Australian 2016 Rio Olympics Team What is their story? Greg Blood AIS Emeritus Researcher 1 August 2016 AIS SMART TALK (Powerpoint will be updated as more information is determined – latest update 3 August) Background to Research Previous Australian Research Clearinghouse Portfolio (1972 Team) Rural and Regional Sport Methodology • Australian Olympic Committee Athlete Biographies • NSO and IF international biographies • Internet searches for missing information • Access Database Created for Data Analysis Team Size = 421 (3 August 2016) Sport M W Total Sport M W Total Athletics 29 31 60 Diving 4 5 9 Swimming 19 20 39 Syncronised Swimming 0 9 Hockey 16 16 32 Judo 4 3 7 Cycling 17 14 31 Table Tennis 3 3 6 Rowing 13 16 29 Badminton 3 2 5 Water Polo 13 13 26 Archery 3 1 4 Basketball 12 12 24 Golf 2 2 4 Rugby Sevens 12 12 24 Taekwondo 2 2 4 Football 0 18 18 Beach Volleyball 0 4 4 Shooting 12 6 18 Boxing 2 1 3 Canoeing 12 4 16 Gymnastics 1 2 3 Equestrian 7 5 12 Wrestling 3 0 3 Sailing 7 4 11 Modern Pentathlon 1 1 2 Tennis 4 6 10 Weightlifting 1 1 2 The Unlucky Athletes ! Athletes originally selected but withdrawn • Sally Pearson (Athletics) (2012 London Gold Medallist )– injury • Brittany Broben – (Diving) (2012 London Silver Medallist) replaced by Brittany O’Brien– injury • Melissa Duncan (Athletics) – injury • Joshua Clarke (Athletics) - injury • Tristan White (Hockey) replaced by Aran Zalewski – injury • Simon Gerrans (Road Cycling) replaced by Simon Clarke – injury • Kelly Layne (Equestrian) – replaced by Sue Hearn – injured horse • Nathan Power (Water Polo) – replaced by Tyler Martin - injury • Vinod Kunar (Wrestling) – doping violation (definitely not unlucky) Team Size = 421 Rio by Gender 418 – 214 (50.8%) Female ; 207 (49.2%) Men History by Gender Females - London – 45.4% , Beijing – 45.9%, Athens – 43.2%, Sydney – 44.8% Total Team Size 632 - Sydney (632) ; 482 – Athens ; 435 - Beijing ; 424 - Atlanta ; 421 – Rio (5th largest) Factors Team sports (new & old) ; female events added – boxing, wrestling, weightlifting ; men’s volleyball & football did not qualify Age Distribution = Average 26.16 years Age 15-19 20-24 25-30 31-34 35-49 41-50 50+ Number of 23 169 143 59 12 8 7 Athletes (5.5%) (40.1%) (33.9%) (14.0%) (2.9%) (1.9%) (1.7%) Age Youngest Oldest Historically Historically • Ian Johnston (Swimming) at Rome • Bill Roycroft (Equestrian) at Montreal 1960 (13 years 75 days) 1976 (61 years 128 days). Rio Rio • Ellie Carpenter (Football) = 16 years • Mary Hanna (Equestrian) = 61years 89 days and 253 days – breaks Roycroft record • Aislin Jones (Shooting) = 16 years 168 • Sue Hearn (Equestrian) = 60 years 174 days days - Oldest on debut in 2016, nd • Mitchell Iles (Shooting) = 17 years 123 2 AUS All-Time Debut Athlete) days • Warren Potent (Shooting) = 54 years and 100 days Youngest v Oldest by Sport Youngest Average Age Oldest Average Age 20.6 – Synchro Swimming 43.9 – Equestrian 21.0 – Modern pentathlon 32.3 - Wrestling 21.5 – Judo 30.9 – Shooting 22.2 – Swimming 29.5 – Golf 22.4 – Diving 28.7 – Taekwondo 23.0 – Archery 28.0 – Table Tennis 23.3 - Gymnastics 27.8 - Canoeing 23.6 – Football (Women) 27.4 – Basketball 27.3 – Water Polo 26.8 - Tennis 26.3 – Hockey 26.2 – Rowing 26.0 - Athletics Age Distribution by Sport Age Distribution by Sport Olympic Experience by Games Rookies = 273 athletes (64.8%) One Games = 92 athletes (21.9 %) Two Games = 42 athletes (10.