Tag List: John Coates

Response to the Craw...

AOC President John Coates talks about the merit behind the Crawford Report section regarding Australian sports that form part of the national ethos…

Gosper awarded Olive...

On the occasion of the USOC awarding Kevan Gosper the prestigious Olive Branch Award, AOC President John Coates provides an insight into the Olympian'…

2009 AYOF Videos

Watch video highlights across many sports from the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Beijing diving gold medallist Matthew Mitcham hosts daily w…

Digital Revolution P...

AOC President John Coates with the panel for the Digital Revolution Presentation during the IOC Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark - October 5 2009.

Benchmark Study 2009

On the 27th of October 2009 AOC President John Coates held a press conference outlining the decline in Australia's position as an Olympic force and th…

John Coates speech a...

Cadbury sponsors Oly...

Australia's favourite chocolate, Cadbury, announces it will sponsor the Australian Olympic Team til London 2012. 3 August 2009

Govt. Delays Disappo...

AOC President John Coates expressed his disappointment in the delay by the Federal Government to act on a lack of sports funding. The 2009 Benchmark S…

2016 Bid & IOC Congr...

In Copenhagen, Denmark the 121st IOC Session and XIII IOC Congress were held. The big focus was on the 2016 Summer host vote which Rio won over Madrid…

Coates backs rugby a...

AOC President John Coates backs rugby and golf for inclusion on the 2016 Olympic sports programe. He comments on the sports ratification and the inclu…