Curtis McGrath crowned Gold Coast Parasport Star of the Year
Gold Coast Parasport Star of the Year
NOMINEES
Susan Seipel
CANOE
Canoe KL2, VL2 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Susan delivered a spectacular performance in the inaugural va’a discipline, securing a silver medal in the women’s VL2 200m event in a time of 1:01.481. In the women’s KL2 200m event, she finished in 7th position after crossing the line in 0:56.522.
Curtis McGrath
CANOE
Canoe KL2, VL2 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Curtis made history by becoming the first para-canoe athlete to win two gold medals at a Paralympic Games. He defended his KL2 Paralympic title, claiming the gold medal with a time of 0:41.426. In the 200m VL3 final, Curtis won another gold medal in the inaugural va’a discipline.
Thomas Gallagher
SWIMMING
S9 / S10 400m f/s 100m f/s. Making his Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020, Tom returned to Australia with a bronze medal, clocking a time of
4:03.91 in the men’s 400m freestyle S10. 4.
Madeleine McTernan
SWIMMING
S 14 100m Backstroke mixed 4×100 F/S relay. At the at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, she claimed a silver medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay S14 with teammates Ricky Betar, Benjamin Hance and Ruby Storm.
