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McLoughlin is first woman hold the position for an Australian Winter Paralympics team and was the Chef de Mission for Australian teams at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. [7] Melissa Perrine and Ben Tudhope were appointed team captains. [8] [5] Perrine and Mitchell Gourley carried the flag at the Opening Ceremony. [9]
The Australian Paralympic Committees noted the significant branding capital and realised that this could be leveraged in the future. [7] In 2021, Lizzie made a return as a part of the Royal Australian Mint's "Aussie Heroes" $2 coin collection and, later, a sticker pack promoted in Woolworths made for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8] [9]
Shaun Pianta and sighted guide Jeremy O'Sullivan were selected in the team on 6 March but Pianta will be required to pass a final fitness test on his injured right knee ahead of his Paralympic debut on March 14. [9] The final team of 12 athletes and three sighted guides is the largest Australian team to compete at a Winter Paralympic Games. [9]
Brendan Burkett, Australian Paralympic swimmer was the opening ceremony flag bearer and Neil Fuller, Australian Paralympic athletics medalist was the closing ceremony flag bearer. [15] Australian athlete Louise Sauvage lit the Paralympic Cauldron at the opening ceremony. [16] The Chef de Mission was Paul Bird, a Paralympic medalist in 1980 and ...
Her horse at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be Penmain Promise. [7] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh on the Individual championship test grade II and Dressage individual team test grade II. She was a member of the Australian team that finished 12th in the Team event. In 2024, she is a Victorian Institute of Sport ...
On 21 August 2012, Greg Smith, a wheelchair rugby player and former track and field athlete, was announced as the Australian flag bearer for the London 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony. [4] [9] The announcement was made at a special ceremony for the Australian Paralympic Team in front of Cardiff Castle in Wales. [4] [9] The Australian ...
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he was the captain of the Australian Paralympic team. [7] At the games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia , [ 1 ] and a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S7–10 event. [ 13 ]
At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, at the age of 49, he was a member of the Australian sitting volleyball team. [5] He ran a leg of the Sydney Paralympic Games Torch Relay. [5] In his post Paralympics career, Croft has been coaching at the Bankstown Sports Athletics Club [6] and a regular swimmer. He has had three knee reconstructions and a ...