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an the 2000 summer paralympics elated nunnari holds up the australian flag at auburn , new south wales 6 february 1973 141100 - 3b - 2000 sydney race photo.jpg - athletics wheelchair racing paul nunnari australian flag paul nunnari

paul nunnari

paul nunnari -lrb- born 6 february 1973 in auburn , new south wales -rrb- is a paralympic athletics competitor from new south wales , australia .
he was hit by a car at the age of 11 and is a wheelchair user .
he has competed in wheelchair athletics events in three paralympic games - 1996 atlanta , 2000 sydney and 2004 athens .
he won a silver medal at the 2000 sydney games in the men 's 4x100m relay t54 event .
in 1993-1994 , he was an australian institute of sport athlete with a disability scholarship holder .
he has been a strong advocate for disability services and sport .
in 2006 , he raised the issue of virgin airlines making carers pay for accompanying wheelchair passengers .
he established the bob jane t-mart paul nunnari wheelchair push to raise awareness of cancer .
he is community development officer with macarthur disability services .
in 2010 , he unsuccessfully stood in the australian labor party preselection for the federal seat of macarthur .
in 2013 , he auditioned for australia 's got talent and got through .
