Discipline
Para Table Tennis
- Mixed Doubles TT8
- Mens Doubles TT8
- Singles TT8
Paralympic Games Attended
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B
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Paris 2024
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Tokyo 2020
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1
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Sporting Career Highlight
Winning three national singles titles (Class 8)
‘Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.’ – Michael Jordan
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 a Master of Professional Accounting while preparing to compete at his first Paralympic Games.
In a four-year period late last decade, Nathan had two hip surgeries and bone grafts, a necessary procedure as his cerebral palsy means his bones and muscles grow painfully at separate rates.
Nevertheless, the young Victorian kept his eyes on Tokyo throughout. In 2017 he won gold medals at three major international championships, including the Korean Para Open and the Taiwan Para Open. The following year he lived and trained in Munich, Germany, picking up bronze medals at the Spanish Para Open and US Para Open, before gaining valuable experience at the World Championships in Slovenia.
The hard work paid off with selection for Tokyo 2020. At the Games, he played in the men’s individual C8, however did not advance beyond the group stage. He then teamed with Lin Ma and Joel Coughlan in the men’s team C9-10, finishing second behind China to claim the silver medal.
