Steven Bradbury

Steven Bradbury
OAM

Personal information
Born	(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973 (age 51) Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Short track speed skating
Medal record Men's Short track speed skating Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m 1994 Lillehammer 5000 m relay World Championships 1991 Sydney 5000 m relay 1994 Guildford 5000 m relay 1993 Beijing 5000 m relay

Steven John Bradbury OAM (born 14 October 1973) is an Australian former short-track speed skater and four-time Olympian. He won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was the first athlete from Australia and also the first from the Southern Hemisphere to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, and he was also part of the short-track relay team that won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze in 1994. The nature of his gold medal win - a relative veteran and rank outsider, he came through from last place in the final straight as the entire field ahead crashed out on the final corner - became iconic of underdog success and perseverance at the Olympic Games.