Midfielder Kate Hollywood won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2006 before making her Olympic debut in 2008. At just 22, Hollywood and the Australians finished in fifth place at the Beijing Olympic Games. In 2010 she went on to win another Commonwealth Games gold medal.
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.
