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Famous Olympian Project – Due Week 5 Term 3

Choose a famous Olympian and research this person. The person may be Australian or from any other nation.

• Your project should be displayed on cardboard.
• When organising your work think about the following heading.

Personal profile- include:

• Date of birth
• Where they live?
• Interesting information about their life

Sport- include:

• What sports have they played?
• At what age did they start?
• When did they start training in the sport they are famous for?
• How often do they train?
• In what year did they first compete in an Olympic Games?

Olympic Results- include:

• A list of the games attended
• Medals won
• Records broken
• Any other achievements

Career- include:

• Information about when they first started
• What or who inspired them
• When did they retired if they have
• What do they do now?

Bibliography- include:

• Book Titles and Authors
• Web Sites

Your work will be marked on the information gathered and the presentation. HAVE FUN

The Official Australian Olympic website is a good place to start.  Click here to go to the site.