Nathan Jason (born 10 July 2002) is an Australian visually impaired para athlete who competes in T12 sprint events.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cone dystrophy | ||||||||||||||
| T12 | |||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Sunshine Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vincent Jason | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJason began his career in para swimming, before transitioning to para-athletics.[1] He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the universal 4 × 100 metres relay.[2][3] He also competed in the 100 metres T12 event and finished in fourth place with a time of 11.11 seconds, finishing 0.07 seconds behind bronze medalist Kesley Teodoro.[4]
Personal life
editJason was born with Cone dystrophy. His older brother, Braedan, also has the same condition, and is a para swimmer for Australia.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 "Nathan Jason". athletics.com. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "New Delhi 2025: Day eight medallists". paralympic.org. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "McIntosh's close call headlines penultimate day in New Delhi". athletics.com. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Podium eludes rising Australians on day two of World Para Athletics Championships". athletics.com. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ Homfray, Reece (2 July 2018). "Visually impaired brothers Braedan and Nathan Jason qualify for Pan Pacs as eldest helps realise a dream". The Advertiser. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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