Arm wrestling
Dan Kadlec, Canada, world championships participant
Australian Rules football
Alex Hickey, Geelong Falcons junior team
Sam McLarty, draftee, Collingwood, played for Oakleigh Chargers
Auto racing:
Fahad Al Abdullatif – Nissan rally driver, Saudi Arabia
Ricky Beebe – micro car racer, Illinois
Jesse Brown – sprint car racer, California
Mark Coleman, sprint car racer, Ohio
Omer Dungca, Philippines, offroad auto racer
Jordan Fisher, auto racer, Minnesota
J.R. Fitzpatrick, auto racer, Canada
Greg Gunderson, sprint car racer, South Dakota
Lucas Hanning, micro car racer, Illinois
Chris Kennedy, sprint car races, Pennsylvania
Kris Martin, Burlington, Ontario, auto racer
Jeff Morrison, dirt modified racer, Illinois
James Volk, pro bus racing driver, Brandenton, Florida
Brett Wanner, pro micro-midget car racing, Pennsylvania
Baseball, Pro:
Kevin Grendell, baseball, Los Angeles Angels farm system
Yuya Ishii, Japan, pro baseball
Basketball, men’s:
Lachlan Jackson, pro basketball, Australia
Michael Lizarraga, pro basketball, Mexico
Kushiah King, U-19 team, Trinidad & Tobago
Basketball, women’s:
Emma Meesseman, Washington Mystics
Demi Skinner, Australia national women’s U-20 basketball team
Billiards:
Ivan Kanyesigye, Uganda
Joe Swail, pro billiards, Northern Ireland
Shane Van Boening, pro billiards, South Dakota
Boat Racing:
Gavin Reid, Australia, member of crew in the Sydney to Hobart race
Body Builder:
Katie Jean
women’s boxing
Mfongwots arrived in Australia in 2009, fleeing violence in Cameroon where Stephanie
men’s boxing
Deaf boxer Raymond Merrill on his upcoming professional debut
Norbert Kalucza, Hungary, pro
Bowling, professional
Frank Gallo
Chess, grandmaster
Cerdas Barus, Indonesia
Yehuda Gruenfeld, International Chess grandmaster, Israel
Curling, women’s
Holly Jamieson, national Canadian women’s curling team
Cycling:
Tom Smith, pro cyclist, UK, LUMET-VDBG Steenhouwerij Cycling Team
Equestrian riding:
Jamie Barge, female, California
Fencing
Zhao Hui, Singapore’s No. 1 fencer
Field hockey, men’s
Abdul Samad, elite team, India, goalie
Fighting, all types:
Adam Evans, England, MMA fighter
Jeff Courtney, Texas, MMA fighter
Ashley McKenzie, British men’s judo
Goshu Riki, Japan, professional kick boxer
Sunny Sabornido, MMA fighter, Malaysia
Lee Sandmeier, Iowa, Ultimate Fighter
Garrett Scott, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Texas
Sunny Sabornido, Malaysia, mixed arts
Tracy Willis, mixed martial arts fighter, Oklahoma
Fighting, women’s:
Aubree Thompson, women’s Ultimate Fighter, Utah
Football:
Tee Shepard, Arizona Rattlers, indoor football
Derrick Coleman, Atlanta Falcons
Golf, pro:
Kevin Hall, USA
Sung Yee, South Kora, Asian Pro Tour
Kaylin Yost, women’s pro golfer
Golf national:
Diksha Dagar, India, U-18 globally ranked female golfer
Hockey, men’s:
MacKenzie Stewart, draftee, Vancouver Canucks, NHL
Peter Gintoli, The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, minor league hockey team
Hockey, women’s:
Meghan Agosta, National Canadian women’s hockey team
Josefine Jakobsen, Denmark National Women’s Hockey Team
Kirsten Miller, National Canadian womens’ hockey team
Horseracing:
Rick Macomber, standardbred driver, midwest tracks
Jockey:
Anthony Allen, Australia
Lacrosse:
Kennedy Flavin, USA national U-17 lacrosse team
Paul Rabil, Boston Cannons, pro lacrosse
Martial Arts:
Safarri Jessop, USA, female champion, Hosinsul Weapon, which involves self-defense with swords
Motocross racing:
Josh Waterman, motocross champion, United Kingdom
Paddler:
Johan Verstraete, European paddling champion
Vesna Radonich, Australian paddling champion
Rodeo:
Clint Thomas, rodeo, Georgia
Rugby, pro (both Rugby Union & Rugby League)
Pete Altham, Fylde rugby club, UK
Jake O’Leary, Henley Hawks, UK
Matt Cook, Albury-Wodonga Steamers, Australian rugby minor league
Ollie Evans, Wales, pro rugby
Daniel Forbes, rugby, Raymond Terrace Magpies Rugby League Club, minor league level
Mat Gilbert, Wales, pro rugby – Mogliano (Italy)
Morgan Mitchell, pro rugby, New Zealand
Ryan Owen, Bedford Blues, top level professional rugby team (UK)
David Stagg, a rugby player with Brisbane Broncos, Australia
Rugby, women’s
Jodie Ounsley, British national women’s rugby
Halemehi Tuilomania, Fiji national women’s team & pro team
Skateboarder, professional
Brandon White, USA
Skiing:
Elena Yakovishina, skiing, Russia
Soccer, pro:
Daniel Ailey, Thamesmead Town, UK
Stefan Markolf, pro soccer, Germany
Simon Ollert, youth pro soccer, Bundesliga, Germany
Michael Schmid – Cleveland Freeze, Professional Arena Soccer League
Softball
Maclaine Lowe, U-21 softball men’s national team, Australia
Tennis, high level:
Lee Duck-hee, Korea, pro tennis player
Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, pro tennis player
Triathlon
Melinda Vernon, pro triathlon, Australia
Volleyball
Taniela Seninawanawa, national Fiji men’s team
David Smith, USA & pro volleyball
Water Polo:
Jamie-Lee Lewis; Australian national womens water polo team candidate
Wrestling:
Alexandros Papadatos, Greece, national wrestling champion
Virender Singh, India, Olympic-elite
Miscellaneous:
Andy Owens, UK, national champion, two-wood bowls
