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Raissa
Martin

Goalball

Australian Paralympian Raissa Martin

Key Facts

Date of Birth
3 March 1991
Currently resides
Brisbane, QLD
Start competing
2012
Australian debut
2015
Impairment
Vision Impairment – Rod monochromatism
Australian Paralympian Raissa Martin

Raissa 's Story

Raissa competed in athletics at local and state level from the age of nine through to the end of high school. She was aware of goalball, but didn’t have access to an accessible team sport in my regional area, around Hervey Bay. She says she knew from a very young age that she wanted to become a Paralympian, “it was only ever a matter of how and when” – and athletics gave her the grounding to understand the demands of training and perseverance. After taking some time away to complete my business degree, Raissa started playing goalball in 2012 to …

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Major Partners

  • AIS
  • Aus Gov
  • Toyota
  • Woolworths
  • Royal Australian Mint
  • Bupa

Official Partners

  • Allianz
  • Citi
  • Qantas
  • icare
  • Harvey Norman
  • Cadbury
  • Jumbo
  • NDSP
  • Nine
  • University of Queensland
  • QMS
  • News Corp Australia
  • McDonalds
  • RACV Resorts
  • Westfield