Distance runner Ben St Lawrence and three 20km race walkers - Rhydian Cowley, Tanya Holliday and Regan Lamble - have been added to the 2016 Australian Olympic Team today.
For Cowley and Holliday Rio will be their Olympic debut, while St Lawrence and Lamble are set to build on their London experience. For all athletes it has taken supreme sacrifices and picking themselves back up when injured or out of form.
Jared Tallent, who was already selected to defend his 50km gold* from London, has also been selected to race the 20km event with Cowley and Dane Bird-Smith, who was previously selected.
Additions to the Athletics Section of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team on 2 June 2016
Age BornLives Post Code Event Games
Rhydian Cowley 25 Melbourne Melbourne 3150 20km Walk 1stGames
Tanya Holliday 27 Adelaide Canberra 2912 20km Walk 1stGames
Regan Lamble 24 Melbourne Melbourne 3130 20km Walk 2ndGames
Ben St Lawrence 34 Penrith, NSW Wentworth Falls, NSW 2782 10,000m 2ndGames
NB: Jared Tallent was already named in the 50km walk and has been added to the 20km to race with Dane Bird-Smith (already selected) and Cowley. He will be presented with the gold medal from London 2012 at a ceremony in Melbourne on 17 June.
For more information contact:
Andrew Reid
AOC Media
andrew.reid@olympics.com.au
0412 335 258
Cody Lynch
Athletics Australia Media
cody.lynch@athletics.org.au
0411 104 567
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