2008 Beijing Olympic boxer Brad Pitt won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Pitt began boxing at 16 after taking it up in AFL cross training. He participated in both sports for seven years until he missed out on selection for the Athens 2004 Olympics and decided to focus on boxing in 2005. Pitt made his Olympic debut in Beijing at the age of 26 and lost his opening heavyweight bout.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
