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Numerous '''Indigenous Australians''' and noted sportspeople.
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[[File:Aboriginal cricket team at MCG in 1867.jpg|thumb|350px|Aboriginal Cricket Team with [[Tom Wills]] (coach and captain), [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], December 1866]]
This is a '''list of [[indigenous Australian]] (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) athletes and sportspeople'''. Sports is one of the areas of mainstream Australian society in which Indigenous Australians have been able to break through in some degree.


== Athletics (track and field)==
== American football ==
[[File:Jesse Williams of the Alabama Crimson Tide.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jesse Williams]]
* [[Cathy Freeman]]

* [[Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone|Nova Peris-Kneebone]]
* [[Jesse Williams (American football)|Jesse Williams]]

== Association football (Soccer) ==
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian soccer players}}
[[File:Lydia Williams.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lydia Williams]]
*[[Fred Agius]]
*[[Gordon Briscoe]]
*[[James Brown (Australian soccer)|James Brown]]
*[[Jacob Collard]]
*[[Travis Dodd]]
*[[Shadeene Evans]]
*[[Frank Farina]]
*[[Jada Mathyssen-Whyman]]
*[[Tahj Minniecon]]
*[[John Kundereri Moriarty|John Moriarty]]
* [[Jade North]] <span data-noir-inline-color="" data-noir-inline-caret-color="">–</span> first Indigenous [[association football]]er to captain [[Socceroos]] and captain national league championship
*[[Tanya Oxtoby]]
*[[Charles Perkins (Aboriginal activist)|Charles Perkins]]
*[[Tate Russell]]
*[[Adam Sarota]]
*[[Gema Simon]]
*[[Kyah Simon]]
*[[Lorenzo Sipi]]
*[[Bridgette Starr]]
*[[Allira Toby]]
*[[Kasey Wehrman]]
*[[David Williams (Australian association footballer)|David Williams]]
* [[Gianni Stensness]]
* [[Harry Kewell]]
*[[Harry Williams (Australian footballer)|Harry Williams]]
*[[Lydia Williams]]

== Athletics (track and field) ==
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian track and field athletes}}
[[File:Cathy Freeman 2000 olympics.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cathy Freeman]]

* [[Lynch Cooper]]
*[[Robert Crowther]]
*[[Cathy Freeman]]
* [[Benn Harradine]]
* [[Percy Hobson (athlete)|Percy Hobson]]
* [[Patrick Johnson (sprinter)|Patrick Johnson]]
* [[Patrick Johnson (sprinter)|Patrick Johnson]]
*[[Bobby Kinnear]]
* [[Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone|Nova Peris-Kneebone]]
* [[Josh Ross (sprinter)|Josh Ross]]
* [[Kyle Vander Kuyp]]


