AIS Athletes at the Beijing Paralympic Games

The following list includes AIS athletes officially named by the Australian Paralympic Committee for inclusion in the Australian Team for 2008 Paralympic Games 

Updated - 29 July 2008

Current and former Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholarship holders are noted with an AIS next to their name

  • Total no of athletes =  170
  • Total no of AIS athletes (Current and Former) =  43

Archery

No team

Athletics

Total= 52  AIS=15

Women

  • Angela Ballard -  Former AIS/NSWIS - T53 
  • Carlee Beattie - QAS - T46 & F46
  • Jennifer Bryce - ACTAS - F57
  • Gemma Buchholz - QAS - T52
  • Kelly Cartwright - T42
  • Christie Dawes - NSWIS - T54
  • Madison De Rozario - T54
  • Louise Ellery - ACTAS - F32
  • Amanda Fraser - AIS  - F37
  • Jessica Gallagher - T13 & F13
  • Courtney Harbeck - QAS - T13
  • Madeliene Hogan - F46
  • Kirrilee McPherson - SASI - T38
  • Elizabeth McIntosh - VIS - T37
  • Kirrilee McPherson - SASI
  • Brydee Moore -VIS - F33
  • Jemima Moore - T54
  • Kathryn Parrish - T38
  • Katherine Proudfoot - NSWIS - T36 & F36
  • Tahlia Rotumah - T37
  • Charlotte Saville - T37 & F37
  • Julie Smith - QAS - T46
  • Noni Thompson - F36
  • Jodi Willis-Roberts - Former AIS/VIS - T38
  • Christine Wolf  - AIS - T42 & F42

 Men

  • Damien Bowen - F34
  • Mathew Cameron - QAS - T54
  • Aaron Chatman - AIS - T46 & F46
  • Richard Colman - VIS - T54
  • Roy Daniell - ACTAS / Former AIS - T12
  • Rodney Farr - SASI - F52
  • Kurt Fearnley - NSWIS - T54
  • Heath Francis - AIS  - T46
  • Gerrard Gosens - QAS - T11
  • Greg Hibberb - ACTAS - F34
  • Hamish MacDonald - AIS - F34
  • Wade McMahon - AIS - F37
  • Christopher Mullins - VIS
  • Richard Nicholson -  Former AIS/ ACTAS  - T54
  • Evan O'Hanlon - AIS - T38
  • Paul Raison - QAS - F44
  • Michael Roeger -SASI  - T46
  • Brad Scott - AIS - T37
  • Russell Short - Fornmer AIS/VIS - F12
  • Ian Speed - VIS - T12
  • Tim Sullivan - VIS - T38
  • Darren Thrupp - Former AIS /QAS - T37 & F37
  • Stephen Wilson - Former AIS / QAS - T44
  • Dennis Fitzgerald (Guide runner)
  • Christopher Tagg (Guide runner)
  • Zac Ashkanasy (Guide runner)
  • Bruce Jones (Guide runner)
  • Julien Wicks (Guide runner)

Boccia

No team

Cycling 

 

Total = 19  AIS = 2

Women

  • Jane Armstrong - ACTAS
  • Lindy Hou - NSWIS
  • Toireasa Gallagher (Pilot) - NSWIS
  • Felicity Johnson - SASI
  • Claire McLean - WAIS
  • Katie Parker (Pilot) - SASI
  • Melissa Leckie - SASI
  • Jayme Paris - NSWIS

 
Men

  • Gregory Ball - QAS
  • Benjamin Demery - NSWIS
  • Steven George (Pilot)
  • Shaun Hopkins(Pilot0  - NSWIS
  • Michael Gallagher - VIS
  • Tyson Lawrence (Pilot)
  • Mark Le Flohic - WAIS
  • Bryce Lindores
  • Michael Milton – Former AIS/ACTAS
  • Kieran Modra – Former AIS / SASI
  • Chris Scott - QAS

Equestrian

Total = 5

Women

  • Grace Bowman - SASI
  • Georgina Bruce
  • Nicole Kullen
  • Sharon Jarvis -WAIS
  • Jan Pike - NSWIS

