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Jackson
Hamilton

Para-athletics

Key Facts

Date of Birth
21 May 2003
Currently resides
Daglish, WA
Start competing
2014
Australian debut
2022
Impairment
Vision Impairment – Retinitis pigmentosa

Jackson's Story

Jackson Hamilton originally started his sporting journey on the court, playing basketball. But as his vision deteriorated, he started to focus on athletics, mainly on throwing events. Sport runs in the Hamilton blood, with Jackson’s dad (Glenn Hamilton) and uncle (Reid Hamilton) Olympians in beach volleyball in Athens in 1996 for New Zealand. Ex-Paralympian Brad Scott was his first coach and had a large impact on his career, inspiring Jackson and helping him on his journey. In his teens, Jackson linked up with WAIS coach Morgan Ward and hasn’t looked back. Jackson broke Australian Para records in the long jump, …

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Major Partners

  • AIS
  • Aus Gov
  • Toyota
  • Woolworths
  • Royal Australian Mint
  • Bupa

Official Partners

  • Allianz
  • Citi
  • Qantas
  • icare
  • Harvey Norman
  • Cadbury
  • Jumbo
  • NDSP
  • Nine
  • University of Queensland
  • QMS
  • News Corp Australia
  • McDonalds
  • RACV Resorts
  • Westfield