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Kirsty Shaw
Kirsty Shaw is a 16-year-old Nyungar girl from Margaret River in Western Australia who loves sport and exercise. Skateboarding and tennis are two of her favourites, but what she really excels at is surfing. Even though she’s only been riding a board for three years, Kirsty won first place in the junior girls and open […]
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Kirby Bentley
Deadly Vibe Issue 106, December 2005 Darting to Success Another Indigenous netball talent has emerged in the shape of Kirby Bentley. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Canberra Darters has recruited a second Indigenous player. Kirby Bentley, a 19-year-old from Mount Barker in Western Australia, was selected for the squad in April of this year, […]
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Rebecca Whitfield
With the help of her twin sister Jen, her mother Anne, and members of the local community, Rebecca organised the inaugural Gympie Gold Rush Rodeo on Friday, 18 October 2002. “It turned out really, really well,” says the motivated 17 year old. “It was excellent ” much better than I thought it would be. I […]
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Ashley Anderson – A Real Champion
Story: Ashley Anderson At just 16 years of age, Ashley Anderson has the world at his feet. For those who haven’t heard of Ash the Flash, Superfish Anderson, he is, quite simply, a swimming sensation. From the age of 10 Ashley showed potential and has been breaking Australian records for his age ever since. Ashley […]
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Michelle Grantham
It might be illegal in New South Wales, but elsewhere in Australia female boxing is winning over competitors and fans alike. Deadly Vibe surveys the fast-growing sport and talks with Australian bantamweight champion Michelle Grantham. ROUND 1: GIRLS WITH GLOVES As an aggressive contact sport, boxing has always had its supporters and detractors, its heroes […]
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Julie Anderson
WATEGO GIRL – JULIE ANDERSON At 27 years of age, Julie Anderson has distinguished herself as one of Australia’s leading Indigenous surfers. A natural on the waves, Julie was introduced to the surf by her parents at age three, and was surfing with her dad on his malibu by the time she was six. Julie […]
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Tamara Grant
>Deadly Vibe Issue 77 TAMARA GRANT, 15, IS ALL ABOUT ATHLETICS. This Year 10 student from Queensland’s Redbank Plains State High School has competed in the 100m, 200m, long jump and triple jump events for the past five years. Her parents are supportive of their daughter’s training. After all, Mum’s a sprinter, her dad played […]
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Suellyn Hayes
Strong, talented and beautiful, champion wrestler Suellyn Hayes will have you flat on your back in no time. Deadly Vibe asks the questions very, very nicely. When you think about the Olympic sport of wrestling, the image of big hairy men in red leotards grunting at each other in Russian is what usually comes to […]
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Nova Peris
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 From the Top Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris takes us back to where it all began. The Northern Territory’s tropical capital of Darwin is an ideal place to spend your childhood. Sunny beaches, plants and wildlife of all descriptions, relatively untouched national parks and the untamed outback are all […]
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Tegan Blanch
>Deadly Vibe Issue 83 January 2004 Tegan Blanch from Stuarts Point in NSW doesn’t believe in putting her eggs all in the one basket, and why should she? This talented athlete has been picking up awards across all areas of the sporting field and it seems like there’s nothing this girl can’t do. In recognition […]
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Jessica Peris
Deadly Vibe Issue 77 July 2003 WHEN YOU’RE THE DAUGHTER OF A FAMOUS athlete, one doesn’t have to look too far for motivation or support when tackling a sport. Jessica Peris, the eldest daughter of hockey player-turned-runner Nova Peris, is naturally talented in her own right. At only 13, she’s already making a name for […]
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Bianca Franklin
Deadly Vibe Issue 88 June 2004 She shoots – she scores! She’s one of Australian netball’s rising stars – meet Bianca Franklin. Getting plucked out of from obscurity by a passing talent scout is something that only happens in the movies, right? Wrong. One minute Bianca Franklin was minding her own business, playing at a […]
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Bridgette Louise Starr
Bridgette Starr was first selected into the Australian Women’s Soccer team in September 1994 for the one-off test match in Japan. She was 18 years old. Bridgette was first named in the national squad at 16 years of age. Bridgette competed in the Oceania World Cup qualifiers in October 1994 in Papua New Guinea, and […]
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Deadly Vibe Issue 108 February 2006 Love All Four talented young tennis players head to Timor with an Aussie legend. Evonne Goolagong-Cawley holds a special place in the history of Australian sport, being our greatest ever female tennis champion. During her career, Evonne won two Wimbledon titles as well as four Australian Opens and French […]
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Lydia Williams
Pride of the Deadlys Deadly Vibe Issue 116, October 2006 She’s young, she’s strong and now she’s officially Deadly. She may only be a teenager, but Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams stoo d t all at this year’s Deadlys, becoming one of the youngest-ever recipients of the Female Sportsperson of the Year award. Over the past […]
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Collins Class
Name: Andrea Collins Everyone who lives in Nhulunbuy, a community of about 4,000 people on the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land, knows the name of Andrea Collins. Andrea is a busy woman – she heads the ATSIC office at Nhulunbuy, she is the secretary of Miwatj Aboriginal Health Corporation, she’s involved in the local basketball […]
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