A three-time silver Paralympic medalist and two-time gold Commonwealth Gold medalist, the Sydney Olympic Park resident broke the Paralympic record to win gold in the 800m T53 and was only 0.46s shy of her world record time.
Showing her dominance over China’s Zhou Hongzhuan (silver) and Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner (bronze) by manoeuvring to the front in the back straight of the second lap, Madison held that lead to the finish line.
“For so long I’ve seen myself as only a silver medallist,” she said.
“Our sport revolves around the Paralympic Games.
“Your life as an athlete is all about that four-year cycle – you cannot escape it. Every decision is made towards getting a result here.”
