Our Athletes

A record number of Griffith University students, staff and alumni have qualified to compete at the Olympic and Paralympic Games across a wide range of sports.

Watch this space from 23 July onwards as we cheer on our athletes competing at both the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.

GRIFFITH PARALYMPIC ACHIEVEMENTS

AthleteSportDegreeAchievementMedals
Rowan Crothers Swimming (Para) B Public Relations and Communication

Men's 50m Freestyle S10  - 1st

Men's 100m Freestyle S10 - 2nd

Men's 4x100m Freestyle (34pts) -  1st

gold medal icongold medal iconsilver medal icon
Madison de Rozario Athletics (Para) Bachelor of Business

Women's 5000m T54 - 5th

Women's 800m T53 - 1st

Women's 1500m T54 - 3rd

Women's Marathon T54 - 1st

gold medal icongold medal iconbronze medal icon
Curtis McGrath Canoe - Sprint (Para) Bachelor of Aviation

Men's KL2 - 1st

Men's VL3 - 1st

gold medal icongold medal icon
Tom Gallagher Swimming (Para) Bachelor of Business

Men's 100m Freestyle S10 - 5th

Men's 400m Freestyle S10 - 3rd

bronze medal icon
Janine Watson Taekwondo (Para) Bachelor of Exercise Science / Bachelor of Education Women's 58kg K44 - 3rd
bronze medal icon
Ella Sabljak Wheelchair Basketball Bachelor of Education Women's Basketball - 9th  
Katie Kelly Para-Triathlon Bachelor of Leisure Management Women's PTV1 Triathlon - 6th  
Tom O'Neill-Thorne Wheelchair Basketball Bachelor of International Business/Bachelor of Government and International Relations (incomplete) Wheelchair Basketball - 5th  
Matthew McShane Wheelchair Basketball Bachelor of Industrial Design Wheelchair Basketball - 5yth

Griffith Olympic achievements

AthleteSportDegreeAchievementMedals

Kirsten Kinash

Artistic Swimming Bachelor of Public Health Team Free Routine - 9th  

Rachel Presser

Artistic Swimming

Bachelor of Arts Team Free Routine - 9th  

Bernadette Wallace

Canoe - Sprint

Bachelor of Design

Women's C-1 200m - Quarter final

Women's C-2 500m - Quarter final

 

Pauls Adams

Shooting Bachelor of Business Men's Skeet - 21st  

Jamie Ryan

Sailing Master of Environment Women's 49er FX - 13th  
Riley Day Athletics (200m) Bachelor of Business Women's 200m Semi final - 4th  
Harrison Garside Boxing – Men’s 57-63kg Bachelor of Business Men's Lightweight - Bronze
bronze medal icon
Katie Hayward Athletics (20km race walking) Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Women's 20km Race Walk - 37th  
Skye Nicolson Boxing Bachelor of Education Women's Featherweight - Quarter final  
Jessica Fox Canoe / Kayak - Slalom Master of Business Administration

Women's C-1 Canoe Slalom - Gold

Women's K-1 Canoe Slalom - Bronze

gold medal iconbronze medal icon
Jaime Roberts Canoe - Sprint Graduate Certificate in Finance

Women's K-2 500m - Semi final

Women's K-4 500m -  Final - 7th

 
Dani Stevens Athletics (Discus) Bachelor of Education Women's Discus - DNQ for Final  
Liz Clay Athletics (100m Hurdles) Bachelor of Business Women's 100m Hurdles Semi final - 3rd  
Grace Brown Cycling - Road Master of Marketing

Women's Road Race - 47th

Women's Individual Time Trial - 4th    
 
Emma McKeon Swimming Bachelor of Public Health

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - Gold

Women's 100m Butterfly -  Bronze

Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Bronze

Women's 100m Freestyle - Gold

Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay - Bronze

Women's 50m Freestyle final - Gold

Women's 4x100m Medley relay - Gold

gold medal icongold medal icongold medal icongold medal icon
bronze medal iconbronze medal iconbronze medal icon
Chelsea Hodges Swimming Bachelor of Nursing

Women's 100m Breaststroke - Semi-finals

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - Gold

Matt Denny Athletics (Discus) Bachelor of Business Men's final - 4th  
Tim Howard Hockey Bachelor of Business Men's Hockey - Silver
silver medal icon
Cassiel Rousseau Diving Bachelor of Psychological Science Men's 10m Platform - Final - 8th  
Kiah Melverton Swimming Bachelor of Exercise Science/ Bachelor of Psychological Science

Women's 800m Freestyle final - 6th

Women's 1500m Freestyle final - 6th

 
Zac Stubblety-Cook Swimming Bachelor of Psychological Science/ Bachelor of Business

Men's 200m Breaststroke final - Gold

Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heats

Mixed 4x100m  Medley Relay - Bronze

gold medal iconbronze medal icon
Cam McEvoy Swimming Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - Gold

Men's 100m Freestyle - Heats

Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats

bronze medal icon
Tristan Hollard Swimming Bachelor of Business Men's 200m Backstroke Semi final - 6th  
Abbey Harkin Swimming Bachelor of Business Women's 200m Breaststroke - Heats  
Meg Harris Swimming Bachelor of Business

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - Gold

gold medal icon
Kai Edwards Swimming Bachelor of Sport Development Men's Marathon Swimming - 12th  
Simon Leung Badminton Bachelor of Business Mixed Doubles - Group Stage  
Hayley Raso Football Bachelor of Paramedicine Women's Football - 4th  
Clare Polkinghorne Football Bachelor of Exercise Science Women's Football - 4th  
Elise Kellond-Knight Football Master of Business Administration Women's Football - 4th  
Emily Gielnik Football Bachelor of Exercise Science Women's Football - 4th  
Jaz Hedgeland Triathlon Bachelor Digital Media

Women's Individual Triathlon -  DNF

 
Demi Hayes Rugby 7s Bachelor of Sport Development Women's Quarter final  
Ellie Beer Athletics (4x400m relay) Bachelor of Sport Development Women's 4x100m Relay - Heats  
Alyce Wood Canoe Bachelor of Communication and MBA

Women's K-2 500m final - 5th

Women's K-1 500m final - 8th

 
Bronwen Knox Water Polo Bachelor of Biomedical Science Women's Water Polo - 5th   
Molly Goodman Rowing Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Women's Eight - Final - 5th  
Rosie Malone Hockey Bachelor of Sports Development Women's Quarter final  
Brandon Wakeling Weightlifting Bachelor of Business Men's 73kg -  Group B - 4th  
Tameka Yallop (Butt) Football Bachelor of Business (HTERS) and Master Business/Marketing Women's Football - 4th  
Matthew Hauser Triathlon Bachelor of Business

Men's Individual Triathlon -  24th

Triathlon Mixed Relay - 9th

 
Ashleigh Gentle Triathlon Bachelor of Public Health (incomplete)

Women's Individual Triathlon - DNF

Triathlon Mixed Relay - 9th

 
Shannon Parry Rugby 7s Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Women's Quarter final  
Emily Seebohm Swimming Griffith Swimming Squad

Women's 100m Backstroke final - 5th

Women's 200m Backstroke final - Bronze

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - Gold

bronze medal icongold medal icon