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David Andersen | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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David Andersen
Athlete Biography
David Andersen will earn a slice of history in Rio by becoming one of only eight Australian men’s
basketballers to appear at four Olympic Games.
The 7-footer from Melbourne began playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School and after
impressing in the junior ranks moved to Canberra to join the AIS. He would join the Wollongong
Hawks in the NBL for a season before beginning to play in Italy.
After breaking into the senior national side in 2003 he made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Athens
Games where Australia 㜭㩦nished ninth. He would play the majority of the next four years in Russia,
where he won three national titles and two Euroleague Championships, before moving on to play
for Barcelona. He would again be a part of the Australian side that competed at the Beijing 2008
Games where the side 㜭㩦nished in 7th.
His superb form did not go unnoticed with the Houston Rockets trading for him and then buying
out his Barcelona contract after a decade in Europe. He made his NBA debut in 2009 and went on
to play 103 games in the NBA with the Rockets, the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets
across two seasons.
With Andrew Bogut on the sidelines, Andersen became the starting centre for the Australian side
and went on to produce his best Games performance at London 2012 averaging 12 points and 6
rebounds in just over 25 minutes per game. The Aussies were eventually knocked out of the
competition by the US side in the quarter-㜭㩦nals. He has since played in Italy, Turkey and won the
2016 French title with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne.
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David Andersen | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Basketball
Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Event/s Basketball Men
Height 213
Weight 102
Age 36
Born Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) 2004 Athens - 9th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Won 3-2 – French League 㜭㩦nals: Playing for Asvel Lyon–Villeurbanne vs Strasbourg (Lyon &
Strasbourg, France)
1st – 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington)
12th – 2014 World Cup (Spain)
1st – 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland)
Career Highlights
Competing at three Olympic Games for Australia.
Winning multiple titles in Europe.
Training
Coach Andrej Lemanis (2014-current)
Primary Training Base France
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Cameron Bairstow | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Cameron Bairstow
Athlete Biography
6”9’ forward Cam Bairstow will make his Olympic debut in Rio and is one of a number of talented
big men in the Australian line up that will hope to push the side towards its 倀茂rst Olympic medal.
After impressing as a youngster in Australia he took up a scholarship at the University of New
Mexico in 2010 and by 2013 was one of the side’s leading players as he was selected in the
Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team as one of the conference’s best players.
He got his chance in the green and gold at the Summer Universiade where he helped Australia win
silver. Soon after he got his chance in the senior Australian side and helped the team win the 2013
Oceania Championship.
Bairstow was drafted to the Chicago Bulls as the 49th pick of the 2014 NBA Draft and went on to
play 18 games in his rookie season. He returned to Australia to help the side defeat New Zealand
and qualify for Rio. He averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes in the two match series.
After his second season with the Bulls was interrupted by injury he was traded to the Detroit
Pistons before he was waived and has now signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2016/17 NBL
season.
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Cameron Bairstow | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 205
Weight 118
Age 25
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
2nd – 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Russia)
Training
Coach Basketball
Primary Training Base Brisbane
Secondary Training Base Albuquerque, NM
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Aron Baynes | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Aron Baynes
Athlete Biography
6’10” centre Aron Baynes experience against the world’s best will make him crucial component for
Australia’s medal chances in Rio. Having now played over three years in the NBA, Baynes will line up
for his second Olympic Games campaign in Rio.
Born in New Zealand, Baynes attended the AIS in 2005 before leaving later that year to join college
team Washington State University Cougars where he made it to the NCAA 'Sweet 16' with the
team. He signed with Lithuanian side Vilnius out of college in 2009 and soon after made his senior
national debut.
Having impressed in stints in Germany and Greece, he lined up for Australia at the 2010 World
Championships. He helped Australia claim the 2011 Oceania title to qualify for London 2012 and
then he went on to make his Olympic debut. He scored 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in just over 12
minutes per game.
Baynes performances in Rio saw him secure a move to Slovenian side Union Olimpia Ljubljana
where he played in the EuroLeague and was in the top 10 for points and rebounds despite his team
getting knocked out of competition at the 䃰ﾸrst group stage.
