ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES
Para athletes play a major role in the governance and management of the Paralympic Movement.
Here you can find the athlete representative for every Paralympic sport, Regional Organisation and IPC Standing Committee.
Interested in becoming an athlete representative, or having your organisation develop athlete representatives? The IPC Athletes' Council have provided a helpful tool below:
- Athletes’ Council Athlete Representative Guidelines
- Conseil des athlètes Directives des représentants des athlètes
- Consejo de Atletas Directrices del Representante de Atletas
- Guide to creating and establishing an effective Athletes' Council (English only)
International Federation Athlete Representatives
SPORT | INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION | ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE |
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Para alpine skiing | World Para Alpine Skiing (WPAS) | Adam Hall - kiwiskiracer@gmail.com |
Para archery | World Archery (WA) | Eric Bennet - ericbennett.az@gmail.com |
Para athletics | World Para Athletics (WPA) | Stephen Miller MBE - stephen@smilethroughsport.com |
Para badminton | Badminton World Federation (BWF) | Richard Perot - perot.richardbad@gmail.com |
Para biathlon | World Para Nordic Skiing (WPNS) | Mark Arendz - markushook@hotmail.com |
Boccia | Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) | Kwan Hang Wong - wkhmax@outlook.com |
Para canoe | International Canoe Federation (ICF) | Amanda Jennings - ratbag1118@gmail.com |
Para cross-country skiing | World Para Nordic Skiing (WPNS) | Mark Arendz - markushook@hotmail.com |
Para cycling | Union Cycliste International (UCI) | Colin Lynch - colinlynch@gmail.com Denise Schindler - denise.schindler1@gmail.com |
Para equestrian | Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) | Dr. Angelika Trabert - caillean82@gmx.de |
Football 5-a-side | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) | Gael Riviere - gaelriviere@hotmail.fr |
Goalball | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) | Ana Carolina Duarte - duarteanacarolina@outlook.com |
Para ice hockey | World Para Ice Hockey (WPIH) | Andrea Macri - andrea_mc91@hotmail.com |
Para judo | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) | Nicolina Pernheim - nicolina.pernheim@gmail.com |
Para powerlifting | World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) | Sherif Osman - shampionofworld@yahoo.com |
Para rowing | World Rowing Federation (FISA) | Moran Samuel - moran.sam.5@gmail.com |
Shooting Para sport | World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) | Aki Taguchi - asian-hope@sakai.zaq.ne.jp |
Sitting volleyball | World ParaVolley (WPV) | Jose Rebelo - athletes@worldparavolley.org |
Para snowboard | World Para Snowboard (WPS) | Keith Gabel - nubtacular@gmail.com |
Para swimming | World Para Swimming (WPS) | David Smetanine - david.smetanine@wanadoo.fr |
Para table tennis | International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) | Alena Kanova - alena.kanova@azet.sk |
Para taekwondo | World Taekwondo (WT) | Lisa Standeven - standevenlisa@gmail.com |
Para triathlon | International Triathlon Union (ITU) | Jonathan Goerlach - jono0711@hotmail.com Sally Pilbeam - spilbeam@bigpond.com Yannick Bourseaux - yannickbourseaux@yahoo.fr |
Wheelchair basketball | International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) | Erica Gavel - erica.gavel@ontariotechu.ca |
Wheelchair curling | World Curling Federation (WCF) | Patrick MacDonald - athlete.commission@worldcurling.org |
Wheelchair fencing | International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) | Chui Ye (Alison) Yu - yuchuiye@hotmail.com |
Wheelchair rugby | International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) | Jens Sauerbier - jenssauerbier@googlemail.com |
Wheelchair tennis | International Tennis Federation (ITF) | Lucy Shuker - lucyshuker@hotmail.com |
Regional Organisations Athlete Representatives
REGION | NAME | E MAIL |
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African Paralympic Committee | No representative | |
Americas Paralympic Committee | Ileana Rodriguez | ileana.rodriguez@paralympic.org |
Asian Paralympic Committee | Jeongmin Lee | jeongmin.lee@asianparalympic.org |
European Paralympic Committee | No representative | |
Oceania Paralympic Committee | Georges Langa | georges.langa@anz.com |