Meet Our Athletes

Extraordinary stories from inspiring individuals

Everyone has a story to tell. This is your chance to meet your Paralympians and find out what drives them to keep on achieving their dreams.

Amelia Hodgson

Hodgson always had a deep love for the mountains. On skis from a young age, she grew up ski-racing, then went on become a ski instructor…
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Bobbi Kelly

Bobbi Kelly can laugh about it now, but in her early experiences in Paralympic snowsports she says she made more than a couple of embarrassing gaffs.…
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Christian Geiger

On track to represent Australia at the Olympic Games, Christian Geiger’s world was turned upside down in 2009 when the car he was riding in slammed…
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Jeremy O’Sullivan

Sighted guide Jeremy O’Sullivan first linked up with vision impaired skier Shaun Pianta in late 2015, and together they began working towards selection for the PyeongChang…
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Jonty O’Callaghan

Para-alpine skier Jonty ‘Jontos’ O’Callaghan, who was born with cerebral palsy affecting his right side, first set his sights on competing at the Paralympic Games after…
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Josh Hanlon

Josh Hanlon’s sporting pathway looked very different at age 15 compared to now. Back then, he was a budding Australian Rules footy player and was selected…
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