He joined fellow Australian Patty Mills at the San Antonio Spurs in early 2013 and was a part of
their NBA Championship winning team in 2014. After increased minutes in the 2014-15 season he
went on to sign with the Detroit Pistons where he helped the team return to the NBA playoᠮ꬈s in
2016 for the 䃰ﾸrst time in seven seasons.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 208
Nickname Bangers
Weight 115
Age 29
Born Gisborne, New Zealand
Lives Cairns, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information
Recent Performances
Lost 4-0 – 2016 NBA Playoᠮ꬈s: Playing for Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Detroit &
Cleveland, USA)
Won 4-1 – 2014 NBA Finals: Playing for San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat (San Antonio & Miami,
USA)
Career Highlights
Playing at 2010 World Championships
Playing at the London 2012 Olympics Games.
Getting the chance to play for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Education
Primary Mareeba State Primary (QLD, Australia)
Secondary Mareeba State High School & Cairns State High School (QLD, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Kinesiology - Washington State University (2005 - 2009)
Training
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Coach Andrej Lemanis (2013 - current)
Primary Training Base Ikaros, Greece
Secondary Training Base Cairns, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Any kind of Chops, Steak or Pasta
Favourite holiday destination Somewhere with a beach and warm water
Favourite music Anything
Dream car One that drives itself so I can sleep longer
Personal Motto Pain lets you know you're alive.
Star Sign Sagittarius
I would spend my last $10 on Food
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Discus
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Andrew Bogut | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Andrew Bogut
Athlete Biography
Andrew Bogut will return to Olympic competition having missed out on the London 2012 Games
due to a shoulder injury. Bogut was a key part of the Australian teams in Athens and Beijing that
䘀쐂nished 9th and 7th respectively.
The seven footer began playing basketball in Melbourne before moving to Canberra where he
attended the Australian Institute of Sport. He impressed on the international stage at the 2003
FIBA Under-19 World Championship when he led the Australian team to gold and was voted the
MVP of the tournament.
After a stellar three years at Utah College, Bogut was the number one draft pick in the 2005 NBA
draft where he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks. After seven seasons with the side, which
included leading the league in blocks in 2011, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors.
He helped the Oakland based side to their 䘀쐂rst NBA Championship in 40 years in 2015 when the
Warriors defeated Bogut’s Australian teammate Matt Dellavedova’s Cleveland Cavaliers to be
crowned NBA champions. He would return home to ensure Australia quali䘀쐂ed for Rio by helping
the side take out the 2015 Oceania Championships.
The Melburnian’s success continued in the 2015-16 season with the Warriors breaking the NBA
regular seasons win record after 䘀쐂nishing with 73 wins and just 9 losses. Bogut’s side again made
the Finals but this time fell to Dellavedova’s Cavaliers in seven games. Shortly after the season he
was traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 213
Nickname Bogues
Weight 122
Age 31
Born Mulgrave, VIC, Australia
Lives Patterson Lakes, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) 2004 Athens - 9th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Lost 4-3 – 2016 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Oakland & Cleveland,
USA)
Won 4-2 – 2015 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Oakland & Cleveland,
USA)
Career Highlights
Winning the NBA Championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015
Setting the NBA record for most wins in a season with the Golden State Warriors in 2016
Competing at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for Australia.
Education
Primary Thomas Mitchel Primary School (VIC, Australia)
Secondary Cleeland Secondary College (VIC, Australia)
Tertiary University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
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Training
Club Dallas Mavericks, Texas, USA
Institute/Academy Andrew Bogut Basketball Academy, Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia.
Primary Training Base Dallas, USA.
Secondary Training Base Dandenong, Australia
Q&A
Superstition/s I always tie my shoes with one hand.
Favourite food Soup
Favourite holiday destination Springvale, Australia.
Favourite music Narodnjake
Dream car 2001 Mitsubishi Magna
Personal Motto Sometimes you are the bird, sometimes you are the statue.
I would spend my last $10 on Dandee Donuts
Tattoos/Piercings I have my name and star sign written on my right bicep
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Archery
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team
First Olympic Memory? Greece not 䘀쐂nishing the Village at my 䘀쐂rst Olympic games in 2004.
Most In uential person in your career/life Memo Hatzidimitropoulos
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Ryan Broekhoff | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Ryan Broekho倀ࠃ
Athlete Biography
Ryan Broekho倀ࠃ will get the chance to make his Olympic debut in Rio after being one of the 倀茂nal
two players cut from the London 2012 Team.
