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Matt Denny is an Olympic bronze medallist, two-time Commonwealth Games discus champion and Australian record holder, one of Australia’s leading field athletes.
Raised in Allora, near Toowoomba in Queensland, Matt discovered throwing in Year 1, using bean bags as shot puts and vortexes as javelins. As his passion grew, his family built a homemade discus circle on their property, providing the training ground for a career that would take him to the world stage.
His international breakthrough came in 2013 when he won the World Youth Championships discus title. He followed that with fourth place at the 2014 World Junior Championships and silver at the 2015 World University Games. In 2016, he claimed both the Australian discus and hammer titles before making his Olympic debut in Rio at just 20.
After winning Commonwealth Games hammer silver on the Gold Coast in 2018, Matt focused on discus. He finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, just five centimetres short of bronze, before winning Commonwealth Games discus gold in Birmingham in 2022.
At his third Olympics in Paris in 2024, Matt secured bronze with a throw of 69.31 metres. He also won consecutive Diamond League final titles in 2023 and 2024.
In April 2025, he raised the Australian discus record to an extraordinary 74.78 metres in Ramona, USA. He continued his success in 2026, defending his Commonwealth Games discus title in Glasgow.
From a homemade throwing circle to the Olympic podium, Matt’s journey reflects his determination and enduring passion for sport.
Jack Howell is an Australian Paralympian and World Championship silver medallist competing in the PTS5 category of Para triathlon.
Born in Canberra with symbrachydactyly, a congenital condition affecting his left hand and arm, Jack developed a love of sport from an early age. He competed in swimming, cross-country running and triathlon throughout his school years, building the foundations for his international sporting career.
Jack began racing triathlons in 2017 at just 13. With no dedicated junior Para category, he competed against athletes without disability, earning state and national medals and becoming the first Para athlete selected for the School Sport Victoria triathlon team.
Classified in PTS5 in 2022, Jack entered international elite competition and quickly established himself as a contender, collecting medals on the World Triathlon Para circuit.
In 2024, Jack achieved his ambition of representing Australia at the Paris Paralympic Games. The youngest athlete in the men’s PTS5 field, he finished seventh on debut. Later that year, he claimed silver at the World Triathlon Para Championships in Spain.
Jack continued his progress in 2025, reaching the world number-one ranking and winning another individual World Championship silver medal on home soil in Wollongong. In 2026, he added victories at the World Triathlon Para Series in Devonport and the Oceania Para Championships, alongside silver in Yokohama.
Jack is now working towards the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, with his sights set on gold.
Kaitlin Nobbs is a two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games silver medallist and Hockeyroos co-captain, combining international experience with a strong family connection to Australian hockey.
Born in Perth and raised across Western Australia and New South Wales, Kaitlin is the daughter of Olympians Michael Nobbs and Lee Capes. Her mother won hockey gold at Seoul 1988, while her father represented Australia at Los Angeles 1984.
Kaitlin made her senior Hockeyroos debut in 2016, the same year she helped Australia claim bronze at the Junior World Cup in Chile. She quickly established herself in the national team, winning Commonwealth Games silver on the Gold Coast in 2018 and sharing Hockey Australia’s Player of the Year award in 2019.
After making her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, Kaitlin helped the Hockeyroos secure bronze at the 2022 FIH Women’s World Cup and silver at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. She also served as co-captain in Birmingham, where she celebrated her 100th international appearance.
Kaitlin returned for her second Olympics at Paris 2024 as part of the Hockeyroos’ leadership group. In June 2025, she reached 150 international appearances and was appointed co-captain alongside Grace Stewart and Claire Colwill for the 2025–2026 campaigns.
Named Hockeyroo of the Year for 2025, Kaitlin continues to make her own mark on Australian hockey through her performances, leadership and dedication to the team.
Nick Odgers is an Australian modern pentathlete and national junior champion whose background in swimming, athletics and aquathlon has helped him make a rapid transition into one of sport’s most demanding events.
Growing up across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Bangkok before spending much of his life in Canberra, Nick developed a love of sport through a variety of experiences. Swimming and athletics became his early focus, with state and national competition providing a foundation for his move into aquathlon. In 2023, he represented Australia at the World Aquathlon Championships in Ibiza, finishing 15th in the junior competition.
