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Rio 2016: Dylan Alcott – Wheelchair tennis

Elite athlete Dylan Alcott OAM has had spectacular success, winning gold medals for both wheelchair tennis and basketball.

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Beijing 2008: Kurt Fearnley – wheelchair racing

Kurt Fearnley AO is one of Australia’s most recognised and successful athletes.

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Tokyo 2020: Dan Michel – Boccia

Dan Michel is an up-and-coming Australian boccia champion. He is competing in his second Paralympics at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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Sydney 2000: Changing Community Attitudes

There is a palpable sense of excitement in ABC newsreader Angela Pearman’s opening remarks on the success of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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London 2012: Matt Cowdrey, Maddison Elliott – Paralympic swimming

Swimmer Matt Cowdrey OAM holds the record for the most medals won by an Australian Paralympic athlete with 23 medals in total, 13 of them gold.

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Rio 2016: Ahmed Kelly – Paralympic swimming

Elite swimmer Ahmed Kelly, whose nickname is 'liquid nails', is representing Australia at his third Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Sydney 2000: Louise Sauvage, Siobhan Paton and wheelchair rugby

This round-up of the final day of the Sydney 2000 Paralympics from New 10 Perth News, broadcast on 29 October 2000, highlights two of the 'golden girls' of the outstanding 2000 Paralympic team.

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Beijing 2008: Tahlia Rotumah – Paralympic sprinter

Tahlia Rotumah is a Minyanbal woman from Tweed Heads in NSW.

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London 2012: Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon – Paralympic sailing

Today host Karl Stefanovic introduces this profile on the Paralympic sailing dream team of Liesl Tesch AM MP and Daniel Fitzgibbon OAM, after a mention of Matt Cowdre

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Lillehammer 1994: Michael Milton – Paralympic skiing

Skiing champion Michael Milton OAM is Australia’s most successful Winter Paralympic medallist with 11 medals in total, 6 of them gold.