Broekho倀ࠃ began playing when he was six after both his parents played at high levels in the sport.
He would eventually head to the US to have a four-year stint in the college system with the
Valporaiso Crusaders where he averaged 16 points and over 7 rebounds in his 倀茂nal season and help
take the side to the coveted NCAA tournament.
He went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft and went to play for Beistkas where he eventually
became an all-star in the Turkish league. He won Summer Universiade silver with the Australian side
before getting the chance to start for his country at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Broekho倀ࠃ moved to Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban in 2015 where he has had the chance to hone
his skills in both the domestic competition as well as helping his side make the 倀茂nal four in the
EuroLeague competition.
Having become a regular in the national side, Broekho倀ࠃ started both 2015 Oceania Championship
matches for Australia as they secured their spot at the 2016 Olympic Games after defeating New
Zealand.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Weight 93
Height 198
Age 25
Olympic Information
Recent Performances
2nd – EuroLeague with Lokomotiv Kuban
2nd – 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Russia)
Career Highlights
2015 Oceania Champions with Australian National team defeating New Zealand in a two game
series. Game 1 was in Melbourne Australia in front of my home city, family and friends.
Finishing fourth at the 2014 U19 World Championships in New Zealand.
Starting for the Australian team at the 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain.
Education
Primary Bonbeach Primary School (VIC, Australia), Patterson Lakes Primary School (VIC,
Australia)
Secondary Patterson River Secondary College (VIC, Australia), The Peninsula School (VIC,
Australia), Lake Ginninderra College (ACT, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Valparaiso University, USA (2009
- 2013)
Training
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Coach Andrej Lemanis (2014-current)
Club Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar, Russia)
Primary Training Base Krasnodar, Russia
Secondary Training Base Melbourne, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Roast Chicken
Favourite holiday destination Never been on a holiday
Favourite music Ed Sheeran
Personal Motto Never ever give up
Star Sign Leo
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Golf - even though I am no good at it
Most In倀霂uential person in your career/life Mother
Why this sport? Always loved basketball and had a passion for it even from a very young age
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Matthew Dellavedova | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Matthew Dellavedova
Athlete Biography
Matt Dellavedova will make his second appearance at an Olympic Games having lined up in the
green and gold at the London 2012 Games where Australia nished 7th. He averaged 7.3 points
and 4.5 assists in just over 28 minutes per game.
Dellavedova enjoyed a sensational college career for the Saint Marys Gaels, breaking the side’s alltime scoring and assists records, before going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He soon signed
with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who he would go on to spend three seasons with.
After limited game time to kick o his NBA career, Dellavedova grew into an integral part of the
star-studded Cavaliers side which featured the likes of Team USA London 2012 gold medallists
LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. He helped the side to the 2015 NBA Finals series where
the side went down to Dellavedova’s Aussie teammate Andrew Bogut’s Golden State Warriors.
The country Victorian returned home to help Australia qualify for Rio 2016 by winning the 2015
Oceania Championships. He then averaged a career high 7.5 points in the 2015-16 NBA regular
season as the team topped the Eastern Conference standings for the second year running. The side
would go on to turn the tables on Bogut’s Warriors as they won the NBA Championship in seven
games. Soon after Dellavedova signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Nickname Delly
Height 191
Weight 89
Age 25
Born Maryborough, VIC, Australia
Lives Maryborough, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2012 London - 7th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Won 4-3 – 2016 NBA Finals: Playing for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors (Cleveland
& Oakland, USA)
Lost 4-2 – 2015 NBA Finals: Playing for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors (Cleveland
& Oakland, USA)
Career Highlights
Captaining Australia to 4th place at U/19 World Championships in New Zealand
Conference championship at Saint Mary's (WCC 2010, 2012)
Competing at the London 2012 Olympics and winning the NBA Championship 2016 with the
Cleveland Cavaliers.
Education
Primary 404 Marybrough Primary School, (VIC, Australia)
Secondary Maryborough Regional College (VIC, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Psychology - Saint Mary's College of California (2009 - 2013)
Training
Coach Andrej Lemanis (2013- current)
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Club Milwaukee Bucks, NBA
Institute/Academy AIS 2007-2009 Saint Mary's College of California 2009-2013
Primary Training Base Milwaukee, USA
Secondary Training Base Maryborough, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Avocado on toast
Favourite holiday destination Townsville
Favourite music Jack Johnson
Personal Motto Fortune favours the brave.