%) Three Games = 9 athletes (2.2%) Four Games = 4 athletes (0.9 %) Five athletes = 1 athlete (0.2%) Olympic Experience Five Games Three Games • Lalita Yauhleuskaya (Shooting – 1996- • David Anderson (Basketball) 2004-12 2012) – Two for Belarus • Laura Hodges (Basketball) 2004-12 Four Games • Jamie Dwyer (Hockey) 2004-12 • Martin Marinov (Sprint canoe) – • Kerry Hore (Rowing) 2004-12 (1988-1996, 2004) = Two for Bulgaria • Anna Meares (Cycling) 2004-2012 • Jian Fay Lay (Table Tennis) 2000-2012 • Kirsty Oatley (Equestrian) 2000, 2008- • Mary Hanna (Equestrian) 1996-2004, 2012 2012 • Daniel Repacholi (Shooting) 2004- • Warren Potent (Shooting) 2000-2012 2012 • Sam Stosur (Tennis) 2004-2012 Olympic Experience by Sport Most Experienced – One or More Games Least Experienced – No Games • Equestrian – 11 (92%) • Golf, Rugby Sevens – Olympic debut • Gymnastics – 2 (66%) • Boxing – 3 ; Judo – 7 ; Weightlifting – 2 • Cycling – 16 (51%) (all 100%) • Water Polo – 13 ; Modern Pentathlon – 1 • Football – 17 (94%) ; Taekwondo – 2 (all 50%) • Table Tennis – 5 (83%) • Canoeing – 7 (43%) • Tennis – 8 ; Badminton – 4 (80%) • Basketball – 10 (42%) • Archery – 3 ; Beach Volleyball – 3 (all • Shooting – 7 (39%) 75%) • Hockey – 12 (38%) • Sailing – 8 (72%) • Diving – 3 (38%) • Triathlon – 4 (66%) • Swimming – 14 (36%) • Swimming – 25 (64%) • Athletics – 38 (63%) Olympic Medallists by Sport Sport No of Gold Silver/Bronze Multiple Athletes Medallists Medallists Medallists Field Hockey (26) 10 2 8 4 Cycling (31) 8 1 7 1 Rowing (29) 7 0 7 1 Water Polo (13) 7 0 7 2 Swimming (39) 7 5 2 6 Basketball (24) 5 0 5 2 Canoeing (16) 5 3 2 2 Shooting (18( 2 0 2 0 Equestrian (12) 2 1 1 0 Sailing (11) 2 2 0 0 Diving (9) 1 0 1 0 Athletics (60) 1 1 0 1 Triathlon (6) 1 0 1 0 Total 58 15 43 19 Olympic Gold Medallists by Sport =15 Swimming (5) • Alicia Coutts (2012) , Cate Campbell (2012), Brittany Elmslie (2012), Emily Seebohm (2008, 2012) , Bronte Barratt (2008) Canoeing (3) • Ken Wallace (2008), Murray Stewart (2012) , Jacob Clear (2012) Field hockey (2) • Jamie Dwyer (2004), Mark Knowles (2004) Sailing (2) • Matthew Belcher (2012) *, Nathan Outteridge (2012) Cycling (1) • Anna Meares (2004, 2012) (2 gold) Athletics (1) • Jared Tallent (2012) Equestrian (1) • Stuart Tinney (2000) Indigenous Athletes Rio Olympics – 9 Athletes • Benn Harradine (Athletics) - 2008, 2012 • Patrick Mills (Basketball) – 2008, 2012 • Leilani Mitchell (Basketball) - Debut • Kyah Simon & Lydia Williams (Football) – Debut • Taliqua Clancy (Beach Volleyball) – Debut • Brooke Peris & Mariah Williams (Hockey) – Debut • John Porch (Rugby Sevens) – Debut Facts • Harradine (2008-2012) and Mills (2008-2012) join Freeman (1992-2000) in representing Australia at three Olympics. • No boxers – first since 1984 Olympics Indigenous Athletes - History Total – 50 (37 male / 13 female) Numbers per Olympics from 1964. Boxing – 19 athletes (19 male) 12 – 2000 Sydney Olympics Athletics – 7 athletes (4 male, 3 female) 10 – 2008 Beijing Olympics Hockey – 6 athletes (3 male, 3 female) 9 – 2004 Athens Olympics, 2016 Rio Football – 5 athletes (2 male, 3 female) Olympics Basketball – 5 athletes (3 male, 2 female) 8 – 2012 London Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Water Polo – 2 athletes (2 male) Olympics Weightlifting – 1 athlete (1 male), 4 – 1992 Barcelona Olympics Swimming – 1 athlete (1 female) 3 – 1964 Tokyo Olympics, 1968 Mexico Wrestling – 1 athlete (1 male) Olympics Softball – 1 athlete (1 female) 2 – 1988 Seoul Olympics Cycling – 1 athlete (1 male) 1 – 1972 Munich Olympics, 1980 Moscow Rugby Sevens – 1 athlete (1 male) Olympics, Beach Volleyball – 1 athlete (1 female) 0 – 1976 Montreal Olympics Olympic Family Links - Siblings Rio Siblings = 8 Previous Olympics Siblings • Cate and Bronte Campbell – Swimming • Gemma Beadsworth - brother Jaime • Alex and Annette Edmondson – Cycling at 2008, 2012 • Cloe and Max Exposito – Modern • Holly Lincoln-Smith – sister Emma at Pentathlon 2010 Winter Games • Josh and Nathan Katz – Judo • Keesja Gofers – sister Taniele at 2008 • Emma and David McKeon – Swimming • Jaime and Will Ryan – Sailing • Rachel and Jared Tallent – Athletics • Carmen and Caroline Marton - Taekwondo • Arina and Anastasia Rodinova - Tennis Olympic Family Links - Parents • Alana Boyd (Athletics) – father Ray Boyd • Cloe & Max Esposito (Modern at 1972 & 1976 and mother Denise pentathlon) – father Daniel at 1984 Robertson at 1976 & 1980 • Nathan and Joshua Katz (Judo) – • Jordan Wood (Canoeing) – father Steve mother Kerrye at the 1988 at 1998-1992 and mother Anna 1998- (demonstration sport) 2000 • Emily van Egmond (Football)– father • Jessica Fox (Slalom Canoeing) – father Gary at 1988 at Richard at 1992 and mother Myriam • Ivan Popov (Wrestling)– father at 1992 & 1996 ( bronze 1996) Vladimir at 1988 (bronze) • Emma and David McKeon (Swimming) – • Madeleine Edmunds (Rowing) – father Ron 1980 & 1984 father Ian at 1984 (bronze) • Dane Bird Smith (Athletics) – father David at 1980 & 1984 • David Chapman (Shooting) – daughter Hayley at 2012 Notable Sporting Parents • Kim Brennan (Rowing) – father Max Crow VFL player (1974-86) • Erin Phillips (Basketball) – father Greg SANFL/VFL player (1976-93) • Aiden Roach (Water Polo) –father Steve Australian and NRL player (1982-1991) • John Peers (tennis)– mother Elizabeth tennis professional • Lisa Weightman – father Peter (VFL) • Kyle Chalmers (Swimming) – father Brett AFL/SANFL player (1991-1999) • Zoe Arancini (Water Polo) - both parents played in Australian teams • Matthew Dawson (Hockey) – mother Trish Dawson Australian test cricketer (1984) Rural and Regional Athletes General Rural and Regional Developed Rural and Regional Born* 19 (60%) – Hockey = 125 athletes (29.7%) 14 (23%) – Athletics Rural and Regional 10 (26%) - Swimming Developed * 9 (31%) – Rowing (years 7-12 school environment) 9 (37%) – Rugby Sevens = 116 athletes (27.5 %) 7 (23%) – Cycling No of Sports 6 (33%) – Football = 24 6 (25%) – Basketball * born or lived Outside Capital Cities 6 (33%) - Shooting Overseas Born Olympians • 58 Athletes (13.8 %) • 29 Countries • Leading countries • 8 - New Zealand • 6 - South Africa • 4 – China, Great Britain, Russia,