Daphne Hilton (Ceeney) — the girl who dominated the Paralympics
Leave a reviewA terrible horse-riding accident left teenager Daphne Ceeney paraplegic. Doctors told her there was nothing they could do and sent her home with no hope of a normal, happy life. But when Daphne she moved to a rehabilitation centre, her life changed.
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Episode One: INTRODUCING — Fierce Girls
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A terrible horse-riding accident left teenager Daphne Ceeney paraplegic. Doctors told her there was nothing they could do and sent her home with no hope of a normal, happy life. But when Daphne she moved to a rehabilitation centre, her life changed.
At the centre, Daphne discovered sport. She trained and practised, practised and trained and was so good she became the first Australian woman to go to the Paralympics. She was the only woman in the team and she brought home a haul of medals from a heap of different sports.
Narrated by Paralympic Medallist, and the first and only Australian athlete to win both summer and winter Paralympic medals, Jessica Gallagher
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