Star Sign Virgo
I would spend my last $10 on Mini Golf
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Table tennis
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman 2000 Olympics
Most In uential person in your career/life Parents
Why this sport? I love the team aspect and you can always get improve at some part of the game
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Chris Goulding | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Chris Goulding
Athlete Biography
Sharp shooter Chris Goulding will get his chance to represent Australia at his 湩慴rst Olympic Games
in Rio after a strong couple of seasons has seen him become a key contributor for the national side.
The Tasmanian shooting guard has spent the majority of his career in the NBL, winning a
championship in the 2007 season with the Brisbane Bullets before excelling in recent years in
Melbourne. After being the NBL’s highest scorer for the Tigers in 2014 the door opened to playing
in Europe.
He was signed by Zaragoza in the Spanish League for the 2014/15 season and then returned to
Australia to help the national side qualify for Rio 2016 by winning the 2015 Oceania
Championships. In limited game time in the green and gold his deadly accuracy was on show as he
hit six of his seven shots as he scored 12points across the two game series.
If there were any doubters, Goulding’s 2015/16 season for Melbourne United would have silenced
them quickly. He led the side to the grand 湩慴nal having scored 18 points, grabbed four rebounds
and dished out three assists a match throughout the year.
His stellar season in the NBL saw him signed by Auxilium Torino in the Italian Serie A ensuring he
had plenty of game time between the end of the NBL and the start of Rio 2016.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Weight 93
Height 192
Age 27
Olympic Information
Recent Performances
Lost 2-0 – 2016 NBL semi-湩慴nals: Playing for Melbourne United vs New Zealand Breakers
(Melbourne, Auckland)
Career Highlights
Competing at the 2014 World Cup
Being selected for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Education
Primary Gumdale State School (QLD, Australia)
Secondary Brisbane State High School (QLD, Australia)
Training
Club Melbourne United (NBL) Australia
Primary Training Base Melbourne, Australia
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Q&A
Superstition/s Too many to list
Favourite food Burgers
Favourite holiday destination Mallorca, Spain
Favourite music Hip Hop, R'n'B
Dream car Lamborghini
Star Sign Scorpio
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Golf
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman 2000 Olympics
First Olympic Memory? Michael Johnson running in Atlanta Olympics
Most In uential person in your career/life Parents
Why this sport? I love it
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Joe Ingles | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Joe Ingles
Athlete Biography
Joe Ingles will line up at a third straight Olympic Games in Rio having been a part of Australia’s
Beijing 2008 and London 2012 campaigns.
With increased minutes in London, Ingles was second only to Patty Mills in terms of scoring for the
Australian Team. He put up 15 points in just under 34 minutes per game to see him ranked as the
13th highest ranked player in terms of points per game.
Having played three seasons in the NBL where he won the rookie of the year award in 2007 and the
Championship in 2009, Ingles headed to Europe where he lined up for one of the continent’s most
esteemed clubs in Barcelona. A series of strong seasons in Spain, where he won two league titles,
and another for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, caught the attention of NBA scouts and he signed with
the Utah Jazz in 2014.
Ingles started 32 of the 79 games he played for the Jazz in the 2014-15 season where he averaged
㴀㐂ve points and just over two rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes per match. He reverted to
more of a bench role in the 2015-16 season where in 15 minutes he averaged just over four points
as well as 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per match.
He won the Gaze medal for the Australian International Player of the Year in 2009 and 2012.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 204
Nickname Joe
Weight 91
Age 28
Born Adelaide, SA, Australia
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Career Highlights
Going to the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Education
Primary Reynella East College (SA, Australia)
Secondary Lake Ginninderra College (ACT, Australia)
Training
Coach Andrej Lamanis (2013 - current)
Club Utah Jazz (NBA) USA
Primary Training Base Utah, USA
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Q&A
Favourite food Pasta
Favourite holiday destination Port Douglas
Favourite music Radio
Star Sign Libra
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Diving
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Kevin Lisch | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Kevin Lisch
Athlete Biography
Born in Illinois in the USA, Kevin Lisch recently got his Australian citizenship and will now get the
chance to represent his adopted country at his 㿒䋿rst Olympic Games in Rio.
