Jeremy McGrath (rower)
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Jeremy McGrath (born 21 April 1994) is an Australian Paralympic rower. He represented Australia at the
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Personal

McGrath was born on 21 April 1994. He was born without a fibula and with a slightly shortened tibia in his right leg. In 2009, at aged 15, he underwent elective surgery to have his leg removed below the knee due to difficulties in using prosthesis. His mother decided to let him make the decision to amputate his leg. Before the amputation he played soccer. In 2016, he is studying
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at the
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Career

During the
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, he decided to pursue rowing. In December 2012, he joined the
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and in 2013 attended an
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Paralympic Talent Search session. In May 2013, he started to row with Barbara Ramjan at Balmain Rowing Club, which had a strong
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program. His first competition was in June 2013 at JB Sharp winter series of regattas. At the 2014 Australian Championships, he won gold in the LTA M1 x, LTA 2 x and LTA 4 +. He made his
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debut with Kathleen Murdoch, a vision impaired rower at the
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in
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, Netherlands. They won the silver medal in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull (LTAMix2x). They were coached by Lindsay Callaghan. He combined with Brock Ingram, Davinia Lefroy, Kathleen Murdoch and coxswain Jo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four (LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016. At the
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, McGrath was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final. He is currently a member of the Balmain Rowing Club.


Recognition

* Rowing NSW Novice of the Year, 2014


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Jeremy 1994 births Living people Australian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia Paralympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen