Since Rio is this month’s hot topic, we’d like to showcase some extraordinary female athletes who have dedicated their life to their sport. We’re here to celebrate ground-breaking achievements which continue to inspire women from all over the world – and not just those competing today.

1. Women in sport
going for gold

2. Tennis
1884 The women’s singles competition begins
at Wimbledon. Maud Watson is the first champion.
2007 The Wimbledon tennis tournament announces
that it will pay women and men equal prize money for
the first time.
2016 Serena Williams claims her 22nd grand slam.
Photo credit: Tennis Theme

3. Hockey
Photo credit: Hockey.org and SMH
1988 At the Seoul Olympics,
the Australian women’s hockey
team Hockeyroos, became the first
Australian women’s team sport to win an
Olympic gold medal.
1996/2000 The Hockeyroos went
on to win the gold medal at the 1996
Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games.

4. 1985 Dawn Fraser is the first female
inductee in the Sport Australia Hall of
Fame.
2014 Dori Miller is the first female
Australian to swim a double English
Channel crossing.
Photo credit: thetimes.co.uk & dailytelegraph.com.au
Swimming

5. Winter
Olympics
Photo credit: ABC
1924 Figure skating is the only sport
open to women at the first Winter Olympic
Games.
2002 Alisa Camplin competes at the 2012
Winter Olympics Salt Lake City became
Australia’s first female Winter Olympics
gold medalist.

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