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.

James Turner

James Turner suffered a major setback in the lead-up to Paris 2024, falling ill with glandular fever just months before the event. It threatened to derail…
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Jamie-Lee Getson

From the moment Jamie-Lee Getson arrived earthside with her twin brother Patrick, 15 weeks prematurely, she has only known one speed. Fast. And since deciding to…
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Jamieson Leeson

At Paris 2024, Jamieson’s second Paralympic Games, she became the first Australian woman to win a Paralympic boccia medal, when she and ramp operator Jasmine Haydon…
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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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