A Little About Madison

Madison de Rozario - Paralypian

Talented and individual, 16 year old Madison hails from Perth in Western Australia. While targeting the London Paralympics for 2012, she was surprised when her goal was short-circuited with her inclusion in the Beijing Games in 2008.

“I’m not going to complain,” she said with a laugh. Instead Madison put a great deal into her training and was very competitive in that September, helping the Australian women bring home silver in the 4 x 100m relay.

A victim of Transverse Myelitis, Madison was a paraplegic at the age of four. Not staying down for long, her zest kept her involved in everything. She tried her hand at tennis, basketball, swimming, archery – she liked it, but it did not spark anything special inside of her.

It wasn’t until she took up wheelchair racing in October 2006 did she find something she really wanted to put her mind to. And so she did.

Her improvement has been staggering, culminating in her being named WA’s Rookie of The Year in 2007. “I remember my first 100 metre race when I was beaten by a lap,” she jokes.

Madison is incredibly dedicated, hard working and goal driven. There is no doubt her sporting future is bright and we’ll be seeing more of this energetic young lady.

Madi’s Current Records

100 m

· Australian Open

· Oceania

· Australian Under 20

· Australian Under 18

· Australian U20 T54

· Australian U18 T54

· Australian U16 T54

· Underage World Record

200 m

· Australian Open

· Oceania

· Australian Under 20

· Australian Under 18

· Australian U18 T54

· Australian U16 T54

400 m

· Australian Open

· Oceania

· Australian Under 20

· Australian Under 18

· Australian U18 T54

· Australian U16 T54

· Underage World record

800 m

· Australian Under 20

· Australian Under 18

· Underage World record

1500 m

· Australian Under 20

· Australian Under 18

· Australian Under 16

5000 m

· Australian Under 18

· Australian Under 16

10000 m (Road)

Australian Under 20