Paul Nunnari
 An elated Nunnari holds up the Australian flag at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1973 Auburn, New South Wales | |||||||||||
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Paul Nunnari (born 6 February 1973 in Auburn, New South Wales) is a Paralympic athletics competitor from New South Wales, Australia. He was hit by a car at the age of 11[1] and is a wheelchair user. He has competed in wheelchair athletics events in three Paralympic Games - 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the men's 4 × 100 m relay T54 event.[2] In 1993-1994, he was an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder.
He has been a strong advocate for disability services and sport. In 2006, he raised the issue of Virgin Airlines making carers pay for accompanying wheelchair passengers.[3] He established the Bob Jane T-Mart Paul Nunnari Wheelchair Push to raise awareness of cancer.[4] He is community development officer with Macarthur Disability Services.[1]
In 2010, he unsuccessfully stood in the Australian Labor Party preselection for the Federal Seat of Macarthur.[5]
In 2013, he auditioned for Australia's Got Talent and got through.
References
- ^ a b "Plenty of Smiles on Faces of Macarthur". ARL Development Officer Campbelltown, 19 June 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Australian Honour Roll". Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010. Australian Paralympic Committee: 10. 2010.
- ^ Metherell, Mark (30 May 2006). "Airline to wheelchair users: pay a carer". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Pleffer, Alexandra (14 September 2011). "Push is on to involve students in cause". Macarthur Advertiser. Retrieved 1 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bleasdale endorsed as Labor candidate for Macarthur". Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
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