
Australia Day 2022 Honours | Eight Rowing Australia Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champions recognised for their services to sport.
Rowing Australia‘s patron Gina Rinehart was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Rinehart is a mining magnate and Australia’s richest person. She is the Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting, a privately-owned mineral exploration and extraction company. Her appointment was, “for distinguished service to the mining sector, to the community through philanthropic initiatives, and to sport as a patron”. Rinehart and the Australian women’s four are part of the record number of women recipients.