1. Daniel Michel represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
18 Facts About Daniel Michel
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Daniel Michel won the bronze medal in the Mixed B3 at the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Daniel Michel won two gold medals at the 2022 World Championships.
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Daniel Michel's mother is of Dutch origin, having been born in The Netherlands and immigrating to Australia in the early 1990s, whilst his father is Australian.
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Daniel Michel was born with spinal muscular atrophy which means he has minimal movement and strength throughout his body.
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Daniel Michel was introduced to boccia as a 15 year old through a Muscular Dystrophy NSW camp.
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Daniel Michel came third in his first junior titles and this gave him the encouragement to increase his training.
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Daniel Michel was then selected in an Australian Paralympic Committee Paralympic Preparation Program for the Rio Games.
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Daniel Michel finished sixth at the 2016 Boccia Individual World Championships.
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Daniel Michel was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, becoming the first Australian player selected to compete at the Paralympics since 2000.
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At the Rio Games, Daniel Michel won his first pool match in the Mixed individual BC3 but lost his second and did not advance.
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Daniel Michel won the bronze medal in the Individual BC3 at the 2018 World Championships, Liverpool, England.
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Daniel Michel teamed with Spencer Cotie and Cal Simpson to win the silver medal in Mixed Pairs BC3.
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At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Daniel Michel won two of his three Pool Matches and qualified for the Quarterfinals.
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Daniel Michel teamed with Spencer Cotie and Jamieson Leeson in the Mixed Pairs BC3, where they won 2 and lost 2 matches but failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
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Daniel Michel won the two gold medals at the 2022 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro - Men's BC3 and Mixed Pairs BC3 with Jamieson Leeson.
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Daniel Michel competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris with his ramp assistant Ash Maddern.
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Daniel Michel won silver medal in the Men's BC3, Australia's best ever performance in boccia.