All three Griffith athletes competing in the Winter Olympics in Beijing have completed or are currently studying the same degree, a Bachelor of Communication.

Three Gold medal winning Olympic swimmers are among a raft of Griffith University connections awarded 2022 Australia Day honours.

Emma McKeon was named Overall Athlete of the Year at Griffith University’s Blues Awards for Sporting Excellence while Zac Stubblety-Cook was awarded Academic Athlete of the Year.

More than 800 people took part in the annual event hosted by Griffith Sport, following a COVID-enforced hiatus in 2020.

Griffith University industrial design graduate and Paralympian Matt McShane has combined his qualifications with lived experience to forge a path building custom wheelchairs and mobility products.

Following a winning Paralympic campaign, with two Gold medals in the Canoe-sprint, defence veteran and Griffith Aviation student Curtis McGrath says it feels pretty good to be home.

Griffith University’s Paralympic athletes have brought home 10 medals, including six Gold, after a golden final weekend in Tokyo.

Griffith University is excited to announce the students, alumni and coaching staff who will represent Australia at the upcoming Paralympics.

Australia’s golden girl in the pool and recent Griffith graduate Emma McKeon says she’s now enjoying a bit of a break following her incredible seven medal haul in Tokyo.

Griffith applauds the incredible efforts of our newest Olympians and congratulates the 45 student and alumni athletes and staff members who proudly wore the green and gold in Tokyo.

Ahead of the Games, Bachelor of Psychological Science student athlete Cassiel Rousseau met with Griffith Sports College to discuss his return to study after competing in Tokyo.

Griffith University congratulates the 45 student, alumni, swim squad athletes and coaching staff who have been named in the Australian Olympic team for Tokyo.

Tokyo bound racewalker and Griffith University Occupational Therapy student Katie Hayward has turned the heat up on her training regime as the countdown to the Games begins.

Almost a quarter of the Australian swimming team for Tokyo will be made up of Griffith student athletes or Griffith Swim Squad members.

The Australian Boxing team is finalising its preparations at Griffith’s Gold Coast Campus, where the elite athletes have been based for the past couple of months.

A mighty effort from Griffith University’s 2021 rugby sevens secured second place in the final tournament and fourth overall in this year’s 2021 Aon University Sevens series.

Griffith Rugby Sevens coach Moana Virtue said the team learned some valuable lessons after taking fifth place in round one of the National Aon Uni 7s competition.

Olympians Jess Fox and Alyce Wood have a thing or two in common. Both Griffith students are Tokyo-bound, destined to represent Australia at events on the water.