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.

Madison de Rozario

Madison de Rozario is one of Australia’s best known athletes. She is a gold medal winning Paralympian, a winner of the New York and London marathons,…
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Madison Janssen

Born and raised in Queensland as the youngest of three children, Madison began her cycling career as a BMX rider when she was only five and…
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Mali Lovell

When Mali Lovell was a child, a doctor told her family she would never be an Olympian. She had just been diagnosed with ataxia, a rare…
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Marek Steiner

If ever there was an overachiever, Marek Steiner is it. He studied a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, which he completed in…
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Maria Strong

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…
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Mark Soyer

Para-alpine skier and dual New Zealand Winter Games bronze medallist Mark Soyer looks to be on the verge of making his Paralympic debut at the PyeongChang…
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