Ness Ashby Murby (born 4 October 1985) is a Canadian Paralympian (PLY) who competes in Para-Athletics discus throw and javelin throw.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ness Ashby Murby |
| Born | 4 October 1985 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability | Hyperferritinemia |
| Disability class | F11 |
| Events | |
Career
editMurby has competed in goalball, powerlifting and para-athletics, and has represented Australia, Japan and Canada.[5] He competes in the F11 disability class.[5] Representing Canada, Murby won a silver medal in javelin throw and a bronze medal in discus throw at the 2015 Parapan American Games.[6] Competing in javelin throw, he won a silver medal at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, coming sixth in discus throw at the intervening 2016 Summer Paralympics[5] and at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[7] Murby participated in the second season of the AMI documentary series Mind Set Go in 2019.[8] In November 2020, he came out as genderqueer and transmasculine.[5][9]
In 2023, Murby was the subject of Ness Murby: Transcending, a six-part television documentary series on AMI-tv.[10]
Personal life
editMurby was born on 4 October 1985 in Melbourne, Australia.[7] He was born with limited eyesight, which deteriorated while he was a teenager, and is now blind.[8][11] Murby lives in Vancouver with his wife Eva Fejes, who met him in Japan.[11] Murby uses he/him pronouns.[12]
References
edit- ^ Murby, Ness [@nessmurby] (9 November 2020). "I am. Ness Ashby Murby [...]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ness Murby - IPC Athlete Bio". Infostrada Sports. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Our Team - Ness Murby". Athletics Canada. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "The Power and the Story". Kingston Life. Vol. 13, no. 8, November/December 2011. 1 November 2011. ISSN 1488-5239. OCLC 1082716265.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d Zeigler, Cyd (9 November 2020). "Paralympian Ness Murby comes out publicly as trans". Outsports. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Padgett, Donald (10 November 2020). "Paralympian Champion Ness Murby Comes Out as Trans". Out. ISSN 1062-7928. OCLC 1030856637. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Murby". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ a b Davidson, Sonya (1 February 2019). "Interview with Mind Set Go Paralympian Ness Murby". Toronto Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Factora, James (11 November 2020). "This Transmasculine, Genderqueer Athlete Could Be the First to Compete in the Paralympics". them. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Greg David, "AMI ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF NESS MURBY: TRANSCENDING, MARCH 8 ON AMI-TV". TV, eh?, February 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Heroux, Devin (18 November 2020). "For Ness Murby, coming out as a trans athlete is about helping others — all while making Paralympic history". CBC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Murby, Ness. "Ness Murby (he/him) (@NessMurby)". Twitter. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
External links
edit- Ness Murby at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Ness Murby at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ness Murby at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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