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.

Jessica Cronje

Jessica Cronje was into swimming and athletics before taking up wheelchair basketball. She enjoyed basketball because of its team environment. Jessica, who has ­cerebral palsy, was…
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Joshua Allison

Once a promising able-bodied basketballer, Joshua ‘Truck’ Allison competed in the South East Australian Basketball League for two years in his early 20s. However, in 2011…
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Kim Robins

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Mary Friday

Making her Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Mary was selected to play in the Australian women’s wheelchair basketball team, the Gliders. The team did…
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Matt McShane

Carrara-based athlete Matt McShane was 18 when he acquired transverse myelitis, a neurological condition causing the spinal cord to inflame. The automotive apprentice spent the next…
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Natalie Alexander

An up-and-comer in the Gliders squad, Natalie Alexander has already visited Japan twice with the national team, recently winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Osaka…
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