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Cricket
Don Bradman in 1930 scoring 309 runs in one day during the Third Ashes Test. -
Olympics
Melbourne hosts the 1956 Summer Olympics -
Motor Racing
Jack Brabham became the first (and still only) driver, to win the World Formula 1 Championship in a car of his own make. -
Boxing
Lionel Rose defeating Japan's Fighting Harada in Tokyo to win the world bantamweight title. He made history by becoming the first indigenous Australian to be a world champion boxer. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to be named Australian of the Year. -
Athletics
Peter Norman's black power statement during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. -
Swimming
Shane is the only swimmer in history to hold all freestyle
world records, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and the
200m Individual Medley at the same time. She won 3 gold medals at the 1972 Olympics. -
Rugby Union
Wallabies becoming the first team from Australia to achieve a Grand Slam by defeating all four Home Nations: England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland as well as defeating some Barbarian sides. -
Rugby Union
Australia winning the second Rugby World Cup, defeating England 12-6 -
Athletics
Wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage winning four gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. -
Athletics
Cathy Freeman becoming Australia's first indigenous individual gold medalist by winning the Women’s 400-metre at the Sydney Olympics -
Speed Skating
Bradbury is best known for his memorable and unlikely gold medal win in the men's short track 1000 metres event at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games, owing to three improbable events. The unlikely win turned Bradbury into something of a folk hero, comparable to ski jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and the 1988 Jamaican bobsleigh team. -
Soccer
Tim Cahill scoring 2 goals in the last 10 minutes to Australia our first win in a World Cup. -
Cycling
Cadel Evans becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France. -
Horse Racing
Wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage winning four gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. -
Modern Pentathlon
Chloe Esposito wins first ever gold medal in Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympics.