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.

Paige Leonhardt

When Paige Leonhardt was five years old, she was in a car accident in which she was thrown from the car. Her injuries from the accident…
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Patrick French

Patrick “Frenchie” French suffered a workplace injury in 2015, that left him paralysed and with an acquired brain injury at just 22-years-old. He spent over six…
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Patrick Jensen

Para-alpine skier Patrick Jensen and his sighted guide Lara Falk had initially been aiming for Beijing 2022. But, after gaining crucial international experience at the 2017…
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Peter Marchant

Peter Marchant went 51 years before picking up a bow and arrow. For 25 years, Para-archery, or Paralympic sport for that matter, was simply not an…
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Phil Evans

Growing up, Phil Evans was considered a talented sportsman and a keen footballer, playing A-grade for Whitfords, in Western Australia.  But that all changed in an…
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Poppy Wilson

Poppy Wilson tried many sports; dancing, hockey, gymnastics, cheerleading, and soccer. But has always loved the water and finds it the best place for her. A…
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