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Kurt Fearnley Kurt Fearnley i(8223058 works by)
Born: Established: 1981 Carcoar, Blayney area, Blayney - Cowra - Grenfell area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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Paralympian Kurt Fearnley was raised in Carcoar, Central west region of New South Wales. As teenager he turned his attention to wheelchair sports, and quickly became a world beater in the Paralympics in Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing(20008). His other achievements were in 2009 when 'he crawled the Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track, and was a member of the 2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning crew aboard Investec Loyal.' (Source: kurtfearnley.com)

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2019 winner Australian of the Year — NSW Australian of the Year
2018 recipient Order of Australia — Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

For distinguished service to people with a disability, as a supporter of, and fundraiser for, Indigenous athletics and charitable organisations, and as a Paralympic athlete
2009 winner Young Australian of the Year — NSW Young Australian of the Year
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