Over the last week, the University of Sydney held its annual Alumni Awards, an excellent opportunity to celebrate the strengths of the alumni community.
Congratulations go to Dr Grant Lynch on winning the John C Harsanyi Medal for Innovation. This medal recognises forward-thinking leaders and innovators who exceed academic requirements to shape our future.
Dr Lynch is an alumnus of our Elite Athlete Program, a current Futsalroo, and coach of our winning Unisport Nationals men’s futsal team. Coupled with his sporting successes, Dr Lynch is the Commercialisation and Industry Engagement Theme Lead at the Heat and Health Research Centre (HHRC) within the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health. His significant works focus on the importance of advanced heating, health policies, climate change, and health research. His current projects aim to qualify human heat adaptation, identify the effective cooling system for interventions, and shape public policy on extreme heat.
Dr Grant Lynch
Additionally, Dr Mackenzie Little and Rohan Browning were awarded the Nigel C Barker Medal for Sporting Achievements at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This medal recognises excellence, outstanding leadership, and vision in sports at the University.
Dr Mackenzie Little is an Olympic Javelin thrower and Junior Medical Officer at the Northern Sydney Local Health District. An accomplished athlete, she has in the last 3 years competed at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, World Championship in both 2022 and 2023, Commonwealth Games in 2022 and most recently, she was an Olympic finalist in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Dr Mackenzie Little
Rohan Browning is an Olympic Sprinter, Australia’s second-fastest man of all time over 100m, and is a two-time national champion. In Tokyo in 2021, he became the first Australian man in 17 years to qualify for the 100m at the Olympic Games. His 100m semi-final run was the most watched of the Tokyo games in Australia.
Rohan Browning
On behalf of Sydney Uni Sport, we congratulate Dr Grant Lynch, Dr Mackenzie Little, and Rohan Browning on their exceptional achievements.
