Team Trivia
Youngest Athlete
Angela Donald (Gymnastics - artistic) aged 14 at the start of the Games.
Oldest Athlete
Taylee Lewis (Handball) aged 18 at the start of the Games.
Gender Breakdown
48 female athletes
52 male athletes
Athletes with relatives who are Olympians
Elizabeth Parnov (Athletics – Pole Vault) – Aunt: Tatiana Grigorieva (2000 Athletics – Pole Vault); Grandmother: Natalya Pechonkina (1968 Athletics – 400m for USSR)
Emma McKeon (Swimming) – Father: Ron McKeon (1984 Los Angeles, 1980 Moscow - swimming); Mother: Susie McKeon (nee Woodhouse) (Commonwealth Games – swimming); Uncle: Robert Woodhouse (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul – swimming)
Jessica Fox (Canoe/Kayak Slalom) – Father: Richard Fox (1992 Barcelona – Canoe/Kayak for Great Britain); Mother: Myriam Fox (1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta – Canoe/Kayak Slalom for France)
Scott Smith (Canoe/Kayak Flatwater) – Brother: David Smith (2008 Beijing – Canoe/Kayak)
Tom McDermott (Equestrian) – Father: Greg McDermott (1988 Seoul – Equestrian)
Emily Esposito (Shooting) – Father: Daniel Esposito (1984 Los Angeles – Modern Pentathlon)
Athletes born outside of Australia
Bella Faasau (New Zealand)
Jessica Fox (France)
Jasmin Huriwai (New Zealand)
Michelle Kahi (New Zealand)
Elizabeth Parnov (Russia)
Lily Phan (Vietnam)
Kenneth To (Hong Kong)
David Watts (England)
Indigenous Athletes
Damian Hooper (Boxing)
Raheen Williams (Athletics)
AIS Athletes
Damien Hooper (Boxing)
Jessica Fox (Canoe/Kayak)
Alice Ingley Archery)
Zoe Johnson (Swimming)
Ben Nott (Archery)
Hannah Thek (Diving)
Coaches with Games history
Matt Beckenham, competed in Athletics at Sydney 2000
Raelene Boulton, competed in Handball at Sydney 2000
Stuart Brehaut, competed in Badminton at Athens 2004
Serguei Chinkar, gymnastics coach (WAG) in Beijing 2008
Brett Clarke, competed in Table Tennis at Sydney 2000
Myriam Fox, competed in Canoe/Kayak for France at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 and coached for Australia in Canoe/Kayak at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
Paul Gaudoin, competed in Hockey at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000
Mat Helm, competed in Diving at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008
Ron McKeon, competed in Swimming at Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984
Carolyn Quigley, competed in Shooting at Sydney 2000
Nikolay Zhuravlev, gymnastics coach (trampoline) Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
Birthdays during the Games
Teagan Poulton (handball) turns 17 on 20 August
Brody-Jai Hennessy (gymnastics) turns 16 on 25 August
AYOF 2009 Athletes
Alice Ingley (Archery)
Ashleigh Whittaker (Athletics)
Blake Steele (Athletics)
Damien Birkinhead (Athletics)
Grant Gwynne (Athletics)
Kurt Jenner (Athletics)
Raheen Williams (Athletics)
Jessica Fox (Canoe/Kayak)
Taylor Tirahardjo (Gymnastics - Rhythmic)
Madeleine Johnson (Gymnastics – Trampoline)
Patrick Cooper (Gymnastics – Trampoline)
David Watts (Rowing)
Emma Basher (Rowing)
Olympia Aldersey (Rowing)
Justin James (Swimming)
Kenneth To (Swimming)
Nicholas Schafer (Swimming)
AYOF 2007 Athletes
Boris Ma (Badminton)
Tara Pilven (Badminton)
