List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople
This is a list of indigenous Australian (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) athletes and sportspeople. Sports is one of the areas of mainstream Australian society in which Indigenous Australians have been able to break through in some degree.
Aboriginal Cricket Team with Tom Wills (coach and captain), Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1866
Association football (Soccer)
Lydia Williams
- Fred Agius
- Gordon Briscoe
- James Brown
- Jacob Collard
- Travis Dodd
- Shadeene Evans
- Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
- Tahj Minniecon
- John Moriarty
- Jade North - first Indigenous association footballer to captain Socceroos and captain national league championship
- Tanya Oxtoby
- Charles Perkins
- Tate Russell
- Adam Sarota
- Gema Simon
- Kyah Simon
- Lorenzo Sipi
- Bridgette Starr
- Allira Toby
- Kasey Wehrman
- David Williams
- Harry Williams
- Lydia Williams
Athletics (track and field)
Cathy Freeman
- Cathy Freeman
- Benn Harradine
- Percy Hobson
- Patrick Johnson
- Nova Peris-Kneebone
- Josh Ross
- Kyle Vander Kuyp
- Robert Crowther
Australian rules football
- Chance Bateman
- Peter Burgoyne
- Shaun Burgoyne
- Barry Cable
- Leon Davis
- Graham "Polly" Farmer
- Jeff Farmer
- Lance Franklin
- Adam Goodes
- Des Headland
- Syd Jackson
- Lewis Jetta
- Leroy Jetta
- Chris Johnson
- Derek Kickett
- Jim and Phil Krakouer
- Chris Lewis
- Michael Long
- Peter Matera
- Norm McDonald
- Andrew McLeod
- Stephen Michael
- Sir Douglas Nicholls - Australian rules footballer and Governor of South Australia
- Michael O'Loughlin
- Danyle Pearce
- Patrick Ryder
- Maurice Rioli
- Cyril Rioli
- Daniel Rioli
- Gavin Wanganeen
- Darryl White
- Mark Williams (Australian footballer born 1983)
- Nicky Winmar
- David Wirrpanda
- Eddie Betts
- Jeff Garlett
- Daniel Wells
- Graham Johncock
- Michael Johnson
- Ashley McGrath
- Byron Pickett
- Antoni Grover
- Andrew Walker
- Lindsay Thomas
- Matthew Stokes
- Troy Cook
- Shane Edwards
- Jarrod Harbrow
- Justin Murphy
- Michael McLean
- Travis Varcoe
- Jared Petrenko
- Eddie Hocking
- Ricky O' Loughlin
Basketball
Nathan Jawai
- Rohanee Cox
- Nathan Jawai — the first Indigenous Australian to play in the NBA
- Patty Mills
- Danny Morseu
Boxing
- Anthony Mundine Holds WBC Silver Super Welterweight title, & former Interim WBA Light Middleweight Champion, 2 time WBA Super Middleweight Champion, IBO Middleweight Champion.
- Daniel Geale Former IBF, IBO and WBA Super Middleweight Champion.
- Lionel Rose Held WBC & WBA World bantamweight titles. The first Koori "Indigenous Australian" to win a World title.
- Robbie Peden Former IBF Super Featherweight Champion.
- Dave Sands Held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight titles and won the Commonwealth middleweight title, world boxing hall of famer.
- Wally Carr Held the Australasian Light Middleweight title, Australian Junior Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight Title, Commonwealth Middleweight title and Oriental Middleweight title.
- Tony Mundine Held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight titles, Commonwealth middleweight and light heavyweight titles.
- Ron Richards Held the Australian heavyweight, middleweight, light heavyweight title, Commonwealth middleweight title.
- Jerry Jerome First Indigenous Australian to win a major boxing title, Australian Middleweight Champion.
- Joe Williams
- Neville "Chappy" Williams
- Elley Bennett
- Hector Thompson
- Frank Roberts Australia's first Indigenous Olympic boxer.
- Lawrence Austin
- Damien Hooper
- Cameron Hammond
- Renold Quinlan
- Paul Fleming
- Keith Saunders
- Bradley Hore
Cricket
Eddie Gilbert
- Dan Christian
- Eddie Gilbert, 1930s Queensland cricketer
- Jason Gillespie, first male indigenous Australian to play cricket for Australia, and so far the only one to play Test Cricket for Australia.[1]
- Jack Marsh
- John McGuire, captain of an Aboriginal XI that toured England in 1988
- Johnny Mullagh, 1860s cricketer, who was a member of the Aboriginal cricket team that toured England in 1868
- Edna Newfong (Crouch) and Mabel Crouch (Campbell), were members of the Queensland XI women's cricket team that played England in 1934-35. They were the first indigenous women to represent Australia in any sport.
- Faith Thomas, first female Indigenous Australian in the Australian Women's Cricket Team and the only Indigenous Australian woman to play test cricket.
