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.

Matthew Cameron

Matthew Cameron has always used a wheelchair after being born with popliteal web syndrome, an extremely rare physical disability that doesn’t allow him to stand and…
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Matthew Haanappel

Despite having only just burst onto the international scene, Matthew Haanappel proved he meant business when, at his debut Paralympic Games, he achieved his dream of…
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Matthew Levy

Like fine wine, 33-year-old Matthew Levy is better with age. Born 15 weeks prematurely, with cerebral palsy and a vision impairment, Matthew has survived 50-plus operations…
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Meg Lemon

Meg Lemon has a long-held passion for sport and healthy living and worked as a dietitian across remote Indigenous communities and rural communities in Victoria. Meg…
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Meica Horsburgh

As a young girl, Meica Horsburgh (nee Christensen) threw herself into a range of sports and knew that she would one day represent Australia on the…
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Melissa Perrine

After winning two bronze medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, three-time Paralympian Melissa Perrine was named Ski and Snowboard Australia’s Paralympic Athlete of the Year…
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