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The Order of Australia is the only Australian order of chivalry. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement, meritorious service, or for both. At that time, Companion of the Order of Australia was the highest of three grades of the order ...
Since 1975, just over 30 per cent of recipients of an Order of Australia honour have been women. [52] The number of nominations and awards for women is trending up, with the 2023 Australia Day Honours resulting in the highest percentage of awards for women to date (47.1 per cent, 47.9 per cent in the general division). [ 53 ]
Pages in category "Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,544 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Wunsch set several personal bests at the Australian Olympic swimming trials in 2024, qualifying her for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4] [8] At the Olympics, she was part of the team that won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. [9] As a gold medallist, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day ...
They won Australia's first gold medal in sailing in 28 years. [2] [8] On 16 January 2001, Armstrong was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. [9] Ten days later on 26 January 2001, she was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. [10]
Brownlee won Australia’s first international slalom medal; [7] however, because Australian Canoeing focused mostly on sprint canoeing, she was unable to compete in the 1972 Summer Olympics. [6] As a result, Brownlee served as a judge for both the 1972 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games and later was a member of the competition jury at the 1992 ...
They dominated the competition, winning the gold medal. In the aftermath of their Olympic win, the pair were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Cook and Pottharst were included in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball's Team of the Decade. After the Olympics, Pottharst retired, and Cook found a new partner in Nicole Sanderson.
Stephanie Louise Rice, OAM (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian former competitive swimmer.She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.