About Roy Daniell
Born 1965. Roy Daniell is an Australian athletics competitor.
Roy Daniell (born 11 April 1965) is an Australian runner with a vision impairment, who has won two medals at three Paralympics.
Personal Daniell was born on 11 April 1965 in the Victorian town of Seymour and lives in Canberra. He has a genetic condition that causes peripheral vision. Everything in his direct line of sight is permanently blocked by a fuzzy test pattern. He began losing his sight at the age of ten and by the age of fifteen, he effectively could not read. He was originally a triathlete but switched to running after colliding with parked cars and swimming poorly. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's Marathon T13 event. He had an Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship from 2001 to 2002. At the 2004 Athens Games he won a silver medal in the men's marathon T13 event. He retired from competition after the 2008 games to spend more time with his family.
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Who is Roy Daniell?
Australian Paralympic athlete
When was Roy Daniell born?
Roy Daniell was born on 11 April 1965 in Seymour.
What is Roy Daniell's occupation?
Roy Daniell is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Roy Daniell?
Roy Daniell is Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roy Daniell. https://biography.guide/roy-daniell/
MLA: "Roy Daniell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/roy-daniell/.
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