Famous Paralympians

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Famous Paralympic athletes

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Lee Pearson
Equestrian
British rider Lee Pearson has won three gold medals at each of the last three Paralympic Games.
Paola Fantato
Archery
Paola Fantato competed in Archery at five successive Paralympic Games between 1988 and 2004, winning a total of eight medals.
Chantal Benoit
Wheelchair Basketball
Having competed at a total of five Paralympic Games, Chantal Benoit is one of the leading women’s Wheelchair Basketball players of all time.
Paul Tingley
Sailing
Canadian Paul Tingley has won two Sailing medals at the Paralympic Games.
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Troy Sachs
Wheelchair Basketball
A Wheelchair Basketball star who played for teams across the world, Troy Sachs has competed in five Paralympic Games.
Jiri Jezek
Cycling Track
Jiri Jezek has won medals across both Cycling disciplines at each of the last three Paralympic Games.
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Athletics
Tanni Grey-Thompson is among the most successful Paralympians of all time.
Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Tennis
Esther Vergeer could well be regarded as the most dominant tennis player of all time.
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Anne Dunham
Equestrian
Dressage rider Anne Dunham was the first British athlete to win gold medals in four consecutive Paralympic Games.

John Cavanagh
Archery
John Cavanagh has won Paralympic Archery medals at the last two Games.

Karissa Whitsell
Cycling Track
Karissa Whitsell has won gold medals across both Cycling disciplines at the Paralympic Games.
Lyn Lepore
Cycling Road
Lyn Lepore took home a full set of medals from the Sydney 2000 Games, proving herself to be among the top Paralympic cyclists across both Road and Track disciplines.
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Volodymyr Antonyuk
Football 7-a-side
Volodymyr Antonyuk has won gold medals at each of the last two Paralympic Games with the Ukraine team.
Peter Norfolk
Wheelchair Tennis
Peter Norfolk made history in 2004 when he became the first Great Britain player ever to win a Paralympic medal in Tennis.
Bryan Kirkland
Wheelchair Rugby
Bryan Kirkland’s three Paralympic medals mean he is one of the most successful Wheelchair Rugby players of the Games.
Pal Szekeres
Wheelchair Fencing
Pal Szekeres has won medals in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike
Powerlifting
Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike has competed in three Paralympic Games, winning a total of three medals.
Zhang Xiaoling
Table Tennis
Zhang Xiaoling is the most successful player in the history of Table Tennis at the Paralympic Games and is one of China’s greatest Paralympians.
David Roberts
Swimming
David Roberts is one of Britain’s most successful Paralympians, winning a total of 11 gold medals across three successive Paralympic Games.
Trischa Zorn
Swimming
Trischa Zorn is the most decorated Paralympian in the history of the Games with a total of 46 medals.
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Isabel Newstead
Shooting
Isabel Newstead won a total of ten medals over five Games, including gold medals in Shooting, Swimming and Athletics.
Jonas Jacobsson
Shooting
Swedish star Jonas Jacobsson has gathered a remarkable 28 Paralympic Games medals during his career.
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker
Sailing
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker was the first women to represent the USA in Sailing at the Paralympic Games.
Tom Aggar
Rowing
When Paralympic Rowing was included in the Games programme for the first time at Beijing 2008, Tom Aggar won the gold medal in just his second year of competitive rowing.
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Antonio Tenorio
Judo
A gold medallist in the last four Paralympic Games, Brazilian judoka Antonio Tenorio is a Paralympic legend in his sport.
Chris Scott
Cycling Road
Chris Scott won a total of ten medals in the CP4 classification across six Paralympic Games.
Arnold Boldt
Athletics
Arnold Boldt rewrote the history books during an astonishing career that saw him win Athletics gold medals at five successive Paralympic Games.
Viviane Forest
Goalball
Viviane Forest is a two-time Paralympic Games Goalball champion, winning gold medals at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 as part of the Canadian team.
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Joao Paulo Fernandes
Boccia
Joao Paulo Fernandes is a three-time Paralympic Games Boccia champion who has won gold medals at the last two Games.
Yu Chui Yee
Wheelchair Fencing
Yu Chui Yee is among the most successful Wheelchair Fencing athletes in the history of the Paralympic Games.
Ali Golkar Azghandi
Sitting Volleyball
Ali Golkar Azghandi of Iran is one of the most successful Sitting Volleyball players in the history of the Paralympic Games.
Mohammed Khamis Khalaf
Powerlifting
Mohammed Khamis Khalaf became the first athlete from the United Arab Emirates to win a Paralympic gold medal when he triumphed in the Powerlifting competition at Athens 2004.
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Helene Raynsford
Rowing
Helene Raynsford won the gold medal in the inaugural women’s Paralympic Rowing event at Beijing 2008.
Jefferson da Conceicao Goncalves
Football 5-a-side
Brazil’s Jefferson da Conceicao Goncalves was one of the star players as his country claimed a gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Games.