List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople
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Numerous Indigenous Australians and noted sportspeople.
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American Football [edit]
Athletics (track and field) [edit]
Australian rules football [edit]
- 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
- 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
- Gavin Wanganeen
- Darryl White
- Mark Williams (Australian footballer born 1983)
- Nicky Winmar
- David Wirrpanda
Basketball [edit]
- Rohanee Cox
- Nathan Jawai — the first Indigenous Australian to play in the NBA
- Patrick Mills
- Danny Morseu
Boxing [edit]
- Jerry Jerome first Aboriginal boxing champion, 1912 Middleweight
- Anthony Mundine (also rugby league)
- Lionel Rose
- Dave Sands
- Neville "Chappy" Williams
- Wally Carr
- Luke Boyd
- Barry Prior
Cricket [edit]
- Dan Christian
- Eddie Gilbert 1930s Queensland cricketer
- Jason Gillespie
- Jack Marsh
- John McGuire, captain of an Aboriginal XI that toured England in 1988
- Johnny Mullagh 1860s cricketer, one of the first eleven
Field hockey [edit]
Soccer [edit]
- Fred Agius
- Gordon Briscoe
- Morgan Cawley
- Travis Dodd
- Tahj Minniecon
- John Moriarty
- Bondi Neal
- Jade North - first Indigenous association footballer to captain Socceroos and captain national league championship
- Tanya Oxtoby
- Charles N. Perkins
- Tashina Roma
- Kyah Simon
- Kasey Wehrman
- David Williams
- Harry Williams
- Lydia Williams
Rugby league football [edit]
See also category: Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Arthur Beetson - The first Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport (1973).[1]
- Amos Roberts
- Andrew Walker (also rugby union)
- Anthony Mundine (also boxing)
- Ben Barba
- Carl Webb
- Cliff Lyons
- Daine Laurie
- Dale Shearer
- David Peachey
- Dean Widders
- Eric Simms
- Gavin Lester
- George Green
- George Rose
- Gorden Tallis
- Greg Inglis
- Jamal Idris
- Jamie Soward
- Jharal Yow Yeh
- John Ferguson
- Johnathan Thurston
- Justin Hodges
- Justin Doyle
- Kevin Yow Yeh
- Larry Corowa
- Laurie Daley
- Lionel Morgan
- Mal Cochrane
- Royston lightning
- Kevin Longbottom
- Matt Bowen
- Matt Sing
- Milton Thaiday
- Nathan Blacklock
- Nathan Merritt
- Neville Costigan
- PJ Marsh
- Preston Campbell
- Ricky Walford
- Sam Backo
- Sam Thaiday
- Scott Prince
- Steve Renouf
- Timana Tahu
- Wally McArthur
- Wendell Sailor (also rugby union)
- Luke Walsh
- Isaac Gordon
Rugby Union [edit]
- Kurtley Beale
- Matt Hodgson
- Gary Ella[2][3]
- Glen Ella[2][4]
- Mark Ella[2][5]
- Anthony Fainga'a
- Saia Fainga'a
- Milton Thaiday
- Andrew Walker
- Jim Williams
Swimming [edit]
Tennis [edit]
Horse racing [edit]
- Darby McCarthy, jockey
References [edit]
- ^ "Arthur Beetson OAM". Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ a b c "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.
