Mike Nugent

Michael Alwyn Nugent (28 August 1946 – 6 May 2024) was an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair manufacturer, who won six medals at four Paralympics.

Background Nugent was paralysed in a motorbike accident and first became involved in wheelchair sport at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane in 1963 at the age of 17. He began in wheelchair basketball and field events at Kingshome Rehabilitation Centre and became interested in canoeing due to physiotherapist Vernon Hill.

He died on 6 May 2024, at the age of 77.

Competitive career Nugent competed at his first National Games in Perth in 1968, and was a regular part of the Queensland team for the games in the 1970s and 1980s. His world record-breaking 200 m performance at the 1980 games was recognised as the best international performance by an Australian wheelchair athlete in that year. 2009 -Queensland Sport Hall of Fame Athlete Member