Difference between revisions of "Ness Murby"
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Transgender track & field competitor competing in the F11 category that includes athletes who “have a very low visual acuity and/or no light perception.” Competed nationally and internationally for three different countries — Australia, Japan and Canada — in three different sports — goalball (2005, 2007), powerlifting and Para athletics. Finished sixth in the discus throw F11 at the 2016 Paralympics. Won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in javelin, and a bronze in 2017. Mental health practitioner. | Transgender track & field competitor competing in the F11 category that includes athletes who “have a very low visual acuity and/or no light perception.” Competed nationally and internationally for three different countries — Australia, Japan and Canada — in three different sports — goalball (2005, 2007), powerlifting and Para athletics. Finished sixth in the discus throw F11 at the 2016 Paralympics. Won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in javelin, and a bronze in 2017. Mental health practitioner. | ||
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| + | * [[Disability and the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 15 December 2020
Country
Canada, Australia
Birth - Death
1985 -
Occupation
Sports
Description
Transgender track & field competitor competing in the F11 category that includes athletes who “have a very low visual acuity and/or no light perception.” Competed nationally and internationally for three different countries — Australia, Japan and Canada — in three different sports — goalball (2005, 2007), powerlifting and Para athletics. Finished sixth in the discus throw F11 at the 2016 Paralympics. Won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in javelin, and a bronze in 2017. Mental health practitioner.
