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Posted by AOC Media Team on 21/11/2016.

Rio athletes receive over a million dollars in AOC funding

Australian athletes who won medals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will receive over a million dollars in funding from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).

A total of 71 athletes are eligible for 2017 Medal Incentive Funding (MIF) of $1,080,000 to be paid by the AOC from January.

The big winners include the Women’s Rugby 7s Team ($240,000) and our Swimming Team ($320,000).

(The full list of the recipients is below - including our 2016 Rio Eventing Team).

The 12 members of the Women’s Rugby 7s Team will each receive $20,000 for their gold medal. $15,000 is awarded to silver medallists and $10,000 to bronze medallists.

The funding allows us to fully focus on our training without needing to pick up extra work to help subsidise our training needs” said Sevens player Charlotte Caslick.

“Having the support of the AOC leading up to the Olympics was pivotal in helping our preparation by allowing our focus to remain on performance.” she said.

Shooting gold medallist, Catherine Skinner, is another to receive $20,000 in MIF funding.

“This medal funding helping goes straight back into the kitty, for training and travel” Catherine said.

“It helps to pay off credit cards and travel costs.

“For a lot of athletes, we are training when we could be working so this funding helps to motivate us to go ahead and keep training.

“We are prioritising sport over work and monetary gain, so this is really great support and help.

“It is fantastic to get this support, it is a great feeling that I’ve earnt this and it’s going back into my sport.

“The goal was always a medal, not money. But every little bit helps and this feels like recognition of hard work. It is the icing on the cake.”

With five new sports added to the program for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games the AOC Executive has decided those athletes should also be included in the MIF Program.

Based on results at World Championships or other equivalent events nominated by their National Federation their payments currently total $40,000, comprising $20,000 to Surfing world champion, Taylor Wright, and $20,000 to Skateboarding champion Shane O’Neill.

Their inclusion lifts the total MIF payment for 2017 by the AOC to $1,120,000.

All payments are an incentive to athletes to continue with their sporting careers. However, RIO medallists can take a break from training, come back, and still be eligible for AOC MIF in 2018, 2019 or 2020.

“In the past athletes have taken a break immediately after the Games to rest and preserve their bodies for another shot at the Games four years later. This is totally acceptable, and those taking time out will still be eligible for the amount payable in 2017” said AOC General Manager of Sport, Jane Fernandez.

Some of our top Winter athletes will also receive a funding boost in the lead up to the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games.

10 athletes including Lydia Lassila, Matt Graham, Jarryd Hughes and Greta Small will receive scholarships of $1500 US per month from November 2016 to February 2018 to assist their preparation for the Games. 

The AOC secured the scholarship funding through the Olympic Solidarity Program run by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Eligible 2017 MIF Payments by Name

Athlete Name

Sport

Medals

Eligible MIF Payment

Taylor Worth

Archery

Bronze

$10,000

Alec Potts

Archery

Bronze

$10,000

Ryan Tyack

Archery

Bronze

$10,000

Jared Tallent

Athletics

Silver

$15,000

Dane Bird-Smith

Athletics

Bronze

$10,000

Jessica Fox

Canoe/Kayak - Slalom

Bronze

$10,000

Lachlan Tame

Canoe/Kayak - Sprint

Bronze

$10,000

Ken Wallace

Canoe/Kayak - Sprint

Bronze

$10,000

Alexander Edmondson

Cycling - Track

Silver

$15,000

Jack Bobridge

Cycling - Track

Silver

$15,000

Michael Hepburn

Cycling - Track

Silver

$15,000

Callum Scotson

Cycling - Track

Silver

$15,000

Sam Welsford

Cycling - Track

Silver

$15,000

Anna Meares

Cycling - Track

Bronze

$10,000

Maddison Keeney

Diving

Bronze

$10,000

Anabelle Smith

Diving

Bronze

$10,000

Christopher Burton

Equestrian - Eventing

Bronze

$10,000

Sam Griffiths

Equestrian - Eventing

Bronze

$10,000

Shane Rose

Equestrian - Eventing

Bronze

$10,000

Stuart Tinney

Equestrian - Eventing

Bronze

$10,000

Chloe Esposito

Modern Pentathlon

Gold

$20,000

Kimberley Brennan

Rowing

Gold

$20,000

James McRae

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Alexander Belonogoff

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Joshua Booth

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Joshua Dunkley-Smith

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Karsten Forsterling

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Cameron Girdlestone

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Alexander Hill

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

William Lockwood

Rowing

Silver

$15,000

Nicole Beck

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Charlotte Caslick

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Shannon Parry

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Emilee Cherry

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Chloe Dalton

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Gemma Etheridge

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Ellia Green

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Evania Pelite

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Alicia Quirk

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Emma Tonegato

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Amy Turner

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Sharni Williams

Rugby - Sevens

Gold

$20,000

Tom Burton

Sailing

Gold

$20,000

Mathew Belcher

Sailing

Silver

$15,000

Lisa Darmanin

Sailing

Silver

$15,000

Iain Jensen

Sailing

Silver

$15,000

Nathan Outteridge

Sailing

Silver

$15,000

Will Ryan

Sailing

Silver

$15,000

Jason Waterhouse

Sailing

Silver

$15,000

Catherine Skinner

Shooting

Gold

$20,000

Shane O'Neill

Skateboarding (New sport for Tokyo 2020)

Gold

$20,000

Bronte Campbell

Swimming

Gold

$20,000

Mack Horton

Swimming

Gold

$20,000

Kyle Chalmers

Swimming

Gold, Bronze x 2

$20,000

Cate Campbell

Swimming

Gold, Silver

$20,000

Brittany Elmslie

Swimming

Gold, Silver

$20,000

Madison Wilson

Swimming

Gold, Silver

$20,000

Emma McKeon

Swimming

Gold, Silver x 2, Bronze

$20,000

Leah Neale

Swimming

Silver

$15,000

Jessica Ashwood

Swimming

Silver

$15,000

Bronte Barratt

Swimming

Silver

$15,000

Tamsin Cook

Swimming

Silver

$15,000

Taylor McKeown

Swimming

Silver

$15,000

Emily Seebohm

Swimming

Silver

$15,000

Madeline Groves

Swimming

Silver x 2

$15,000

Mitchell Larkin

Swimming

Silver, Bronze

$15,000

Matthew Abood

Swimming

Bronze

$10,000

David Morgan

Swimming

Bronze

$10,000

James Roberts

Swimming

Bronze

$10,000

James Magnussen

Swimming

Bronze

$10,000

Jake Packard

Swimming

Bronze

$10,000

Cameron McEvoy

Swimming

Bronze x 2

$10,000

Taylor Wright

Surfing (New sport for Tokyo 2020)

Gold

$20,000

TOTAL ELIGIBLE MIF PAYMENTS FOR 2017

 

$1,120,000

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