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Esther Vergeer

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Sport: Wheelchair Tennis, Country: Netherlands, Notable achievements: Held the number one ranking for 668 weeks, multiple Paralympic gold medals, unbeaten in singles matches for 10 years.

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Lucas Sithole

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Sport: Wheelchair Tennis, Country: South Africa, Notable achievements: First African to win a US Open Grand Slam title, has achieved a career high ranking of World No. 2.

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Natalie du Toit

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Sport: Paralympic Swimming, Country: South Africa, Notable achievements: Multi-gold medalist in Paralympics, competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games champion.

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Tatyana McFadden

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Sport: Paralympic Athletics (Wheelchair Racing), Country: USA, Notable achievements: Multiple Paralympic gold medals across various distances, IPC World Championships golds, completed the Grand Slam of marathons.

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Daniel Dias

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Sport: Paralympic Swimming, Country: Brazil, Notable achievements: Most decorated male swimmer in Paralympic history with over 20 medals, numerous World Championships titles.

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David Weir

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Sport: Paralympic Athletics (Wheelchair Racing), Country: United Kingdom, Notable achievements: Multiple golds at Paralympics, six-time winner of the London Marathon, dubbed 'The Weirwolf' for his fierce competitiveness.

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Matt Stutzman

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Sport: Paralympic Archery, Country: USA, Notable achievements: Silver medal in the 2012 Paralympics, holds the Guinness World Record for the longest accurate archery shot.

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Marie-Amélie Le Fur

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Sport: Paralympic Athletics (Long Jump, Sprinting), Country: France, Notable achievements: Gold medals in 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, World record holder, multiple World Championship wins.

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Sarah Storey

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Sport: Paralympic Cycling and former Swimming, Country: United Kingdom, Notable achievements: Britain's most successful female Paralympian with numerous gold medals in both cycling and swimming, World Records in both sports.

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Jonnie Peacock

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Sport: Paralympic Athletics (Sprinting), Country: United Kingdom, Notable achievements: Gold medals in the 100m T44 at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, World Champion, European Champion.

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Ryley Batt

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Sport: Wheelchair Rugby, Country: Australia, Notable achievements: Gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, multiple World Championship titles.

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Jessica Long

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Sport: Paralympic Swimming, Country: USA, Notable achievements: One of the most successful Paralympic swimmers with multiple gold medals across four Paralympics.

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Jody Cundy

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Sport: Paralympic Cycling, Country: United Kingdom, Notable achievements: Gold medals in both swimming and cycling across multiple Paralympics, World Champion in both sports as well.

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Beatrice Vio

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Sport: Wheelchair Fencing, Country: Italy, Notable achievements: Gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, European Championships golds, World Champion.

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Chantal Petitclerc

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Sport: Paralympic Athletics (Wheelchair Racing), Country: Canada, Notable achievements: Gold medals in five different Paralympic Games, multiple World Champion titles, once held world records in the 200m to 1500m T54 events.

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