Lisch headed to Saint Louis College between 2005-09 where he averaged 14 points a game and was
recognised as one of the Atlantic 10’s best defensive players. After going undrafted in the 2009
draft he signed with the Perth Wildcats in the NBL.
In his 㿒䋿rst year with the side he helped them win the NBL championship and in doing so won the
NBL Finals MVP award. Having been one of the Wildcats best again in the 2010-11 season, he was
the best in the league in 2011-12 as he won the NBL’s MVP award after scoring over 17.3 points, 3.7
rebounds and 3.2 assists a game.
Following another strong season in Australia he headed to Puerto Rico where he would be crucial
in helping Piratas de Quebradillas win the league championship. Stints in France and Spain followed
before he returned to the NBL to play with the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 19.4 points, 3.5
rebounds and 3.3 assists to win his second NBL MVP award as the Hawks went down in the semi㿒䋿nals. He returned to Piratas de Quebradillas for a short stint before Rio and will link up with the
Sydney Kings following his Olympic debut.
His son Benjamin was born in Paris, France and daughter So㿒䋿a was born in Zaragoza, Spain. His
brother and two sisters all played basketball in college as well his wife Rachel.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 188
Weight 89
Born Illinois, USA , United States
Age 30
Lives Australia
Olympic Information
Career Highlights
Winning the NBL Championship with the Perth Wildcats in 2010.
Winning the BSN Championship with Quebradillas Piratas in 2013.
Being selected to compete for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Education
Primary Blessed Sacrament Grade School (Belleville, IL, USA)
Secondary Altho Catholic High School (Belleville, IL, USA)
Tertiary Bachelor of Science Major in Marketing and Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
- Saint Louis University (2005-2009)
Training
Club Sydney Kings, Homebush NSW, Australia
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
Secondary Training Base Belleville, Illinois, USA
Q&A
Favourite food Sushi
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Favourite music Country
Dream car Audi A5 Sportback
Personal Motto I believe you should help and notice others along the way. People will forget
worldly accomplishments and accolades, but they will always remember how you made them feel.
I would spend my last $10 on Coee
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Javelin
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Usain Bolt 100 and 200 metre world records in 2008
Most In냚⳷uential person in your career/life My mum, Catherine and my father, Russell
Why this sport? I enjoy every aspect of basketball, especially the team environment
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Damian Martin | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Damian Martin
Athlete Biography
Over a decade after captaining the Australian U19 team to the gold medal at the 2003 World
Championships, Damian Martin will get his ㌫눟rst shot at Olympic competition in Rio.
After the U19 success he headed to the US in 2003 where he would spend the next four years
playing for college side Loyola Marymount. The point guard returned to Australia to play with the
West Sydney Razorbacks and Sydney Spirit in the NBL and would go on to make his senior national
debut at the 2009 Oceania Championships.
Martin made the move the Perth Wildcats for the 2009-10 season and has enjoyed plenty of
success since. He was a part of the 2010 championship winning team before 2011 saw him named
in the All-NBL ㌫눟rst team and started a run of ㌫눟ve consecutive seasons where he was named the
best defensive player in the competition. He is largely recognised as the best defensive player the
NBL has ever seen.
After ㌫눟nishing runner-up with the Wildcats in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons he helped the side
to again win the title in 2014. He proved he was still one of the nation’s best backcourt players by
winning the 2016 Grand Final MVP in the Wildcats 2-1 series victory over the New Zealand
Breakers.
Having just missed out on selection for the London 2012 Games, Martin also missed out on the
2015 Oceania Championships after being injured in the lead up to the Rio quali㌫눟cation series. His
strong 2016 season and defensive prowess helped ensure the veteran will become an Olympian in
Rio.
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Basketball
Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Nickname Damo, Marto
Height 186
Weight 90
Age 31
Born Gloucester, NSW, Australia
Associated Olympians
Aron Baynes
Stephanie Talbot
Marianna Tolo
Penny Taylor
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Career Highlights
Competing at my ㌫눟rst World Championships.
