Jul 13, 2026 – 5.00amIn the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, athletes from the exclusive, globally renowned Stanford University won more medals than any other school. The US titan can be exceptionally picky – it accepts about 4 per cent of those who apply. The second-best university from a sporting perspective that year? Griffith University, based in south-east Queensland with its biggest campus on the Gold Coast.If Griffith University was a country, its 38 students and alumni who competed in Paris would have landed 11th on the global medal tally – above the entire nations of Canada and New Zealand. They scored 10 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals. Griffith University alone added 34 per cent of Australia’s total medal haul.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Inside the Gold Coast’s quest for sporting prowess
A region worried about being a holiday town stuck in the 1960s and 70s has emerged as an epicentre for sporting achievement in Australia.
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