Jakara Anthony
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1998 Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Moguls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
As of 2020, Anthony is currently studying for a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University.[3][4]
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.[5]
Olympic results[edit]
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | Moguls |
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 2018 Pyeongchang |
19 | 4 |
 2022 Beijing |
23 | 1 |
World Championships results[edit]
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
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 2017 Sierra Nevada |
18 | 12 | 16 |
 2019 Utah |
20 | 2 | 7 |
 2021 Almaty |
22 | 4 | 11 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing – Athlete Profile: Jakara ANTHONY – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Jakara Anthony ends Australia's 12-year gold drought at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Jakara Anthony". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Ms Jakara Anthony". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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- 1998 births
- Australian female freestyle skiers
- Freestyle skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic freestyle skiers for Australia
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
- Sportspeople from Cairns
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Freestyle skiing biography stubs
- Australian winter sports biography stubs