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
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 (age 26) Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Freestyle skiing
Event	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 Beijing Moguls World Championships 2019 Utah Moguls

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

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	Moguls
2018 Pyeongchang	19	4
2022 Beijing	23	1

World Championships results

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	Moguls	Dual Moguls
2017 Sierra Nevada	18	12	16
2019 Utah	20	2	7
2021 Almaty	22	4	11

References

1. "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.
2. "Jakara Anthony ends Australia's 12-year gold drought at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
3. "Jakara Anthony". Deakin University. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
4. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
5. "Ms Jakara Anthony". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

External links

• Jakara Anthony at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation