1. Carlee Beattie
Born with a left arm limb deficiency, Carlee Beattie first started competing in athletics in 2007. After only a year after starting her athletic passion, Beattie represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic games. With no success in Beijing but a great learning experience, Beattie returned home to break her own world record in the F46 long jump at the 2011 Sydney Track Classic, jumping an awesome effort of 6.01m – 8cm further than her previous record. A record holder heading into the London games, Beattie went on to win a silver medal at the London Paralympic games in 2012. Beattie is entering the Rio games with confidence, hoping to set a new world record of a 6.30m jump.
2. Tiffany Thomas-Kane
At the age of 14 years old, Tiffany Thomas-Kane is representing her country in swimming. Not sure what you were doing at 14. Thomas-Kane’s short stature hasn’t held her back from achieving great success within the pool. At 13 years of age, Thomas-Kane burst onto the international swimming scene when she won gold, in a record time of one minute and 34.95 seconds in the S6 100m breaststroke at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. But she didn’t just go home with gold, Thomas-Kane won silver in the 50m butterfly as well as bronze in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle. Making her Paralympic debut, Thomas-Kane will be heading into Rio as the youngest athlete on the Australian Paralympic team.
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Top Comments
They are wonderful women, in fact the whole Aussie team, plus the other country's, are awesome.
Not only that they are grateful for what they have and for what they are doing.
Inspiring to watch
YAY - more awesome athletes!
I watched some events today - these Aussies are AMAZING!
GO AUSSIE!!!