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.

Monique Murphy

In April 2014, Monique Murphy woke from an induced coma without her right foot. A week earlier, she had fallen from a fifth-floor balcony at a…
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Natalie Alexander

An up-and-comer in the Gliders squad, Natalie Alexander has already visited Japan twice with the national team, recently winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Osaka…
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Natalie Smith

For Natalie Smith, being a Paralympian is an honour beyond words. Instead, she showed what the opportunity means to her by winning the Australian Paralympic Team’s…
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Nathan Pellissier

Nathan Pellissier is a Para-athlete with incredible drive. Apart from completing his Bachelor of Business degree and working part-time at a Law Chambers, Nathan also started…
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Nazim Erdem

Five-time Paralympian Nazim Erdem is the oldest and most experienced player on the Australian wheelchair rugby team. After bringing home the long-awaited gold missing from his…
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Nic Beveridge

Nic Beveridge was 17 years old when he woke one morning to discover he was paralysed from the waist down. He had transverse myelitis, a rare…
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