== Australian rules football ==
== Australian rules football ==
{{see also|List of Indigenous Australian VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players}}
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football}}
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* [[Chance Bateman]]
* [[Harley Bennell]]
* [[Eddie Betts]]
* [[Shai Bolton]]
* [[Peter Burgoyne]]
* [[Shaun Burgoyne]]
* [[Barry Cable]]
* [[Barry Cable]]
*[[Charlie Cameron (footballer, born 1994)|Charlie Cameron]]
* [[Troy Cook]]
* [[Leon Davis (footballer)|Leon Davis]]
*[[Alwyn Davey]]
*[[Aaron Davey]]
*[[Courtenay Dempsey]]
* [[Shane Edwards]]
* [[Graham Farmer|Graham "Polly" Farmer]]
* [[Graham Farmer|Graham "Polly" Farmer]]
* [[Jeff Farmer (footballer)|Jeff Farmer]]
* [[Jeff Farmer (footballer)|Jeff Farmer]]
* [[Lance Franklin]]
* [[Jeff Garlett]]
* [[Adam Goodes]]
* [[Adam Goodes]]
* [[Brett Goodes]]
* [[Syd Jackson (Australian)|Syd Jackson]]
* [[Antoni Grover]]
* [[Chris Johnson (AFL footballer)|Chris Johnson]]
* [[Jarrod Harbrow]]
* [[Des Headland]]
*[[Bradley Hill (footballer)|Bradley Hill]]
*[[Josh Hill (footballer)|Josh Hill]]
*[[Stephen Hill (Australian footballer)|Stephen Hill]]
* [[Eddie Hocking]]
* [[Syd Jackson (footballer, born 1944)|Syd Jackson]]
* [[Lewis Jetta]]
* [[Leroy Jetta]]
* [[Neville Jetta]]
* [[Graham Johncock]]
* [[Chris Johnson (footballer, born 1976)|Chris Johnson]]
*[[Joe Johnson (Australian footballer)|Joe Johnson]] (First ever Indigenous Australian to play in the VFL/AFL)
* [[Michael Johnson (Australian rules footballer)|Michael Johnson]]
* [[Liam Jones]]
* [[Dale Kickett]]
* [[Derek Kickett]]
*[[Andrew Krakouer]]
* [[Jim Krakouer|Jim]] and [[Phil Krakouer]]
* [[Jim Krakouer|Jim]] and [[Phil Krakouer]]
* [[Michael Long]]
*[[Nathan Krakouer]]
* [[Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer)|Chris Lewis]]
*[[Ben Long (footballer)|Ben Long]]
* [[Michael Long (footballer)|Michael Long]]
*[[Nathan Lovett-Murray]]
* [[Brandon Matera]]
* [[Peter Matera]]
* [[Peter Matera]]
* [[Norm McDonald]]
*[[Phillip Matera]]
*[[Steven May]]
* [[Norm McDonald (footballer, born 1925)|Norm McDonald]]
*[[Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti]]
* [[Ashley McGrath]]
* [[Michael McLean (footballer)|Michael McLean]]
* [[Andrew McLeod]]
* [[Andrew McLeod]]
* [[Stephen Michael]]
* [[Douglas Nicholls|Sir Douglas Nicholls]] - [[Australian rules football]]er and [[Governor of South Australia]]
*[[Steven Motlop]]
* [[Justin Murphy (Australian rules footballer)|Justin Murphy]]
* [[Douglas Nicholls|Sir Douglas Nicholls]] – [[Australian rules football]]er and [[Governor of South Australia]]
* [[Michael O'Loughlin]]
* [[Danyle Pearce]]
* [[Jared Petrenko]]
* [[Byron Pickett]]
* [[Kysaiah Pickett]]
* [[Marlion Pickett]]
* [[Cyril Rioli]]
* [[Daniel Rioli]]
*[[Dean Rioli]]
* [[Maurice Rioli]]
* [[Maurice Rioli Jr]]
*[[Willie Rioli]]
* [[Patrick Ryder]]
* [[Matthew Stokes]]
* [[Richard Tambling]]
* [[Lindsay Thomas (footballer, born 1988)|Lindsay Thomas]]
* [[Travis Varcoe]]
*[[Andrew Walker (footballer)|Andrew Walker]]
*[[Michael Walters]]
* [[Gavin Wanganeen]]
* [[Gavin Wanganeen]]
* [[Daniel Wells (footballer)|Daniel Wells]]
* [[Darryl White]]
* [[Darryl White]]
* [[Marcus Williams (Australian rules footballer)|Marcus Williams]]
* [[Mark L. Williams]]
* [[Mark Williams (Australian footballer born 1983)|Mark Williams]]
*[[Zac Williams (Australian footballer)|Zac Williams]]
*[[Chad Wingard]]
* [[Nicky Winmar]]
* [[Nicky Winmar]]
* [[Peter Burgoyne]]
* [[Michael Walters]]
* [[David Wirrpanda]]{{div col end}}
* [[Shaun Burgoyne]]
*


== Boxing ==
== Basketball ==
[[File:Nathan Jawai.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nathan Jawai]]
* [[Jerry Jerome]] first Aboriginal boxing champion, 1912 Middleweight
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian basketball players}}
* [[Anthony Mundine]] and previously rugby league

* [[Lionel Rose]]
* [[Dave Sands]]
* [[Rohanee Cox]]
* [[Nathan Jawai]], first Indigenous Australian to play in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
* [[Patty Mills]]
* [[Danny Morseu]]