Nick took up modern pentathlon after attending a national talent transfer camp in September 2024. Drawing on his endurance background, he embraced the challenge of learning fencing, obstacle racing and laser shooting alongside swimming and running.
In April 2025, Nick won the Australian Junior (U22) National Championship in his first-ever pentathlon, recording a score higher than every senior competitor. He went on to represent Australia at the Junior World Championships in Hungary and finished sixth in the mixed junior relay at the World Relay Championships in Egypt.
His international experience expanded in 2026, with appearances on the World Cup circuit and at the senior World Championships in Guiyang, China.
A recipient of a Sport Australia Hall of Fame scholarship through its 2026 Scholarship and Mentoring Program, Nick continues to develop across all five disciplines, with the long-term ambition of representing Australia at the Olympic Games.
Growing up on a dairy farm near Echuca in country Victoria, James McQuillan loved playing football in winter and cricket in summer. Like many young Australians, he dreamed of competing at the highest level, with ambitions of playing AFL or representing his country in cricket.
In 2014, aged 20, James sustained a life-changing spinal cord injury while playing Australian rules football in Albury. A collision fractured his C5 vertebra, leaving him with quadriplegia. He spent an extended period in hospital, followed by almost a year of rehabilitation at Melbourne’s Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
After years of adjusting to life following his injury, James sought an opportunity to return to competitive team sport. In 2021, he contacted wheelchair rugby player and coach Jason Lees and joined a local competition in Melbourne. Within weeks, he was invited to train with the Australian squad.
His progression was extraordinary. In 2022, less than a year after taking up wheelchair rugby, James represented Australia at the World Championships in Denmark. Competing with the Australian Steelers, he helped the team defeat the United States in the final and become world champions.
Classified as a 0.5-point player, James performs a vital defensive role, restricting opposition movement and creating space for his teammates. His contribution highlights the importance of tactical awareness, communication and teamwork in a physically demanding sport.
James made his Paralympic debut at Paris 2024, winning bronze as the Steelers defeated Great Britain 50–48. Alongside his sporting career, he has worked in banking with ANZ and advocated for greater accessibility. His journey from country football to the Paralympic podium demonstrates determination, adaptability and the possibilities that can emerge when life takes an unexpected direction.
A passion for softball began early for Ellen Roberts, who took up the sport at just five years of age. Growing up in Sydney’s northern suburbs, she progressed through junior competition, making her first State Championships appearance with the under-10s at Blacktown Olympic Park in 2001.
In 2008, Ellen earned selection in her first New South Wales representative team. She went on to build an impressive domestic career, contributing to numerous national championship victories and developing the pitching skills that would take her from local diamonds to international competition.
After completing secondary school, Ellen moved to the United States to study and play softball at the University of Memphis. Across four years of college competition, she broke 25 school records while balancing the demands of university studies with an intensive training and playing schedule.
An Australian senior national team member since 2014, Ellen has represented the Aussie Spirit on the international stage and played professionally overseas, including in Japan with Ogaki Minamo. Her career has provided opportunities to compete across different countries and develop her game against some of the world’s strongest opposition.
Ellen achieved her childhood dream when she made her Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, held in 2021. Pitching for Australia, she played an important role in the team’s 1–0 victory over Italy, recording the save that secured the win.
Away from competition, Ellen has supported the AIS Mental Fitness Program, sharing her experiences to help young people develop confidence and wellbeing. With her sights set on a second Olympic appearance at Los Angeles 2028, she continues to pursue her ambitions while encouraging the next generation to follow their own sporting dreams.
After bursting onto the national hockey scene in 2013, Jane-Anne ‘Jane’ Claxton made her Olympic debut at Rio 2016 in the midfield for the Hockeyroos.
Jane won gold at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival with a 2-1 victory over China. The same year she was crowned the South Australian Sports Institute Junior Female Athlete of the Year.
She secured herself as a regular in the Australian side in 2013 when she helped win gold at the Oceania Cup and the World League Semi-Final, as well as silver in with World League Final. In 2014 Jane helped Australia claim gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and silver at the Netherlands World Cup.
2015 was a huge year for the midfielder, being selected in all major international tournaments that year.
The Adelaide-born athlete credits her father Bob, a Hockey Australia life member, and her brother for her entry into hockey. At the age of six, she began playing in a mixed-gender competition, and although the rough and tumble of playing with the boys nearly put her off, she has never looked back.
