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.

Michelle Rzepecki

Michelle Rzepecki has been training with the Australian squad since 2011 and having played goalball for much of the past decade, is hoping to become a…
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Michelle Rzepecki

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…
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Michellie Jones

With nearly 30 years’ experience in triathlon, including a silver medal win at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, two-time world champion Michellie Jones was first introduced…
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Mick Ozanne

Mick Ozanne was a football star in the making when an accident while partying at 19 saw his life take a very different – albeit similar…
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Mischa Ginns

Mischa Ginns has dreamed of competing on the world’s biggest stage since she was a little girl. Initially taking to the pool, Mischa trained twice a…
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Mitchell Gourley

Experienced campaigner Mitchell Gourley, a Paralympian at four Winter Games since Vancouver 2010, scored the biggest win of his career when he became World Champion at…
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