Being selected for the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Education
Primary St. Joseph's Catholic School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary Gloucester High School (NSW, Australia), Lake Ginnanderra College (ACT, Australia)
Tertiary Liberal Studies Degree - Loyola Marymount University (2003 - 2007)
Training
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Club Perth Wildcats (NBL) Australia
Primary Training Base Perth, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Mexican
Favourite holiday destination Whitsundays
Favourite music Classic rock
Star Sign Virgo
I would spend my last $10 on Put a bet on and try and turn it into more money
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Patrick Mills | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O瞽‫﬿‬cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Patrick Mills
Athlete Biography
Patty Mills will play in his third straight Olympic Games in Rio. The 27-year-old outshone a host of
global superstars to lead the scoring average at the London 2012 Games. Mills put up 21.2 points
per match with his best performance coming against host nation Great Britain where he scored 39.
The Melburnian played his college days at St Mary’s before being taken as the 55th selection by the
Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA draft. He signed with his current club the San Antonio Spurs
in 2011 and has since been a key part of the side’s strong playoဳ performances in recent years.
Alongside Andrew Bogut, Luc Longley, Aron Baynes, Andrew Gaze and Matt Dellavedova, Mills is
one of only six Australians with an NBA Championship to his name. Mills was a part of the Spurs
team that won the 2014 NBA Finals after defeating the Miami Heat 4-1 in the best of seven series
including a playoဳ high 17-point performance in the series clinching match.
He helped the Spurs make history in the 2015-16 season by becoming the ጎ놃rst team to win 40 of
their 41 home matches throughout the regular season. Mills played 81 of the 82 regular season
matches for the Spurs where he averaged 8.5 points and 2.8 assists.
Mills scored 26 points, had 9 rebounds and 8 assists across the two match Oceania Championship
series where Australia qualiጎ놃ed for the Rio 2016 Games.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 180
Nickname Patty
Weight 85
Age 27
Born Canberra, ACT, Australia
Lives Canberra, ACT, Australia
Olympic Information
2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Won 4-1 – 2014 NBA Finals: Playing for San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat (San Antonio & Miami,
USA)
Career Highlights
Playing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with Australian Basketball Team
Competing for Australia at the 2012 London Olympics with the Australian Basketball Team
Winning the NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.
Education
Primary Holy Trinity (ACT, Australia)
Secondary Marist College (ACT, Australia)
Tertiary Sports Journalism - St Mary's College of California (2007 - 2009)
Training
Primary Training Base San Antonio, USA
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Secondary Training Base Canberra, AUS
Q&A
Superstition/s Put my left shoe on ጎ놃rst, then right one and then tie laces every time I play or train.
Favourite food Chicken Parmigiana
Favourite holiday destination Thursday Island
Favourite music R&B
Dream car Bentley
Personal Motto Make the most of the smallest opportunities
Star Sign Leo
I would spend my last $10 on Oporto
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Syncronised Swimming
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Brock Motum
Athlete Biography
Brock Motum will head to his ㋞rst Olympic Games in Rio after playing in his ㋞rst major tournament
for Australia at the 2014 World Cup. He featured in the Australian side that defeated New Zealand
to qualify for Rio alongside an impressive line-up of big men that also included Andrew Bogut,
David Andersen and Cam Bairstow.
Motum moved to the US in 2009 where he began a four-year college career with Washington State
University. His ㋞rst and last seasons were his most proli㋞c averaging 18.0 and 18.7 points per game
but he wasn’t picked up in the 2013 NBA draft.
The 6’10” big man has since had stints playing for Granarolo Bolgna in Italy, the Adelaide 36ers in
the NBL and now lines up for Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas. He played a key role for the side who
won the 2015 and 2016 Championships.
He was a part of the Australian side that ㋞nished 12th at the 2014 World Cup before helping
Australia win the 2015 Oceania Championships and qualify for the Rio Olympic Games.
Motum went close to making an NBA roster on two occasions, having had brief stints with the Utah
Jazz but is yet to play a game in regular-season game in the NBA.
Basketball
Fast Facts
http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/brockmotum
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Sport Basketball
Status Selected
Height 208
Weight 107
Age 25
Olympic Information
Recent Performances
1st – 2016 Lithuanian Championship: Playing for BC Žalgiris (Lithuania)
1st – 2015 Lithuanian Championship: Playing for BC Žalgiris (Lithuania)
Career Highlights
Winning the 2015 Oceania Championships to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games
Getting selected to the ㋞nal team for Rio 2016
Education
Primary Warrigal Road State School (QLD, Australia)
Secondary Brisbane State High School (QLD, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Washington State University
Training
Club BC Žalgiris, Lithuania
Primary Training Base Lithuania
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