Steven Bradbury

Steven Bradbury is an Australian former short-track speed skater, born on 14 October 1973, and a four-time Olympian. He won the gold medal in the 1000 metres at the 2002 Winter Olympics, becoming the first athlete from Australia and the first from the Southern Hemisphere to win a Winter Olympic gold medal. He had earlier been part of the short-track relay team that won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze in 1994. His gold came as a relative veteran and a 50 to 1 outsider who moved up from last place in the final straight when the entire field ahead crashed out on the last corner, and the race became iconic of underdog success and perseverance, especially in Australian culture.