Jemma Stapleton, a 25-year-old Victorian sprinter and finalist in the 2025 Stawell Gift (one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious foot races), has died while on a family holiday overseas. Her brother described the death as an accident, though no official cause has been released. Tributes have poured in from athletics and sporting communities across Victoria, and a fundraising campaign set up to support her family surpassed its AU$100,000 goal within days of being launched.