Black Gold: The Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame

Featuring all 172 members of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, from 30 different sports, this reference showcases the Olympic heroes, superb sportswomen, football giants, boxing legends, lightning-quick sprinters, and more—from darts champions to world-class weightlifters and woodchoppers. Some of the athletes mentioned are members of the Stolen Generations; many grew up in remote, impoverished settlements where “sports facilities” were bumpy dirt tracks, scrubby pitches, or dustbowl ovals with sticks for goalposts: this book honors all who have leapt the twin hurdles of racism and competition to realize their talents in the elite arenas of national or international sport.