1. Cameron Rahles-Rahbula was born on 9 July 1983 and is a former Paralympic alpine skier from Australia.
17 Facts About Cameron Rahles-Rahbula
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula represented Australia in four Paralympics, stating with the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula did not compete in any events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi due to knee and ankle injuries sustained during the warm up for the downhill event of the Games but carried the Australian flag in the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2004 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Wildschonau, Austria, and a gold and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Jeongseon, Korea.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula was born in Camperdown, Victoria, on 9 July 1983.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer at the age of 12 and after unsuccessful chemotherapy had his left leg amputated above the knee at the age of 14.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula attended a weekend ski camp at Mount Buller organised by Challenge, a children's cancer support network two weeks after his amputation.
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In 2023, Rahles-Rahbula was accused of deliberately filming a Geelong Grammar student while she was topless and receiving treatment.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula defended himself by saying that his phone accidentally activated during the session and he never intended to record the video.
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At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Cameron Rahles-Rahbula won bronze medals in the men's slalom standing event and the men's super combined standing event.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula finished 4th in the downhill, 6th in the giant slalom and 5th in the super-G.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula was the Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
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At the 2004 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Wildschonau, Austria, Cameron Rahles-Rahbula won two gold medals in the super-G and downhill and silver medal in the slalom.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula competed in three events at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Sestriere, Italy, but did not win any medals.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula was not able to compete in any of his events.
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Cameron Rahles-Rahbula played an important role in supporting the Australian Team during the Games, and announced that he was retiring.