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Olympian Genevieve Gregson training on track at Queensland Academy of Sport

Athlete Stories

Meet Queensland's champions

Behind each individual story of extraordinary sporting success is an extraordinary team. These are their stories.

Athlete Stories

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Queensland duo make history with Australia’s first men’s U18 Beach Volleyball World Championships medal

The Australian duo produced a standout tournament before finishing runners-up to Germany’s Lasse Huper and Filo Wust in the…

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Swimming

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Home is where the water is for Lakeisha Patterson

Lucky lives with cerebral palsy left hemiplegia, epilepsy, micrographia and chronic migraines. Reflecting on her swimming jo...

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Cycling Track

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Kristina Clonan’s remarkable return

“It happened in February of 2025,” Clonan says. “We got an MRI and they diagnosed fluid in the L3 — so essentially a stress ...

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Water Polo

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QAS wave makers selected for World Aquatics World Cup Finals

Held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre from 22–26 July, the tournament will feature the world’s top eight men’s and women’s…

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Beach Volleyball

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Before the podium, there’s Luka

Before training sessions. Before recovery. Before competition. There is a little boy with a big smile waiting at the start o...

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Para athlete Georgia Gunew training with support team and Strength and Conditioning Coach Cameron Lane at QAs high-performance gym

Talent Support Plan

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Georgia Gunew’s path to Para alpine success

When rapid vision loss changed the course of her life at 15, Georgia Gunew was forced to rethink her future in sport. A form...

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Medal Support Program

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Bree Walker, one of the world’s leading monobob athletes

“In 2016, I was a 400-metre hurdler,” Walker says. “I was watching the Rio Olympics and I was sitting there like, how am I g...

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Olympian Genevieve Gregson on track training at QSAC

Athletics

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Genevieve Gregson’s remarkable comeback to Olympic marathon running

Genevieve is best known for her accomplishments in the 3,000 metres Steeplechase, placing ninth in the final at the Rio 2016...

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Athletics

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Matthew Denny OLY

Each Olympic cycle brings challenges, but the lead-up to Paris was particularly pivotal. In early 2023, midway through his t...

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