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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN  ATHLETES AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES - Beijing 2008

2008 Australian Olympic Team

Early forecasts suggest the 2008 Australian Olympic Team will comprise approx 433 competitors as well as 270-290 support staff. This will be Australia's second largest away team behind the Athens 2004 team of 482.

The WAOC anticipate the selection of around 50 West Australian athletes and over 20 West Australian support staff. 

As at July 21st - 48 Western Australian athletes have been officially named, as included in the 2008 Australian Olypmic Team.

Athletes	Kylie Wheeler	John Steffensen		Paul Burgess	Steve Hooker
Basketball (Men's)	Shawn Redhage	.
Boxing	Antony Little
Canoe/Kayak	.
Flatwater	Lisa Oldenhof
Slalom	Robin Bell
Cycling	.
BMX	Nicole Callisto	Tanya Bailey
Track	Cameron Meyer	Ryan Bayley
Equestrain - (Eventing)	Clayton Fredericks	Lucinda Fredericks			Sonja Johnson
Football	Nicolai Topor-Stanley	Nikita Rukavytsya		Tando Velaphi
Gymanstics (Women's Artistic)	Daria Joura	Lauren Mitchell			Olivia Vivian
Hockey (Men's)	Bevan Goege	Fergus Kavanagh			Kiel Brown
Hockey (Women's)	Emily Halliday	Hope Munro		Kim Walker	Kobie McGurk
Rowing	Amber Bradley	Ben Cureton	David Dennis	Jeremy Stevenson	Natalia Bale
					Sarah Tait
					Todd Skipworth
Sailors	Elise Rechichi	Tessa Parkinson
Shooting	Robyn Van Nus
Swimmers	Eamon Sullivan	Sally Foster			*Travis Nederpelt*
Taekwondo	Tina Morgan
Tennis	Casey Dellacqua
Water Polo (Men's)	James Stanton	Jamie Beadsworth			Tim Neesham
Water Polo (Women's)	Emma Knox	Gemma Beadsworth

*Competed in Athens four years ago*

To be eligible to be considered as a Western Australian representative for the purpose of the official “WA Olympic Records”, at the time of Olympic selection /competition an athlete must;

• be eligible to represent Western Australia at State/National level;
• be a registered member of their relevant Western Australia State Sporting Association or if not applicable or based overseas, last registered with Western Australia;
• not represent another State (not State Institute) that competes against a Western Australian State Team or WA based professional Sporting Team i.e.: Perth Wildcats, Perth Glory.  

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