First Nations athletes have been involved in some of our most triumphant moments in sport and continue to make a significant contribution to our nation’s sport at all levels.

First Nations people participated in sports long before Australian Federation.

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One of the most significant events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics was the admission of women into the Olympic swimming competition.

Score! We’ve commissioned photos of different sports in Australia, including rock climbing, mountain biking and woodchopping.

The sporting movement for people with disabilities began in the 1940s with the pioneering work of Dr Ludwig Guttmann at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England.

Small collection of books, pamphlets, catalogues and serials on angling ranging from the 17th to the 20th century collected by Gilbert Charles.

Oral history interviews recorded by Neil Bennetts with leading Australian figures in a wide range of sports.

This oral history project underpins a broader Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies project to capture and preserve the history of Paralympic sport.

Explore the rich history of boxing in Australia through the Arnold Thomas Collection. This unique resource features over 1,000 photographs, souvenir programs, match day cards and ephemera spanning from the 1870s to the 1990s. 

Dive into our sporting photography collections with this selection crowds that have showed up to support their favourite athletes.