When Melbourne 1956 Olympic modern pentathlete Terry Nicoll was a child in the late 1930s, his father took him to a theatre in Sydney to watch the newsreels. The show included a film about the Berlin Olympics and at the end of it, the greatest athlete in the world Jesse Owens spoke directly into a young Australian boy’s heart.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
