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Michelle
Rzepecki

Goalball

Key Facts

Date of Birth
6 November 1986
Currently resides
Redfern, NSW, ACT
Start competing
2002
Australian debut
2011
Impairment
Vision Impairment – Rod monochromatism

Michelle 's Story

Michelle Rzepecki was born with rod monochromatism, meaning she can only see in black and white. Introduced to goalball as a teenager, she attracted the attention of former Australian head coach Georgie Kenaghan while representing New South Wales at the Australian National Goalball Championships. Guided by Georgie, Michelle began training with the Australian women’s development squad in 2011 with the idea of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. To her surprise, Michelle made her international debut that year at the African-Oceania regional Paralympic qualifying competition. The Aussie Belles defeated New Zealand and earned automatic selection for London 2012, becoming …

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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