Cam
Crombie

Cam Crombie is aiming to make his Paralympic debut next year at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but his résumé is already stacked.

Since first representing Australia in 2017, Cam has won two world titles and a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and is the current world record holder in the men’s shot put F38. He made his presence felt from the word go, and shows no sign of slowing as he looks ahead to selection to the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team.

The 2017 World Championships were the highlight of Cam’s career, but it was competing in front of a home crowd at the 2018 Commonwealth Games that delivered him his most memorable moment yet. ‘Advance Australia Fair’ rang out over Carrara Stadium for the big Canberran – Cam stands at 197cm – and he had the honour of sharing the men’s shot put F38 podium with good friend and compatriot Marty Jackson, who won the silver medal.

Cam, whose parents kept his cerebral palsy under wraps until the age of 22, began his Para-athletics career in 2015 after previously competing in Para-rowing. While he would still like to be playing sport for at least another decade, Cam tries not to focus on long-term goals – he believes they get in the way of living in the moment and making the most of everything now.

Either way, however, Cam hopes to leave behind a legacy in sport that he can be proud of, and is committed to having a positive impact on as many people as possible.