A record number of five Old Melburnians will represent Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Congratulations to:
- Joel Baden (OM 2014 - High Jump
- 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist Jess Morrison OAM (OM 2010) - Women’s Pair (Rowing)
- Fergus Hamilton (OM 2017) - Men’s Four (Rowing)
- Tim Masters (OM 2019) - Men’s Four (Rowing)
- Jack Robertson (OM 2016) - Men’s Four (Rowing)
You can read their stories here.
Thirty-nine Old Melburnians have previously represented Australia at Summer Olympic Games beginning with Australia's first Olympian, Edwin Flack, who won two gold medals and was Australia’s sole representative at the 1896 Athens Games.
You can view the full list of Old Melburnian Olympians here.
The School is immensely proud of these achievements. There are few of us who can claim we are the best at what we do on an international scale. The talent, dedication and focus needed to rise to the top of any field of endeavour is to be admired.
On behalf of the Melbourne Grammar School community, I wish these outstanding athletes, as well as all other members of the Australian Olympic team, the best of fortune throughout the competition.
Philip Grutzner
Headmaster
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