Meet Our Athletes

Extraordinary stories from inspiring individuals

Everyone has a story to tell. This is your chance to meet your Paralympians and find out what drives them to keep on achieving their dreams.

Carlee Beattie

While most athletes make their international debuts at a World Championships or Commonwealth Games, Carlee Beattie is unlike most athletes. Instead, the now two-time Paralympic medallist…
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Carol Cooke

Two-time Paralympian Carol Cooke is one of the most motivating figures in Australian sport. She first dreamed of representing her country as a 14-year-old Canadian national…
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Celine Vinot

Celine Vinot’s goal is to show the world that having a disability doesn’t stop anyone from achieving their goals if they have the drive and determination,…
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Chad Perris

Chad ‘White Tiger’ Perris climbed the medal dais at his first Paralympic Games in 2016, winning a bronze medal in the men’s 100m T13 at the…
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Chloe Osborn

Chloe Osborn has always enjoyed sports, particularly soccer, but when she was 12 years old, a cancer diagnosis put her life as she knew it, on…
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Chris Addis

Chris Addis found the sport of Para-table tennis through a friend; he visited a local club in Victoria and fell in love with the sport instantly.…
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