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.

Russell Short

Russell Short is one of the most successful Australian Para-athletes of all time, having just returned from his eighth Paralympic Games. Debuting in Seoul in 1988,…
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Ryan Scott

Before becoming a quadriplegic as a passenger in a car accident at 16, four-time Paralympian and long-time captain of the Australian wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers,…
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Ryley Batt

Ryley Batt is one of the greatest wheelchair rugby players the world has ever seen. For a long time – 12 years, in fact – Ryley…
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Sam Harding

Sam Harding was originally a tandem cyclist before finding his love for running in 2009. The West Australian native began his competitive career in athletics following…
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Sam McIntosh

Life changed dramatically for BMX rider Sam McIntosh when he broke his neck casing the landing of a “pretty unspectacular” jump while holidaying with his family…
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Sam Rizzo

Sam Rizzo is a man on a mission, with his sights well and truly set not only on achieving selection to the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team,…
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