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Section 10(a)       4 world class Disabled Australians

1. One such hardhead is Sydney-sider, John Maclean, who in 1988 was a promising rugby league player who was hit by a 12 tonne truck and became a paraplegic.  John is now one of the toughest athletes in the world.  In 1995 John become the first wheelchair athlete to finish the Hawaiian IronMan Triathlon - 3.8km ocean swim, gruelling 180km bicycle leg and 42km marathon in 12 hrs, 21 mins.  John is also the first wheelchair athlete to swim the English Channel, complete the gruelling Molokai Ocean challenge and has also raced in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

2. The fastest downhill skier in the world has only one leg.  He in Australian, Michael Milton, whose website provides details of Michael's amazing performances.  Last Oct, Michael completed the 210km Around the Bay in a Day bicycle event around Port Philip Bay on one leg. 

3. Janine Shepherd, "Member of the Order of Australia" of Avalon NSW is an archetypal of the benefit of rigorous competitive exercise in a collegiate team environment. Janine has exhibited enormous tenacity recovering from horrific accident when hit by a truck whilst on a cycling training ride.  Janine turned bad news from doctors into goals - a veritable fire cracker of energy having learnt to fly a plane upside down and represent Australia in the Paralympics in equestrian events.  Janine's website provides further insights of the merit of a background in tough, rigorous exercise in a collegiate environment

4. Louise Sauvage is another Australian Disabled athlete who has achieved global recognition winning 9 Gold and 2 Silver competing in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Paralympics wheelchair events.  Read Louise's story.

See also 9 world class Disabled Australian athletes