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Kurt Fearnley Australia |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd March 1981 |
| JOB | Student, Bachelor Human Movement & Education |
| HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED | Started competing in wheelchair races while at school in Carcoar (Western NSW). After completing HSC in 1998, moved to Sydney to train more intensely and study a Bachelor of Human Movement |
| MAJOR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS | Paralympics: '00 - 4x100m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m semi, 1500m 4th, Marathon 21st Oz Day 10km: '99 - 1st, '03 3rd Sydney Marathon:'00 - 1st IPC World Championships: '02 400m - 7th, 800m - 7th, RECORD(S): Australian Records: 400m & 800m (T54) |
| COACH | Andrew Dawes |
| HOBBIES | music, Rugby League, indoor rock climbing, training and competing. In 2001, Kurt achieved another goal when he did a tandem parachute jump |