Curtis McGrath

Curtis McGrath
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Full nameCurtis Wain McGrath
NationalityAustralian
Born (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36)
New Zealand
Sport
SportParacanoe
Disability classKL2
VL3
Medal record
Men's paracanoe
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro KL2
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo KL2
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo VL3
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris KL2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow V-1 TA
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan VL2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Duisburg KL2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Duisburg VL2
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice KL2
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice VL2
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho KL2
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho VL3
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged KL2
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged VL3
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg KL2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged KL2
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan KL2
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Duisburg VL3
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Szeged VL3

Curtis Wain McGrath, OAM (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian paracanoeist and former soldier. He took up canoeing competitively after both of his legs were amputated as a result of a mine blast while serving with the Australian Army in Afghanistan. McGrath won consecutive gold medals in the Men's KL2 at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics,[1][2] and has won ten gold medals and a silver at ICF Paracanoe World Championships between 2014 and 2019.

  1. ^ "World Champions headline first Australian Paralympic Canoe Team". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).