Announcing Our 26/27 Gold Wreaths

Published Thu 29 Oct 2026

Athletics SA are pleased to announce the full list of 19 athletes who have been awarded a gold laurel wreath for the upcoming 2026/27 season:

1. Aidan Murphy

- Represented Australia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, where he won Golds in the 400m and 200m.

2. Elizabeth McMillen

- Won a Silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the 10,000m Walk. Was an Australian representative in the World Race Walking Team Championships, winning Bronze with the women's half marathon team.

3. Marley Raikiwasa

- Made her senior Australian team debut at the Commonwealth Games, placing 6th in the Women's Shot Put.

4. Olivia Sandery

- Alongside McMillen, won bronze while representing the Australian Women's Half Marathon Race Walk team.

5. Caitlin Scott

- Represented Australia at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.

6. Isaac Heyne

- Represented Australia at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships.

7. Tim Fraser

- Represented Australia in the 10,000m Walk at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

8. Darcy Miller

- Won Gold in the Discus for Australia at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships.

9. Charlotte McAuliffe

- Member of the women's 4x400m relay team that won Silver, and the mixed 4x400m team that one Bronze at the 2026 World U20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

10. Awan Akuen

- Won Silver in the Triple Jump at the Oceania Atletics Championships.

11. Kelechi Ekwomadu

- Represented the men's 4x100m and mixed 4x100m relay teams at the World U20 Championships.

12. Tessa Ebert

- Made her Australian team debut in the 3000m Steeplechase at the World U20 Championships.

13. Degras Amekata

- Won Silver in the 800m at the Oceania Athletics Championships.

14. Tyler Gridley

- Won Bronze in the 800m at the Oceania Athletics Championships.

15. Victoria Cholsh

- Won Silver in the 800m at the Oceania Athletics Championships.