Mitchell Gourley

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Quick Facts

Disability
Left arm below elbow limb deficiency
How acquired
Birth
Date of Birth
Sun, 02/06/1991
Home
Barwon Heads, VIC
Occupation
Student
Started Competing
2002
First Competed for Australia
2006
Games Experience
Vancouver 2010
Heroes
His mother Anne Gourley
Career Highlights
The World Cup giant slalom win in Sestriere 2013 when he shared the podium with Matthias Lanzinger (silver) and team mate Toby Kane (bronze)
Greatest Moment
Cadel Evans winning the 2011 Tour de France and Rafter vs Ivanisevic five set Wimbledon final

Bio

Mitchell Gourley is one of Australia’s best medal hopes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games and heads into his Paralympic campaign in formidable form.

Mitchell was the most successful of the team during the 2012-13 World Cup series, collecting four medals including one gold and three silvers across the slalom and giant slalom events. His recent success builds on a strong foundation of training in the northern hemisphere mixed with plenty of competition. During the 2011-12 World Cup series, Mitchell won two gold in the giant slalom as well as two silver and three bronze medals in slalom, giant slalom and super-G.

Mitchell began competing in winter sport at just 11 years old and represented Australia for the first time at 15. Determined and confident, he is striving to win a Paralympic medal in the giant slalom, super G and downhill events and will draw from his Paralympic experience in Vancouver 2010 as well as his triumphs and losses since to get himself in the best possible condition to win.

Not only does Mitchell ski, he also enjoys cycling, mountain biking, drinking coffee and searching for Melbourne’s best hamburger.

In his spare time, Mitchell likes to read and cites the character Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird as someone he admires.





Sport & Disciplines

Sport: Alpine Skiing
Disciplines: Downhill
Classification: LW6/8-2
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Disciplines: Super G
Classification: LW6/8-2
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Disciplines: Super combined
Classification: LW6/8-2
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Disciplines: Giant slalom
Classification: LW6/8-2
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Disciplines: Slalom
Classification: LW6/8-2