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, a fierce advocate for people with a disability and she was even immortalised as a barbie doll.

At Tokyo 2020, her fourth Paralympics, Madison finally broke through to win her first Paralympic gold medal. In fact, she won two, capturing the 800m T53 on the track and then a stunning win in the marathon T54 on the final day of the Games.

Those victories were years in the making. Madison, who was encouraged into wheelchair racing by Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame inductee Frank Ponta, made her debut at the Beijing 2008 Games as the youngest athlete on the Australian Paralympic Team.

By 2015 Madison was a world champion in the 800m and won silver in that event at Rio 2016. World and Commonwealth Games titles followed, as did world records in the 1500m T53/54 and 800m T53.

Training under the legendary Louise Sauvage, she realised her potential at Tokyo 2020, after which she was awarded the Paralympics Australia Athlete of the Year. For Paris 2024, Madison was named Opening Ceremony flag bearer alongside swimmer Brenden Hall, who also made his Paralympic debut at Beijing 2008.