== Boxing ==
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian boxers}}
* [[Anthony Mundine]], holds WBC Silver Super Welterweight title, & former Interim WBA Light Middleweight Champion, 2 time WBA Super Middleweight Champion, IBO Middleweight Champion.
* [[Daniel Geale]], former IBF, IBO and WBA Super Middleweight Champion.
* [[Lionel Rose]], held WBC & WBA World bantamweight titles. The first Koori "Indigenous Australian" to win a World title.
* [[Robbie Peden]], former IBF Super Featherweight Champion.
* [[Dave Sands]], held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight titles and won the Commonwealth middleweight title, world boxing hall of famer.
* [[Wally Carr]], held the Australasian Light Middleweight title, Australian Junior Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight Title, Commonwealth Middleweight title and Oriental Middleweight title.
* [[Tony Mundine (boxer)|Tony Mundine]], held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight titles, Commonwealth middleweight and light heavyweight titles.
* [[Ron Richards (boxer)|Ron Richards]], held the Australian heavyweight, middleweight, light heavyweight title, Commonwealth middleweight title.
* [[Jerry Jerome (boxer)|Jerry Jerome]], first Indigenous Australian to win a major boxing title, Australian Middleweight Champion.
* [[Joe Williams (rugby league)|Joe Williams]]
* [[Neville Williams|Neville "Chappy" Williams]]
* [[Neville Williams|Neville "Chappy" Williams]]
* [[Wally Carr]]
* [[Elley Bennett]]
* [[Hector Thompson]]
* [[Frank Roberts (boxer)|Frank Roberts]], Australia's first Indigenous Olympic boxer.
* [[Lawrence Austin]]
* [[Damien Hooper]]
* [[Cameron Hammond]]
* [[Eugene Eades]]
* [[Austin Eades]]
* [[Renold Quinlan]]
* [[Paul Fleming (boxer)|Paul Fleming]]
* [[Keith Saunders (boxer)|Keith Saunders]]
* [[Bradley Hore]]


== Cricket ==
== Cricket ==
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian cricketers|Imparja Cup}}
* [[Jason Gillespie]]
[[File:EddieGilbertPic.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Eddie Gilbert]]
* [[Johnny Mullagh]] 1860s cricketer, one of the [[1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England|first eleven]]
* [[Scott Boland]], only the second male Indigenous Australian as of 2021 to play [[Test Cricket]] for Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australian-victoria-test-cricket-pat-cummins-jason-gillespie-b1982194.html|title = Scott Boland to become fourth Indigenous Australian to play Test cricket|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 25 December 2021}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Gilbert (cricketer)|Eddie Gilbert]] 1930s [[Queensland]] cricketer
* [[Dan Christian]]
*[[Ashleigh Gardner]], first Indigenous Australian woman to play in a cricket World Cup.<ref name="Gardner">{{cite web|title=Ashleigh Gardner stands on the cusp of history|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/content/story/1104972.html|access-date=26 June 2017|work=[[ESPN Cricinfo]]}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Gilbert (cricketer)|Eddie Gilbert]], 1930s [[Queensland]] cricketer
* [[Jason Gillespie]], first male indigenous Australian to play cricket for Australia, and until [[Scott Boland]]'s debut in 2021, the only one to play [[Test Cricket]] for Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2017/12/20/10-legendary-aboriginal-cricketers-who-bowled-us-over|title = 10 legendary Aboriginal cricketers who bowled us over|date = 20 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jack Marsh]]
* [[John McGuire (sportsman)|John McGuire]], captain of an Aboriginal XI that toured England in 1988
* [[Johnny Mullagh]], 1860s cricketer, who was a member of the [[Australian Aboriginal cricket team in England in 1868|Aboriginal cricket team that toured England in 1868]]
* Edna Newfong (Crouch) and Mabel Crouch (Campbell), were members of the Queensland XI women's cricket team that played England in 1934<span data-noir-inline-color="" data-noir-inline-caret-color="">–</span>35. They were the first indigenous women to represent Australia in any sport.
*[[D'Arcy Short]]
* [[Faith Thomas]], first female Indigenous Australian in the [[Australian Women's Cricket Team]] and thus the first Indigenous Australian woman to play [[Women's Test cricket|Test cricket]].


