Kym Ireland represented Australia at the LA 1984 Olympic Games in the sport of Hockey.
Kym was selected onto the Moscow 1980 Australian Olympic Team but was not able to compete after her sport federation decided to abide by the Government's boycott, and chose not send athletes.
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.