Meet Madison de Rozario

T4L Kids recently met with gold medal winning wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario. We chatted with Madi about how she approaches the track, how her training and tech powers her racing, and her big plans for 2023.

About Madi

At just 29, Madi is already a legend in Australian sports, having won Paralympic gold in Tokyo in 2021, Commonwealth gold in Birmingham in 2022 and smashing World Championships in wheelchair racing and wheelchair marathons over the years. Madi is from Perth and began racing when she was 12.

Did you know?

 Madi was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to sport in 2022

 Madi was named Athlete of the Year in the Women’s Health Australian Women in Sport Awards in 2022

 Madi’s coach is champion wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage

 Mattel created a Madi ‘Shero’ Barbie!

Madi works in tandem with the high-powered technology of her race chair to reach her top speeds and keep her endurance powered up for longer periods of time on the track and on the road.

Her approach to racing is simple – it’s to be the best she can be. For Madi, her competitors melt away at the start of a race.