY – BRONZE 2019 WORLDS
• WOMEN’S 4X100M MEDLEY RELAY – SILVER 2019 WORLDS
• MEN’S 4X100M MEDLEY RELAY -BRONZE 2016 OLYMPICS
• CATE CAMPBELL – WOMEN’S 100 METRE FREESTYLE SILVER 2019 WOMEN’S 50 METRE FREESTYLE BRONZE 2019
• KYLE CHALMERS – MEN’S 100 METRE FREESTYLE SILVER 2019 WORLDS
• MADDY GEOGH – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, WOMEN’S 1500 METRE FREESTYLE
• CHELSEA HODGES – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, WOMEN’S 100 METRE BREASTSTROKE
• TRISTAN HOLLARD – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, 200 METRE BACKSTROKE
• MITCH LARKIN – MEN’S 100 METRE BACKSTROKE BRONZE 2019 WORLDS
• EMMA MCKEON – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, WOMEN’S 50 METRE & 100 METRE FREESTYLE
• KAYLEE MCKEOWN – WOMEN’S 100 METRE BACKSTROKE WORLD RECORD HOLDER WOMEN’S 200 METRE BACKSTROKE SILVER 2019 WORLDS
• JACK MCLOUGHLIN – MEN’S 800 METRE FREESTYLE (FOURTH) 2019 WORLDS
• EMILY SEEBOHM – OLYMPIC GOLD 2012 WOMEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE WORLD CHAMPION WOMEN’S 200M BACKSTROKE 2015 &2017
• BRENDON SMITH – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, MEN’S 400 METRE INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
• ZAC STUBBLETY-COOK – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, MEN’S 200 METRE BREASTSTROKE
• MATTHEW TEMPLE – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, MEN’S 100 METRE BUTTERFLY
• ARIARNE TITMUS – WORLD WOMEN’S 400 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMING GOLD 2019 WORLD WOMEN’S 200 METRE FREESTYLE SWIMMING SILVER 2019
• ELIJAH WINNINGTON – AUSTRALIAN TRIALS CHAMPION, MEN’S 400 METRE FREESTYLE

TAEKWONDO

• SAFWAN KHALIL – FIFTH AT 2012 OLYMPICS–MEN’S 58 KG

TENNIS

• ASHLEIGH BARTY – WOMEN’S WORLD NUMBER 1 2019 FRENCH OPEN CHAMP & 2021 WIMBLEDON CHAMP

TRIATHLON

• MIXED RELAY – 5TH AT 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
• JAKE BIRTWHISTLE – WINS IN LEEDS AND HAMBURG AT THE 2019 ITU WORLD SERIES
• ASHLEIGH GENTLE – 2017 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER MEDALIST

WATER POLO

• WOMEN – GOLD AT 2000 OLYMPICS, BRONZE AT 2008, 2012