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Western Australian Olympic Silver Medal Winners Athens 2004

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Profile:  BEN CURETON  Rowing

Name: Ben CURETON NOC Code: AUS
Gender: Male Place of Birth: Perth, Australia
Date of Birth: 11 FEB 1981 Weight: 70 kg / 154 lbs
Height: 1.84 m / 6'0" Marital Status: Single
Profession:   . Started Competing:   .
Hobbies:   . National Coach:   .
Other Sports Activities:   . Personal Best:   .
Olympic Event: Rowing Season Best:   .
Olympic Qualification:   . Olympic Solidarity: .
General Interests
Hobbies: Rock climbing. (Rowing Australia 06/10/03)
Occupation: Sports photographer
Marital Status: Single
Language Spoken: English
Club: Swan River Rowing Club, Perth, Western Australia, AUS (Rowing Australia 06/10/03)
Coach: Sam Le Compte (Rowing Australia 04/06/03)
Add Information: When and where did you begin this sport?
He started rowing in 1996.

Most influential person in career
Simon Xouris. (WA Institute of Sport 04/06/03) Hero / Idol
Simon Burgess. (WA Institute of Sport 04/06/03)

Ambitions
To compete at the 2004 Olympic Games. (WA Institute of Sport 04/06/03)

Highlights

The Competition Highlights section contains the following results:
Last Olympic Cycle; Top 6 results at Olympic Games and World Championships. Top 3 results at World Cup competitions.
Historical; Medals at Olympic Games and World Championships (Olympic events).

 

Rank
Event
Year
Venue
Result
World Championships
4
Lightweight Four
2002
Seville, ESP
5:51.74
6
Lightweight Eight
2001
Lucerne, SUI
5:41.76
World Cup
2
Lightweight Four
2002
Munich, GER
5:59.84
3
Lightweight Four
2004
Lucerne, SUI
6:04.75

 

Profile: GLEN LOFTUSRowing

Name:
Glen LOFTUS
NOC Code:
AUS
Gender:
Male
Place of Birth:
Perth, Australia
Date of Birth:
8 JUN 1976
Weight:
70 kg / 154 lbs
Height:
1.87 m / 6'2"
Marital Status:
Single 
Profession:
.
Started Competing:
.
Hobbies:
.
National Coach:
.
Other Sports Activities:
.
Personal Best:
.
Olympic Event:
Rowing
Season Best:
.
Olympic Qualification:
.
Olympic Solidarity:
.
General Interests:
Hobbies: Rock climbing, four wheel driving, windsurfing and surfing. (Rowing Australia 07/10/03)
Occupation: Foreman
Marital Status: Single
Language Spoken: English
Club: Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AUS (Rowing Australia 07/10/03)
Coach: Sam Le Compte (Rowing Australia 04/06/03)
Injuries: He suffered from stress fractures to the ribs in 1998. (WA Institute of Sport 07/10/03)
Add Information: When and where did you begin this sport?
He started rowing in 1990.

Why this sport?
His father was a rower. Most influential person in career
His father. (WA Institute of Sport 07/10/03) Hero / Idol
Cyclist, Lance Armstrong. (WA Institute of Sport 07/10/03) Sporting philosophy / motto
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog." (Rowing Australia 07/10/03)

Ambitions
To compete at the 2004 Olympic Games. (WA Institute of Sport 07/10/03)

Highlights

The Competition Highlights section contains the following results:
Last Olympic Cycle; Top 6 results at Olympic Games and World Championships. Top 3 results at World Cup competitions.
Historical; Medals at Olympic Games and World Championships (Olympic events).

 
Rank
Event
Year
Venue
Result
World Championships
4
Lightweight Four
2002
Seville, ESP
5:51.74
6
Lightweight Eight
2001
Lucerne, SUI
5:41.76
World Cup
2
Lightweight Four
2002
Munich, GER
5:59.84
3
Lightweight Four
2004
Lucerne, SUI
6:04.75

 

Profile:ANTONY MATKOVICH swimming

Name:
Antony MATKOVICH
NOC code:
AUS
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Perth, Australia
Date of Birth:
12 JUN 1977
Weight:
92 kg / 203 lbs
Height:
1.96 m / 6'5"
Marital status:
Single
Profession:
.
Started competing:
.
Hobbies:
.
National coach:
.
Other sports activities:
.
Personal best:
.
Olympic event:
Swimming
Season best:
.
Olympic qualification:
.
Olympic Solidarity:
.
General Interests:
Hobbies: Basketball and water polo. (Australian Swimming 20/03/02)
Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Single
Language Spoken: English
Club: Campbelltown ASC, AUS (AOC 26/04/04)
Coach: Mark Regan (AOC 26/04/04)
Debut: 2001 for AUS, World Championships,

Add Information: When and where did you begin this sport? - "Aged three."

