Marty Mayberry - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Feb 09, 1986 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia 38 years old

Paralympic alpine skier of Australia

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About Marty Mayberry

  • Marty Mayberry (born 9 February 1986) is a double leg amputee LW3 classified Paralympic alpine skier from Australia.
  • Mayberry lost both legs after contracting meningococcal disease when he was sixteen years old.
  • This experiences led him to study medicine, and he attended Griffith University and the University of Sydney where Mayberry pursued health science courses.
  • Beyond the classroom, he has written a paper on meningococcal disease, worked part-time on research about the disease, and talked about his experiences at a conference. Having started out as an able-bodied skier, Mayberry took up the disability sport.
  • He made his national team debut in 2005, and went on to represent Australia at the 2006 Winter Paralympics the following year, when he did not medal.
  • With the aid of a prosthesis, adjustments were made to his skiing legs, and he competed in several skiing competitions during 2007, 2008 and 2009.
  • He was selected for the Australian 2010 Winter Paralympics team at a ceremony in Canberra in November 2009.
  • Between then and the start of the Games, he participated in a few more competitions, including one where he picked up a gold medal, and participated in a national team training camp.
  • He was selected as Australia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony.
  • In competition, he earned a silver medal in the men's downhill standing event, finished 24th in the Super-G, was disqualified from the slalom, and failed to finish in the giant slalom.
  • Following the games, he retired from skiing.

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