With the Australian Paralympic Team of 178 athletes now finalised, the VIS is pleased to confirm that 36 athletes on VIS scholarship across 10 sports will compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games.
VIS CEO Anne Marie Harrison recently told the Herald Sun that anticipation was building; “Our Paralympians did the VIS and Australia proud at the London 2012 Games,” Ms Harrison said.
“We had some extraordinary results with 66 per cent of VIS athletes contributing to the medal tally. Victorians can be assured we are sending another team of hardworking and talented athletes to Rio.’’
Congratulations and good luck to all VIS athletes competing in Rio:
Athletics | Jarryd Clifford Todd Hodgetts Isis Holt Richard Colman Maddy Hogan Nicholas Hum Sam McIntosh Brydee Moore Russell Short Jesse Wyatt | T12 5000m F20 Shot Put T35 100m/T35 200m T53 400m/800m/4x400m Javelin T20 Long Jump/200m T52 100m F33 Shot Put F12 Shot Put F33 Shot Put |
Canoe
| Amanda Reynolds | K1 200m LTA |
Cycling | Alistair Donohoe Jessica Gallagher Carol Cooke Stuart Tripp | C5 Road Track T2 Road H5 Road |
Shooting
| Luke Cain | SH2 R4/R5 |
Swimming | Tim Disken Matthew Haanappel Tanya Huebner Ahmed Kelly Ashleigh McConnell Monique Murphy | Multiple events
Multiple events Multiple events Relay Multiple events |
Table Tennis
| Melissa Tapper | Class 10 Singles/Teams |
Triathlon
| Kate Doughty | TR14 |
Wheelchair Basketball
| Tristan Knowles Josh Allison Jannik Blair Shawn Russell | Team |
Wheelchair Rugby
| Naz Erdem Ben Fawcett Andrew Harrison Josh Hose Jason Lees Matt Lewis Jayden Warn | Team |
Wheelchair Tennis | Dylan Alcott | Quad Singles/Doubles |
It is also fitting to acknowledge the following staff who will be supporting athletes at the Games;
- Nick Sanders – Wheelchair Rugby performance analysis support
- Siobhan Crawshay – HQ nutrition support
PHOTO CREDIT: Alex Coppel/Herald Sun