Why this sport? - "Parents were both into water athletes."

Most influential person in career? - My parents, they taught me everything good and my friends who taught me everything bad!" (Australian Swimming 20/03/02

Hero/Idol? - "Michael Jordon. (Australian Wminning 20/03/02)

Toughest rival/opponent? - "Grant Hackett and Ian Thorpe. (West Australian 19/01/04)

Superstitions/Rituals/Beliefs? - "He always touches the block three times and always wears a towel around his shoulders before a racel. (Australian Swimmimg 20/03/02, Australian Institute of Sport 21/04/04)

Sporting philosophy/motto? - "Be wise and do it because you want to, not because someone else wants you to do it." (West Australian 19/01/04)

Ambitions? - "I have unfinished business. I really want to swim in4x200 relay final at Athens I'd love to have an individual swim but with Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett, it's probably out of rec." (West Australian 19/01/04)

 

 

Profile:TODD PEARSON swimming

Name: TODD PEARSON NOC code: AUS
Gender: Male Place of birth: Geraldton, Australia
Date of birth: 25 NOV 1977 Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Height: 1.89 m / 6'2" Marital status: Single
Profession: . Started competing: .
Hobbies: . National coach: .
Other sports activities: . Personal best: .
Olympic event: Swimming Season best: .
Olympic qualification: . Olympic Solidarity: .
General Interests:
Nickname: Toddy Pears. (The Swimming Mazine 05/00)
Hobbies: Horse racing, golf and surfing. (AOC 26/04/04)
Occupation: Sales Manager
Education: Accounting - Curtin University: Perth, Western Australia, AUS
Language Spoken: English
Club: West Coast Swimming Club, Perth Western Australia, AUS (AOC 26/04/04)
Coach: Grant Stolewinder (AOC 26/04/04)

Add Information: When and where did you begin this sport? - "Age seven."

Why this sport? - "He began swimming as a baby after doctors recommended the sport as an asthma cure."

Most influential person in career? - "His parents." (AOC 26/0404)

Hero/Idol. - "Kieren Perkins." (AOC 26/04/04)

Ambitions - "to compete at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and to be successful in business." (Australian Swimming 20/06/01)

Other Information - RELAY MAN - He has prolific medal winner on the world stages as a member of Australia's all conquering freestyle relay team. The team finished fourth at the World Championships in Barcelona in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay - the only year Pearson has failed to win an international relay gold since 1998. (Australian Swimming 21/04/04

Highlights

The Competition Highlights section contains the following results:

Last Olympic Cycle; Top 8 results Olympic Games and World Championships (LC and SC). Top 3 results at World Cup SC compettions and World Championships Open Water.

Historical; Medals at Olympic Games and World Championships (LC and SC).

Rank
Event
Year
Venue
Result
Olympic Games
1
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
2000
Sydney, AUS
.
1
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
2000
Sydney, AUS
7:07.05 WR
World Chanpionships
1
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
2001
Fukuoka, JPN
3:14.10
1
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
2001
Fukuoka, JPN
.
4
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
2003
Barcelona, ESP
.
World Championships SC
1
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
2002
Moscow, RUS
7:00.36
1
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
1999
Hong Kong, CHN
3:11.21
6
100m Freestyle
2003
Moscow, RUS
48.5
World Cup SC
2
200m Freestyle
2001
Berlin, GER
1:45.69
3
100m Freestyle
2003
Melbourne, AUS
48.61

 

 

Profile: JOHN STEFFENSEN top

Name: John STEFFENSEN NOC code: AUS
Gender: Male Place of birth: Perth, Australia
Date of birth: 30 AUG 1982 Weight: 71 kg / 157 lbs
Height: 1.80 m / 5'11" Marital status: Single
Profession: . Started competing: .
Hobbies: . National coach: .
Other sports activities: . Personal best: .
Olympic event: Athletics Season best: .
Olympic qualification: . Olympic Solidarity: No
General Interests:
Occupation: Athlete/Student
Marital Status: Single
Language Spoken: English
Club: University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, AUS (Athletics Australia 12/07/04)
Coach: Michael Khmel, since 2002 (Athletics Australia 12/07/04)
Other Sports: He is an accomplished boxer, a three time Golden Glove and state champion and ranked third in Australia in 1996 and 1998. (Athletics Australia 12/07/04)
Debut: 2003 for AUS, World Championships, Paris, FRA (Athletics Australia 12/07/04)
Add Information: 
When and where did you begin this sport?
At age seven his parents took to Little Athletics, hoping to burn off some of his excess energy.

Hero / Idol
Muhammed Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Evander Holyfield. (Athletics Australia 12/07/04)

Famous relatives
He is related to politician Pauline Hanson. (Athletics Australia 12/07/04)

 

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