Football 5-a-side

No team

Football 7-a-side

No team

Goalball

No team

Judo

Total = 1 AIS = 1

Men

  • Anthony Clarke - Former AIS/SASI

Powerlifting

Total = 3

Women

  • Deahnne McIntyre - ACTAS

Men

  • Abebe Fekadu - QAS
  • Darren Gardiner - WAIS

 

Rowing

Total = 3

Women

  • Katherine Ross - VIS

Men

  • John McLean
  • Dominic Moneypenny

Sailing

 Total = 6

  • Russell Boaden - Sonar
  • Rachel Cox - SKUD
  • Aaron Hill - VIS - 2.4mR
  • Daniel Fitzgibbon - SKUD
  • Colin Harrison - WAIS - Sonar
  • Graeme Martin - Sonar

Shooting

Total = 4 AIS = 1

Women

  • Elizabeth Kosmala

Men

  • Ashley Adams - Former AIS/QAS
  • Sebastian Hume - VIS
  • Jason Maroney - VIS

Swimming

 Total = 35 AIS = 24

  • Ellie Cole – AIS/VIS
  • Amanda Drennan - Former AIS
  • Jacqui Freney – AIS/NSWIS
  • Samantha Gandolfo - VIS
  • Marayke Jonkers - Former AIS
  • Katrina Lewis - Former AIS / ACTAS
  • Sian Lucas
  • Hannah Macdougall - AIS / VIS
  • Tarryn McGaw – AIS/VIS
  • Rhiannon Oliver - QAS
  • Esther Overton - VIS
  • Katrina Porter - AIS/WAIS
  • Shelley Rogers – Former AIS/SASI
  • Sarah Rose – AIS/NSWIS
  • Teigan Van Roosmalen
  • Prue Watt - AIS / VIS
  • Annabelle Williams – Former AIS/QAS

Men
     

  • Michael Anderson – AIS/QAS
  • Ben Austin – AIS/NSWIS
  • Daniel Bell - Former AIS 
  • Sam Bramham - AIS/VIS
  • Blake  Cochrane 
  • Matt Cowdrey  - AIS
  • Jay Dohnt  - AIS
  • Alex Hadley - VIS
  • Brenden Hall
  • Peter Leek – AIS/NSWIS
  • Matt Levy  - Former AIS / NSWIS
  • Jeremy McClure - WAIS
  • Ricardo Moffatti  - Former AIS / QAS
  • Steve Osborne
  • Andrew  Pasterfield
  • Rick  Pendleton  - AIS/NSWIS
  • Jeremy Tidy - Former AIS / WAIS

Table Tennis

Total = 3

Women

  • Sarah Lazzaro - VIS
  • Rebecca Julian - VIS
  • Catherine Morrow

Volleyball (Sitting)

No team

Wheelchair Basketball

Total = 24

Women

  • Claire Burzynski
  • Shelley Chaplin
  • Cobi Crispin
  • Melanie Domaschenz - VIS
  • Kylie Gauci - NSWIS
  • Melanie Hall - NTIS
  • Katie Hill - NSWIS
  • Bridie Kean
  • Tina McKenzie - NSWIS
  • Kathleen O’Kelly- Kennedy - VIS
  • Sarah Stewart - NSWIS
  • Liesl Tesch - NSWIS


Men

  • Dylan Alcott - VIS
  • Brendan Dowler - NSWIS
  • Justin Eveson - WAIS
  • Michael Hartnett
  • Adrian King - QAS
  • Tristen Knowles - NSWIS
  • Grant Mizens - NSWIS
  • Brad Ness - WAIS
  • Shaun Norris - WAIS
  • Troy Sachs - NSWIS
  • Tige Simmons - QAS
  • Brett Stibners - NSWIS

Wheelchair Fencing

No team

Wheelchair Rugby

Total - 11

Men

  • Bryce Alman - VIS
  • Ryley Batt - NSWIS
  • Grant Boxall
  • Shane Brand
  • Cameron Carr -QAS
  • Naz Erdem -VIS
  • George Hucks - SASI
  • Steve Porter - SASI
  • Ryan Scott -SASI
  • Greg Smith
  • Scott Vitale

 

 Wheelchair Tennis

 

Total = 3

 

Women

  • Daniela Di Toro

Men

  • Michael Dobbie - VIS 
  • Ben Weekes - NSWIS
     

 

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