Paul Nunnari

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Paul Nunnari
141100 - Athletics wheelchair racing Paul Nunnari Australian flag - 3b - 2000 Sydney race photo.jpg
An elated Nunnari holds up the Australian flag at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born6 February 1973
Auburn, New South Wales
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Men's 4x100m Relay T54
Action shot of Nunnari during the 800 m heat at the 2000 Summer Paralympics 231000 - Athletics wheelchair racing 800m heat Paul Nunnari action 2 - 3b - 2000 Sydney race photo.jpg
Action shot of Nunnari during the 800 m heat at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

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.

In 2022, he awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) for outstanding public service to New South Wales, particularly in the field of access and inclusion. [6]

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