5 of the Best Aussie Sporting Moments
Australia is proud sporting nation. For generations, our athletes have battled against the world's Superpower's, standing tall on the biggest stages to achieve the ultimate glory.
Here are five of the most memorable sporting moments that make you proud to be an Aussie.
Adam Scott wins the US Masters
In 2013, Adam Scott became the first ever Australian to win the US Masters, defeating Argentina’s Angel Cabrera in a sudden death play-off. Cabrera’s putt stopped just millimetres from the final hole, leaving Scott with the opportunity to win it all. With great composure, Scott sunk the winning putt from four metres out.
Cathy wins Gold
The 2000 Sydney Olympics were Australia's moment in the spotlight. Athletics superstar Cathy Freeman was given the honour of lighting the torch to open the games, but her brightest moment came when she triumphed in the 400m final in front of 112,524 spectators at Stadium Australia. On that fateful night she became only the second ever Indigenous woman to win an Olympic gold medal, as well as one of Australia's most iconic heroes.
Rockstars of the pool
Our boys felt no pressure when the undefeated USA Olympic swimming team said they would “smash them like guitars” in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay. Ian Thorpe swam the lap of his life to help the Aussies take out the gold medal and become world record holders. And who could forget their famous air guitar celebrations!
The goal that stopped a nation
John Aloisi’s penalty against Uruguay in 2005 saw Australia qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1974. Aloisi broke the 1-1 aggregate score with the winning penalty in a shootout, sending Stadium Australia into raptures. and helped reignite the nation’s passion for football.
Doing a Bradbury
The epitome of the underdog story, Steven Bradbury’s gold medal in the 1000m short track speed skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City games was the very first, and truly the most memorable Australian Winter Olympic gold medal. Made even more miraculous by overcoming two potentially career and life threatening injuries in the eight years prior to the 2002 Winter Games, Bradbury’s tactic of sitting back and waiting for his desperate competitors to trip each other up vying for front position etched himself in Aussie sport folklore, where any unlikely come-from-behind victory will forever be known as ‘doing a Bradbury'.
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