- Ashleigh Gardner, first Indigenous Australian woman to play in a cricket World Cup.[2]
Darts
Field hockey
- Des Abbott
- Joel Carroll
- Baeden Choppy
- Lorelle Morrissey
- Nova Peris-Kneebone
- Brooke Peris
Horse racing
- Darby McCarthy, jockey
- Frank Reys, Horse
- Lester Fell, jockey, Indigenous histories
Motorsport
- Brendon Cook, car racing
- Darren McDonald, Auscar
Rugby league
- Wayne Alberts
- Matthew Allwood
- Tyson Andrews
- Preston Campbell
- Sam Backo
- Ben Barba
- Michael Bani
- Kurt Baptiste
- Lenny Beckett
- Roy Bell
- Arthur Beetson – First Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport (1973)
- Sam Bowie
- Matt Bowen
- Brenton Bowen
- Nathan Blacklock (also rugby union)
- Maurice Blair
- Greg Bird
- Fred Briggs
- Justin Brooker
- Caleb Binge
- Jason Bulgarelli
- Burnum Burnum
- Justin Carney
- Will Chambers (also rugby union)
- Beau Champion
- Mal Cochrane
- Larry Corowa
- Owen Craigie
- Tony Currie
- Laurie Daley
- Paul Davis
- Nakia Davis-Welsh
- Sid Domic
- Justin Doyle
- Leo Dynevor
- Jason Edwards
- Steve Ella
- Dylan Farrell
- Andrew Fifita
- David Fifita
- Blake Ferguson
- John Ferguson
- Frank Fisher
- Jake Friend
- Jake Foster
- Dane Gagai
- Craig Garvey
- George Green
- Isaac Gordon
- Yillenn Gordon
- Ron Gibbs
- Brett Grogan
- Chris Grevsmuhl
- Jeff Hardy
- Tony Hearn
- Shannon Hegarty
- Justin Hodges
- Jayden Hodges
- Josh Hoffman
- Neil Henry
- Kyle Turner
- Greg Inglis – Most tries scored in State of Origin
- Jamal Idris
- Willie Isa
- Ryan James
- Alex Johnston
- Ben Jones
- Rod Jensen
- Johnny Jarrett
- Albert Kelly
- Luke Kelly
- Robert Lui
- Gavin Lester
- Cliff Lyons
- Daine Laurie
- Ian Lacey
- Royston lightning
- Kevin Longbottom
- Tom Learoyd-lahrs
- Robert Laurie
- Edrick Lee
- Brenko Lee
- Michael Lett
- George Longbottom
- Kevin Longbottom
- Cliff Lyons
- Graham Lyons
- Lionel Morgan
- Anthony Mundine (also boxing)
- Wally McArthur
- Nathan Merritt
- Kevin McGuinness
- PJ Marsh
- Anthony Mitchell
- Joel Moon
- Donald Malone
- Ewan McGrady
- Chris McKenna
- Caitlin Moran
- Denis Moran
- Keiran Moseley
- Shea Moylan
- Dane Nielsen
- Ken Nagas
- Lavina O'Mealey
- Wes Patten
- Danny Peacock
- Nathan Peats
- David Peachey
- Tyrone Peachey
- Corey Paterson
- Scott Prince
- Steve Renouf
- Amos Roberts
- James Roberts
- Tyrone Roberts
- George Rose
- Joel Romelo
- Reece Robinson
- Travis Robinson
- Will Robinson
- Ian Russell
- Chris Sandow
- Wendell Sailor (also rugby union)
- Matt Sing
- Eric Simms
- Ron Saddler
- Jamie Simpson
- Dale Shearer
- Jamie Soward
- Aiden Sezer
- Craig Salvatori
- Colin Scott
- John Simon
- Taleena Simon
- Will Smith
- Bruce Stewart
- Corey Stewart
- Johnathan Thurston
- Joel Thompson
- Ray Thompson
- Gorden Tallis
- Timana Tahu (also rugby union)
- Brad Tighe
- Sam Thaiday
- Milton Thaiday (also rugby union)
- Willie Tonga
- Esi Tonga
- Craig Trindall
- Darrell Trindall
- Albert Torrens
- Travis Waddell
- Daniel Wagon
- Ricky Walford
- Andrew Walker (also rugby union)
- Shannon Walker (also rugby union)
- Luke Walsh
- Palmer Wapau
- Derrick Watkins
- Carl Webb
- Brent Webb
- Rhys Wesser
- Dean Widders
- Jack Wighton
- Ty Williams
- Joe Williams (also boxing)
- Richard Williams
- Jonathan Wright
- Jharal Yow Yeh
- Kevin Yow Yeh
Rugby union
- Kurtley Beale
- Nathan Blacklock
- Shannon Walker
- Burnum Burnum
- Matt Hodgson
- Gary Ella[3][4]
- Glen Ella[3][5]
- Mark Ella[3][6]
- Anthony Fainga'a
- Saia Fainga'a
- Colby Fainga'a
- Frank Ivory
- Cecil Ramalli, Now acknowledged as the first Indigenous Wallaby in 1938 according to the ARU.[7]
- Milton Thaiday
- Andrew Walker
- Jim Williams
- Will Chambers
- Lloyd McDermott, First Indigenous player to represent Australia.[8]
- Timana Tahu
- Rory Arnold
- Richie Arnold
- Andy Muirhead
- Harrison Goddard
- John Porch
- Will Chambers
- Moses Sorovi
Rugby Sevens
- Shannon Walker
- Bo de la Cruz
- Maurice Longbottom
- John Porch
- Tanisha Staton
- Mahalia Murphy
- Taleena Simon
Swimming
Tennis
Evonne Goolagong
- Evonne Goolagong - won 7 Grand Slam Singles titles. They were all in the open era.
- Ashleigh Barty
See also
- Indigenous Australian Olympians
- Indigenous Australian Paralympians
References
- https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2017/12/20/10-legendary-aboriginal-cricketers-who-bowled-us-over
- "Ashleigh Gardner stands on the cusp of history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "Significant Aboriginal People in Sydney". City of Sydney. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- "Gary Ella". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- "Glen Ella". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- "Mark Ella". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07/06/10/13/wallabies-beale-indigenous
- "Issue 34, April 2009". Hearsay, The Journal of the Bar Association of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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