Sally Pearson Gallery
My Journey to London - Tamsin HinchleyYou don’t just arrive in London in July 2012 for the Olympic Games. It takes years of hard work, sacrifices and determination to be the best. And it is not a solo effort. There are so many people that influence an athletes’ career. This gallery gives a taste of the Journey to London so far for Tamsin Hinchley
Grant Hackett
James Tomkins
Best of Beijing - WrestlingAra Abrahamian of Sweden originally won one bronze medal but was disqualified by the IOC after he stepped off the podium and dropped his medal in the centre of the mat to protest the officiating.
Best of Beijing - WeightliftingChina won 8 of 12 gold medals at the Beihang University Gymnasium.
Best of Beijing - Water PoloAustralia's women won the bronze medal at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Best of Beijing - VolleyballThe 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball competitions brought the introduction of a ball with a new moulding design making it softer.
Best of Beijing - TriathlonAustralian women dominated the triathlon in Beijing, with a gold to Emma Snowsill and bronze to Emma Moffatt.
Best of Beijing - TennisThe women's singles event was one of only two Olympiads in which all tennis medalists were from the same country.
Best of Beijing - TaekwondoSouth Korea dominated this competition by winning 4 gold medals in the 4 events they participated
Best of Beijing - Table TennisThe competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games
Best of Beijing - Synchronised swimmingAustralia has qualified both a duet and a group entry in synchronized swimming
Best of Beijing - SwimmingAustralia won 6 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals at the swimming events at the Beijing National Aquatics Center
Best of Beijing - SoftballAustralia's softball team won the bronze medal
Best of Beijing - ShootingKate?ina Emmons equalling the world record with a perfect 400 in the women's air rifle competition
Best of Beijing - SailingThe 470 class gold medals in the men's and women's event ann the Tornado class silver medal went to Australia
Best of Beijing - RowingDrew Ginn/Duncan Free won the Coxless Pair gold medal and David Crawshay/Scott Brennan the Double sculls gold medal. The silver medal got Matt Ryan, James Marburg, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg and Francis Hegerty
Best of Beijing - Modern PentathlonImages of the Modern pentathlon competitions that were held at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium (running, equestrian), Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and the Olympic Green Convention Center (fencing, shooting)
Best of Beijing - JudoJudo it is the only Olympic sport where submission holds allow choking an opponent or breaking an arm
Best of Beijing - HandballHandball competitions were held at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium
Best of Beijing - GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline
Best of Beijing - Football (soccer)Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities like Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin
Best of Beijing - Field HockeyAustralia won the bronze medal in the Men Field Hockey event
Best of Beijing - FencingFencing is one of only four sports that has been featured at every modern Olympic Games
