List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople
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Numerous Indigenous Australians and noted sportspeople.
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[edit] Athletics (track and field)
[edit] Australian rules football
- Chance Bateman
- Peter Burgoyne
- Shaun Burgoyne
- Barry Cable
- Leon Davis
- Graham "Polly" Farmer
- Jeff Farmer
- Adam Goodes
- Des Headland
- Syd Jackson
- Chris Johnson
- Jim and Phil Krakouer
- Chris Lewis
- Michael Long
- Peter Matera
- Norm McDonald
- Andrew McLeod
- Stephen Michael
- Sir Douglas Nicholls - Australian rules footballer and Governor of South Australia
- Danyle Pearce
- Maurice Rioli
- Gavin Wanganeen
- Darryl White
- Mark L. Williams
- Nicky Winmar
- David Wirrpanda
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Boxing
- Jerry Jerome first Aboriginal boxing champion, 1912 Middleweight
- Anthony Mundine and previously rugby league
- Lionel Rose
- Dave Sands
- Neville "Chappy" Williams
- Wally Carr
[edit] Cricket
- Jason Gillespie
- Johnny Mullagh 1860s cricketer, one of the first eleven
- Eddie Gilbert 1930s Queensland cricketer
- Jack Marsh
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] Rugby League
- Arthur Beetson - The first Aboriginal to captain Australia in any sport.
- Nathan Blacklock
- Matt Bowen
- Preston Campbell
- Greg Inglis
- Cliff Lyons
- Mal Meninga
- Nathan Merritt
- David Peachey
- Steve Renouf
- Amos Roberts
- Wendell Sailor (also rugby union)
- John Sutton
- Sam Thaiday
- Johnathan Thurston
- Dean Widders
[edit] Rugby Union
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Horse racing
- Darby McCarthy, jockey
