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.

Jamieson Leeson

If it is true that you are the company you keep, Jamieson Leeson is a star in the making. She is friends with Australian jockey Hugh…
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Janine Watson

As a youngster growing up in a small rural town in south-western Queensland, Janine Watson became heavily involved in community and representational sport, leading to a…
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Jannik Blair

From the country town of Horsham in Victoria to the heights of American wheelchair basketball, Jannik Blair is a star in the making. Jannik first started…
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Jaryd Clifford

When Jaryd Clifford made his Paralympic debut as a fresh-faced 17-year-old at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, no one could have predicted that he would be…
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Jasmine Greenwood

At just 14, Jasmine Greenwood is the youngest Australian on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games squad, but she has already shown, through early success and poise…
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Jason Lees

Few can accuse Paralympic wheelchair rugby player Jason ‘Banger’ Lees of taking a back seat to life. Renowned for his on-court intimidation of some of the…
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