Australian · Sydney, Australia · Born 14 September 1982Astrid Radjenovic is an Australian veterinarian and former bobsled pilot who competed at three Winter Olympics, piloting the country's first-ever women's Olympic bobsled team in 2006.
Astrid Loch-Wilkinson, later known as Astrid Radjenovic, was born on September 14, 1982, in Sydney, Australia, and came from a track and field background in the 400m sprint and hurdles before being asked to trial for a new Australian women's bobsleigh development squad. Though originally slated as a brakewoman, she took to driving and became the country's number one women's pilot. Radjenovic made history at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, piloting Australia's first-ever women's Olympic bobsled alongside brakewoman Kylie Reed, finishing 14th. She returned to international competition in 2009 and qualified for a second Olympics at Vancouver 2010, though she and teammate Cecilia McIntosh were controversially left off the initial start list by the International Bobsleigh Federation despite meeting the qualification standard; the Australian Olympic Committee successfully appealed the decision just two days before the opening ceremony, and the pair went on to finish 19th. Radjenovic competed at a third consecutive Olympics at Sochi 2014, partnering former 400m hurdles world champion Jana Pittman, with whom she had competed against in athletics 15 years earlier. The pair finished 14th, matching her career-best Olympic result. Alongside her sliding career, Radjenovic trained as a veterinarian at the University of Sydney, and her husband Vuk Radjenović also competed internationally in bobsleigh, for Serbia.
Piloting Australia's first-ever women's Olympic bobsled team, at the 2006 Turin Games
How They Played
Technically skilled bobsled pilot known for consistency across multiple international circuits
Lasting Impact
A pioneering figure for Australian women's bobsleigh, having built the program from its inception through three Olympic Games
Career Honours
- Piloted Australia's first-ever women's Olympic bobsled team (2006)
- 3x Olympian (2006, 2010, 2014)
- Australia's number one women's bobsled pilot for over a decade
- Successfully appealed to the FIBT for Olympic qualification in 2010
Australian Athletes