Little Athletics Australia Hall of Fame Inductees Lead Australia’s Track & Field Medal Tally

Over the previous 5 days of the Olympic Athletics motion in Paris. Australia has taken residence 3 medals. All three medals had been received by former Little Athletes, two of whom sit within the Little Athletics Australia Corridor of Fame.

It began on Thursday 1st of August on day 1 of competitors. The place former little athlete and Little Athletics Australia Corridor of Fame Inductee Jemima Montag (Caulfield Little Athletics VIC) got here out striding. To complete third within the Ladies’s 20km Race Stroll, setting a brand new Space File and taking residence Australia’s first Observe & Discipline medal.

On day 5 the fifth of August, it was within the Ladies’s Excessive Bounce ultimate had been two former regional little athletes made historical past, being the primary Australian duo to win Olympic medals in the identical Athletics occasion since 1968.

Nicola Olyslagers (Gosford Little Athletics NSW) and Little Athletics Australia Corridor of Famer completed second leaping 2.00m to take residence the silver, and Eleanor Patterson (Leongatha Little Athletics VIC) ending in equal third place, with a season greatest soar of 1.95m.

Congratulations Jemima, Nicola and Eleanor.

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