== Football (soccer) ==
== Darts ==
* [[Harry Williams (Australian footballer)|Harry Williams]]
* [[Kyle Anderson (darts player)|Kyle Anderson]]
* [[Jade North]]
* [[Beau Anderson]]
* [[Travis Dodd]]


== Rugby League ==
== Field hockey ==
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian field hockey players}}
* [[Arthur Beetson]] - The first Aboriginal to captain Australia in any sport.
* [[Nathan Blacklock]]
* [[Des Abbott]]
* [[Matt Bowen]]
* [[Joel Carroll]]
* [[Baeden Choppy]]
*Lorelle Morrissey
* [[Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone|Nova Peris-Kneebone]]
* [[Brooke Peris]]

== Horse racing ==
* [[Darby McCarthy]], jockey
* [[Frank Reys]], jockey
* [[Lester Fell]], jockey, Indigenous histories

== Motorsport ==
* [[Jeff Leisk]], Motocross
* [[Craig Anderson (motocross)|Craig Anderson]], Motocross
* [[Chad Reed]], Motocross
* [[Brendon Cook]], car racing
* [[Darren McDonald]], Auscar

== Rugby league ==
{{category see also|Indigenous Australian rugby league players}}
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* [[Wayne Alberts]]
* [[Matthew Allwood]]
* [[Tyson Andrews]]
* [[Preston Campbell]]
* [[Preston Campbell]]
* [[Greg Inglis]]
* [[Sam Backo]]
* [[Cliff Lyons]]
* [[Ben Barba]]
* [[Mal Meninga]]
* [[Michael Bani]]
* [[Nathan Merritt]]
* [[Kurt Baptiste]]
* [[Lenny Beckett]]
* [[Roy Bell (rugby league)|Roy Bell]]
* [[Arthur Beetson]], First Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport (1973)
* [[Sam Bowie]]
* [[Matt Bowen]]
* [[Brenton Bowen]]
* [[Nathan Blacklock]] (also rugby union)
* [[Maurice Blair]]
* [[Greg Bird (rugby league)|Greg Bird]]
* [[Fred Briggs (rugby league)|Fred Briggs]]
* [[Justin Brooker]]
* [[Caleb Binge]]
* [[Jason Bulgarelli]]
* [[Burnum Burnum]]
* [[Justin Carney]]
* [[Will Chambers]] (also rugby union)
* [[Beau Champion]]
* [[Selwyn Cobbo]]
* [[Mal Cochrane]]
* [[Larry Corowa]]
* [[Owen Craigie]]
* [[Tony Currie (rugby league)|Tony Currie]]
* [[Laurie Daley]]
* [[Paul Davis (rugby league)|Paul Davis]]
* [[Nakia Davis-Welsh]]
* [[Sid Domic]]
* [[Justin Doyle]]
* [[Leo Dynevor]]
* [[Jason Edwards (rugby league)|Jason Edwards]]
* [[Steve Ella]]
* [[Dylan Farrell]]
* [[Andrew Fifita]]
* [[David Fifita (rugby league, born 1989)|David Fifita]]
* [[Blake Ferguson (rugby league)|Blake Ferguson]]
* [[John Ferguson (rugby league)|John Ferguson]]
* [[Frank Fisher (rugby league)|Frank Fisher]]
* [[Jake Friend]]
* [[Jake Foster]]
* [[Dane Gagai]]
* [[Craig Garvey]]
* [[George Green (rugby league)|George Green]]
* [[Isaac Gordon]]
* [[Yileen Gordon|Yillenn Gordon]]
* [[Ron Gibbs]]
* [[Brett Grogan]]
* [[Chris Grevsmuhl]]
* [[Jeff Hardy]]
* [[Tony Hearn (rugby league)|Tony Hearn]]
* [[Shannon Hegarty]]
* [[Justin Hodges]]
* [[Jayden Hodges]]
* [[Josh Hoffman]]
* [[Neil Henry]]
* [[Kyle Turner (rugby league)|Kyle Turner]]
* [[Greg Inglis]], Most tries scored in State of Origin
* [[Jamal Idris]]
* [[Willie Isa]]
* [[Ryan James (rugby league)|Ryan James]]
* [[Alex Johnston (rugby league)|Alex Johnston]]
* [[Ben Jones (rugby league born 1990)|Ben Jones]]
* [[Rod Jensen]]
* [[Johnny Jarrett]]
* [[Albert Kelly]]
* [[Luke Kelly]]
* [[Robert Lui]]
* [[Gavin Lester]]
* [[Cliff Lyons]]
