Ness Murby

Ness Murby

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.

See Also

• Disability and the LGBTQ Community
• LGBTQ Track & Field
• Mental Health Advocates from the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/ness-murby
• https://www.paralympic.org/ness-murby
• https://torontoguardian.com/2019/02/mind-set-go-paralympian-ness-murby/
• https://www.outsports.com/2020/11/9/21555550/ness-murby-trans-come-out-paralympic-canada-track-athletics-discus

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