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Olivia Hargroder

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Awards

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Young Australian of the Year 2018 Queensland Finalist 

National Team Member of the Year 2018 Runner-up -Coles Supermarkets Australia 

Unicorn Award Presented by the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 -most valued volunteer in Athletes Village 

Juiced TV 2018 Awards- The Sass Award 

Moreton Bay ‘Young Citizen of the Year’ 2019 

NCWQ2019 Boyce Bursary Award

Qld One Act Play Festival 2019 Highly Commended

See Me For Who I Am’ TOP 5 -All Abilities Film Festival 2020 

AASCF 2021 State Titles Ist place HipHop

AASCF 2021Ist place HipHop and Jazz team

DCE State Showdown 2021 Ist Place HipHop

Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation Championships 2021 1st place Hip Hop and Jazz

GCEisteddfod 2022 Gold-Contemporary Solo

In The Press

In The Press

In The Press

"Disability rights advocate and entertainment all-star Olivia Hargroder has already achieved so much" writes Emily Campbell.

"She is a dancer, actor, athlete, social justice activist and public speaker with a contagious enthusiasm and determination to smash goals.The 22-year-old woman from Redcliffe, north of Brisbane, has addressed the United Nations (UN) Congress, represented her state in competitive swimming and starred in several stage and screen productions.

Olivia also has Down Syndrome. She has faced a range of health problems as a result, including multiple open-heart surgeries and knee operations.

As an accomplished competitive swimmer, Olivia represented Moreton North and Queensland in the Special Olympics, winning gold in the 100-metre freestyle event at the nationals in Adelaide.

It was Olivia’s competitive swimming that inspired her Change the Box campaign, through which she is advocating for the Paralympics to include a new category for athletes with Down Syndrome.

Olivia, who has been swimming since she was little, believes diverse representation in sport is important, prompting her to create a petition calling on the President of the Australian Paralympic Committee to implement more inclusive policies."



https://publications.ieu.asn.au/2022-march-ie/articles-1/oliva-hargroder/"

Publications

https://liveplaygrow.com.au/women-of-the-peninsula-olivia-hargroder/

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/with-the-world-ahead-of-her-olivia-shows-disability-is-no-burden-20171115-gzlgkb.htm

https://mumma-love.com/2020/10/27/023-olivia-hargroder/

https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/screen-queensland-announces-diverse-short-films-to-premiere-at-biff/

https://festivaloffun.com.au/our-ambassadors/

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/madeline-stuart-and-olivia-hargroder-interview-38792

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