Part-athlete, part-actor, West Australia’s Jesse Phillips combined with Stephen Bird in the K2 200m kayak sprint event at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The three-time national champions progressed to the Olympic A final and finished sixth.
Phillips is also a triple AYOF gold medallist.
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.
