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Maria
Strong

Para-athletics

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Key Facts

Date of Birth
11 March 1971
Currently resides
Brunswick West, VIC
Start competing
2017
Australian debut
2019
Impairment
Physical Impairment – Cerebral palsy

Maria's Story

Maria Strong could be considered somewhat as a late bloomer when it comes to their sporting career. Maria, a swimming instructor, was a regular official at local, state and national athletics competitions before starting an athletics career, as a mature athlete in 2017. They picked up a shot put for fun and two years later they were representing Australia in Dubai for the World Para Athletics Championships, where they finished fifth in the F33 Shot put with a PB throw of 6.37m. Selected for the delayed Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, Maria was magnificent, hitting 6.63m in the shot, …

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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