Schooling the Paris 2024 Olympics

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14 August 2024

In the news Reward and recognition

The Paris Olympic Games have come and gone, but the performances of former public school students are still being celebrated across Western Australia.

We’ve calculated that these former students brought home a remarkable 15 medals, evenly split with five gold, five silver and five bronze.

From the excitement of track cycling to the elegance of dressage, these athletes demonstrated excellence on the biggest global stage in a wide range of sports.

Here are the incredible achievements of our former students who represented Australia in Paris: 

 
Name School Event Medal
Oliver Bleddyn Applecross Senior High School Track Cycling - Men's Team Pursuit Gold
Charlie Senior Butler College Boxing - Men's Featherweight Bronze
Yusuf Chothia Canning Vale College Boxing - Men's Flyweight  
William Matthew Carine Senior High School

Dressage - Team

Dressage - Individual

 
Iona Anderson Carine Senior High School

Swimming - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Swimming - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay

Silver

 

Bronze

Sam Welsford

Churchlands Senior High School, Kyilla Primary School

Cycling - Men's Madison

Cycling - Men's Omnium

Cycling - Men's Team Pursuit

 

 

Gold

Matthew Richardson Churchlands Senior High School

Cycling - Team Kierin

Cycling - Men's Sprint

Cycling - Men's Team Sprint

Silver

Silver

Bronze

Maddison Keeney

Churchlands Senior High School, Lake Gwelup Primary School

Diving - Women's 3m Springboard

Diving - Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard

Silver

 

Hannah Green Como Secondary College Golf - Women's Individual  
Annabelle McIntyre East Fremantle Primary School Rowing - Women's Coxless Pair Bronze
Alanah Yukich Gingin District High School Hurdles - Women's 400m  
Zoe Arancini Kent Street Senior High School Water Polo - Women's Tournament Silver
Zac Incerti Roebuch Primary School Swimming - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Bronze
Nia Jerwood Rossmoyne Senior High School Sailing - Mixed Dinghy  
Conor Leahy Secret Harbour Primary School Cycling - Men's Team Pursuit Gold
Caitlin Parker Thornlie Senior High School Boxing - Women's Middleweight  
Nina Kennedy Vasse Primary School Pole Vault -  Women's Gold
Matt Wearn Woodvale Secondary College Sailing - Men's Dinghy Gold

As well as winning medals, some of these athletes set new records, achieved personal bests, or in Matt Wearn's case, named as a flag-bearer at the Closing Ceremony. They will undoubtedly inspire the next generation of Western Australian students to aim high and dream big. 

If you know of a former or current student or staff member who competed in Paris, or is headed to the Paris 2024 Paralympics, email details to digitalcontentsupport@education.wa.edu.au