Who won Australia's tennis gold medal at Paris 2024?
Matthew Ebden and John Peers won the men's doubles gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. It was Australia's first Olympic tennis gold since the Woodies won men's doubles in 1996.
Ebden and Peers defeated Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the gold medal match at Roland Garros, the home of the French Open. The match was decided by a match tiebreak.
Their victory was a highlight of Australia's successful Paris 2024 campaign, in which the country won a record number of gold medals.
Doubles specialists
Matthew Ebden was born in South Africa in 1987 and moved to Perth as a child. He won the 2022 Wimbledon men's doubles title with Max Purcell and the 2024 Australian Open men's doubles title with India's Rohan Bopanna.
John Peers was born in Melbourne in 1988 and is the son of former tennis player Elizabeth Little. He won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles with Henri Kontinen of Finland.
Peers also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles with Ash Barty at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The pair's gold in Paris was celebrated as a reward for years of dedication to doubles tennis.
Did You Know?
Peers's sister, Sally Peers, also played professional tennis.