* [[Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1984)|Daine Laurie]]
* [[Ian Lacey]]
* [[Royston Lightning]]
* [[Kevin Longbottom]]
* [[Tom Learoyd-Lahrs]]
* [[Robert Laurie (rugby league)|Robert Laurie]]
* [[Edrick Lee]]
* [[Brenko Lee]]
* [[Michael Lett]]
* [[George Longbottom]]
* [[Kevin Longbottom]]
* [[Cliff Lyons]]
* [[Graham Lyons]]
* [[Lionel Morgan (rugby league)|Lionel Morgan]]
* [[Anthony Mundine]] (also boxing)
* [[Wally McArthur (rugby league)|Wally McArthur]]
* [[Nathan Merritt]]
* [[Kevin McGuinness]]
* [[PJ Marsh]]
* [[Anthony Mitchell (rugby league)|Anthony Mitchell]]
* [[Joel Moon]]
* [[Donald Malone]]
* [[Ewan McGrady]]
* [[Chris McKenna (rugby league)|Chris McKenna]]
* [[Caitlin Moran (rugby league)|Caitlin Moran]]
* [[Dennis Moran (rugby league)|Denis Moran]]
* [[Keiran Moseley]]
* [[Shea Moylan]]
* [[Dane Nielsen]]
* [[Ken Nagas]]
* [[Lavina O'Mealey]]
* [[Wes Patten]]
* [[Danny Peacock]]
* [[Nathan Peats]]
* [[David Peachey]]
* [[David Peachey]]
* [[Steve Renouf]]
* [[Tyrone Peachey]]
* [[Amos Roberts]]
* [[Corey Paterson]]
* [[Scott Prince]]
* [[Steve Renouf]]
* [[Amos Roberts]]
* [[James Roberts (rugby league)|James Roberts]]
* [[Tyrone Roberts (rugby league)|Tyrone Roberts]]
* [[George Rose (rugby league)|George Rose]]
* [[Joel Romelo]]
* [[Reece Robinson]]
* [[Travis Robinson]]
* [[Will Robinson (rugby league)|Will Robinson]]
* [[Ian Russell (rugby league)|Ian Russell]]
* [[Chris Sandow]]
* [[Wendell Sailor]] (also rugby union)
* [[Wendell Sailor]] (also rugby union)
* [[John Sutton]]
* [[Matt Sing]]
* [[Eric Simms (rugby league)|Eric Simms]]
* [[Sam Thaiday]]
* [[Ron Saddler]]
* [[Jamie Simpson]]
* [[Dale Shearer]]
* [[Jamie Soward]]
* [[Aiden Sezer]]
* [[Craig Salvatori]]
* [[Colin Scott (rugby league)|Colin Scott]]
* [[John Simon (rugby league)|John Simon]]
* [[Taleena Simon]]
* [[Will Smith (rugby league)|Will Smith]]
* [[Bruce Stewart (rugby league)|Bruce Stewart]]
* [[Corey Stewart (rugby league)|Corey Stewart]]
* [[Johnathan Thurston]]
* [[Johnathan Thurston]]
* [[Joel Thompson (rugby league)|Joel Thompson]]
* [[Ray Thompson (rugby league)|Ray Thompson]]
* [[Gorden Tallis]]
* [[Timana Tahu]] (also rugby union)
* [[Brad Tighe]]
* [[Sam Thaiday]]
* [[Milton Thaiday]] (also rugby union)
* [[Willie Tonga]]
* [[Esi Tonga]]
* [[Craig Trindall]]
* [[Darrell Trindall]]
* [[Albert Torrens]]
* [[Travis Waddell]]
* [[Daniel Wagon]]
* [[Ricky Walford]]
* [[Andrew Walker (rugby)|Andrew Walker]] (also rugby union)
* [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]] (also rugby union)
* [[Luke Walsh]]
* [[Palmer Wapau]]
* [[Derrick Watkins]]
* [[Carl Webb]]
* [[Brent Webb]]
* [[Rhys Wesser]]
* [[Dean Widders]]
* [[Dean Widders]]
* [[Jack Wighton]]
* [[Ty Williams]]
* [[Joe Williams (rugby league)|Joe Williams]] (also boxing)
* [[Richard Williams (rugby league)|Richard Williams]]
* [[Jonathan Wright (rugby league)|Jonathan Wright]]
* [[Jharal Yow Yeh]]
* [[Kevin Yow Yeh]]
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== Rugby Union ==
== Rugby union ==
{{category see also|Indigenous Australian rugby union players}}
* [[Kurtley Beale]]
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* [[Mark Ella]]

