Regardless of being diagnosed with hemiplegia as young child, Jonty O’Callaghan began skiing. From there, he quickly gained an affinity for racing, taking up Para Alpine skiing as a full-time athlete at age 16.

Since then he has had a roller coaster journey full of highs and lows, from breakthrough performances to epic crashes. Jonty’s career highlight to date is qualifying and competing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang and he is determined to again represent his country at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.

Outside of skiing Jonty has completed a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in history) at the University of Melbourne and will soon be undertaking further study in Business. Jonty is very passionate about all things sport and has a keen interest in world affairs.