OLYMPIC FEVER GRIPS
ST NORBERT COLLEGE: NAGMELDIN PETER BOL SELECTED FOR AUSTRALIA!
One of the most exciting stories to sweep
and embraced the opportunity to study hard and
our Treasure Road campus and broader St
get involved in sports and other co-curricular
Norbert College community this year was the
activities at St Norbert College. Peter was a
selection of St Norbert College Class of 2012
Prémontré House and College Captain and was
graduate Peter Bol in the Australian athletics
Champion Year 12 Boy at the 2012 Interhouse
team which competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Athletics Carnival. Peter credits Mrs Hels Leahy,
Olympic Games. In the few weeks before the
his Head of House, as being an inspiration to
team was finalised and Peter’s selection was
him, and Hels’ father, Mr Brian Moore, also took
confirmed, social media was swirling with best
Peter under his wing and became his mentor and
wishes, prayers, rumours, false alarms, and –
supporter, as Peter developed his running skills
finally – it was real. Peter was officially selected
and athletic ability.
Lucas Kinnimonth, Naomi Diong, Kaitlyn Fashho, Sophie Spanghero and Stefanie Price pictured with Peter after the assembly.
for the team and became the fourth member of the St Norbert College community to represent
Recently Peter moved to Melbourne to hone his
Australia at the Olympics. Congratulations Peter!
running skills under coach Justin Rinaldi and this year he has competed at athletics meets
Nagmeldin Peter Bol was born in Khartoum,
in nearly every Australian state and mainland
Sudan in 1994 but due to the ongoing turmoil
territory, as well as Spain, Belgium and Germany.
in Sudan, his parents emigrated in search of
Peter came into Olympic contention in June when
a better life for their family. After some time
he smashed his 800m personal best with a time
spent in Egypt, the Bol family eventually settled
of 1:45.78.
in Toowoomba, Queensland, before making one final move to Western Australia where Peter
Peter was selected to run for Australia in the
enrolled at St Norbert College. When he arrived
heats of the 800 metres, but was unfortunately
in Australia Peter could only speak Arabic but
knocked out of the competition when he finished
he soon adapted to the Australian way of life
sixth.
Peter Bol surrounded by admiring students after he addressed a College assembly.
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