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Jeremy Tyndall - Athlete
Jeremy started shooting hoops with his friends at school when he was in his early years high school. At age 16 in 2012, he acquired paraplegia in an accident while…
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Sam White - Athlete
After Sam acquired his impairment in 2010, his family moved from Adelaide to the US where Sam studied IT systems and joined the University of Washington wheelchair basketball team. There,…
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Jonathan Goerlach - Athlete
Jonathan literally couldn’t swim the length of a full-sized pool when he started out on his triathlon journey. As a four-year-old he had come close to drowning in a backyard…
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Grant Manzoney - Athlete
Born with a congenital deformity in both legs, Grant Manzoney played cricket, ten pin bowling, baseball, football and tee-ball before turning to wheelchair sports, taking up wheelchair basketball. Like Dransfield,…
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Paralympics Australia launches Green and Gold Virtual Seat Campaign - News
The next best thing to actually being there in the flesh, Paralympics Australia has today announced the launch of its new ‘Green and Gold Virtual Seat’ campaign ahead of the…
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Australia’s Wheelchair Tennis Quartet Confirmed For Tokyo 2020 - News
Rio 2016 dual wheelchair tennis gold medallist, Dylan Alcott, says he feels thankful for the opportunity to defend his titles at Tokyo 2020 at a time when many Australians are…
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Steelers Eyeing Paralympic History… Again - News
Australia’s wheelchair rugby side, The Steelers, will need to draw on their extensive big-game experience if they are to take their dominance of the popular Paralympic sport beyond Tokyo 2020…
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Duo To Give Australian Badminton A Paralympic Boost - News
Shortly after badminton was officially included on the program for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Grant Manzoney had a heart-to-heart chat with National Para-badminton coach Ian Bridge.
“Ian was running the…
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Phipps To Put Australian Judo Back In The Limelight At Tokyo 2020 - News
Australia’s first Paralympic judo representative since 2008, Wayne Phipps, wants to produce his very best at Tokyo 2020 in honour of his adopted nation and the network of supporters here…
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