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* [[Kurtley Beale]]
* [[Nathan Blacklock]]
* [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]]
* [[Burnum Burnum]]
* [[Matt Hodgson]]
* [[Gary Ella]]<ref name=ella1>{{cite web | url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/themes/theme7.htm | title=Significant Aboriginal People in Sydney | publisher=City of Sydney | access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=garyella-scrum>{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/9402.html| title=Gary Ella | publisher=ESPN | work=[[ESPN Scrum]] | access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref>
* [[Glen Ella]]<ref name=ella1/><ref name=glenella-scrum>{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/9475.html | title=Glen Ella | publisher=ESPN | work=ESPN Scrum | access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mark Ella]]<ref name=ella1/><ref name=markella-scrum>{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/9209.html | title=Mark Ella | publisher=ESPN | work=ESPN Scrum | access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Fainga'a]]
* [[Saia Fainga'a]]
* [[Colby Fainga'a]]
* [[Frank Ivory]]
* [[Cecil Ramalli]], Now acknowledged as the first Indigenous Wallaby in 1938 according to the ARU.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/07/06/10/13/wallabies-beale-indigenous |title=Beale reveals Indigenous jersey &#124; Latest Rugby News |publisher=RUGBY.com.au |date=2017-07-06 |accessdate=2022-09-05}}</ref>
* [[Milton Thaiday]]
* [[Andrew Walker (rugby)|Andrew Walker]]
* [[Jim Williams (rugby union)|Jim Williams]]
* [[Will Chambers]]
* [[Lloyd McDermott]], First [[Australian Aborigines|Indigenous]] player to represent Australia.<ref name="Aboriginal 1">{{cite web|title=Issue 34, April 2009|url=http://www.hearsay.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=591&Itemid=48|publisher=Hearsay, The Journal of the Bar Association of Queensland|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref>
* [[Timana Tahu]]
* [[Rory Arnold]]
* [[Richie Arnold]]
* [[Andy Muirhead (rugby union)|Andy Muirhead]]
* [[Harrison Goddard]]
* [[John Porch]]
* [[Will Chambers]]
* [[Moses Sorovi]]
{{div col end}}

== Rugby Sevens ==
* [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]]
* [[Bo de la Cruz]]
* [[Maurice Longbottom]]
* [[John Porch]]
* [[Tanisha Staton]]
* [[Mahalia Murphy]]
* [[Taleena Simon]]

== Swimming ==
* [[Ben Austin]]
* [[Samantha Riley]]


== Tennis ==
== Tennis ==
{{see also|Category:Indigenous Australian tennis players}}
* [[Evonne Goolagong]]
[[File:Internationale tenniskampioenschappen bij Melkhuisje te Hilversum, Evonne Goolag, Bestanddeelnr 924-7659.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Evonne Goolagong]]]]
* [[Evonne Goolagong]], Won 7 Grand Slam Singles titles. They were all in the open era.
* [[Ashleigh Barty]]

==See also==
* [[:Category:Indigenous Australian Olympians|Indigenous Australian Olympians]]
* [[:Category:Indigenous Australian Paralympians|Indigenous Australian Paralympians]]

== References ==
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== Horse racing ==
* [[Darby McCarthy]], jockey
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Revision as of 04:50, 3 June 2024

Aboriginal Cricket Team with Tom Wills (coach and captain), Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1866

This is a list of indigenous Australian (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) athletes and sportspeople. Sports is one of the areas of mainstream Australian society in which Indigenous Australians have been able to break through in some degree.

American football

Jesse Williams

Association football (Soccer)

See also: Category:Indigenous Australian soccer players
Lydia Williams

Athletics (track and field)

See also: Category:Indigenous Australian track and field athletes
Cathy Freeman

Australian rules football

See also: List of Indigenous Australian VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players
See also: Category:Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football

  • Basketball

    Nathan Jawai
    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian basketball players

    Boxing

    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian boxers

    Cricket

    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian cricketers and Imparja Cup
    Eddie Gilbert

    Darts

    Field hockey

    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian field hockey players

    Horse racing

    Motorsport

    Rugby league

    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian rugby league players

    Rugby union

    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian rugby union players

    Rugby Sevens

    Swimming

    Tennis

    See also: Category:Indigenous Australian tennis players
    Evonne Goolagong

    See also

    References

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    2. ^ "Ashleigh Gardner stands on the cusp of history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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    4. ^ a b c "Significant Aboriginal People in Sydney". City of Sydney. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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    6. ^ "Glen Ella". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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