Schooling the Paris 2024 Olympics

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