Jakara Anthony

Jakara Anthony, OAM (born 8 July 1998) is an Australian freestyle skier and Olympic gold medalist. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th, the best-ever result for an Australian female mogul skier.[1] Anthony won the Women's Moguls event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2] At the 2019 World Ski Championships she finished 2nd.

Jakara Anthony
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Moguls
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 1 0
Olympic Games
2022 BeijingMoguls
World Championships
2019 UtahMoguls

She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University.[3]

Anthony was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games 2022.[4]

Olympic results
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   Moguls 
2018 Pyeongchang194
2022 Beijing231

World Championships results
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
2017 Sierra Nevada181216
2019 Utah2027
2021 Almaty22411

References
  1. "Freestyle Skiing – Athlete Profile: Jakara ANTHONY – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  2. "Jakara Anthony ends Australia's 12-year gold drought at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Ms Jakara Anthony". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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