Canadian Paralympic athlete
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]
Career
Murby has competed in goalball , powerlifting and para-athletics , and has represented Australia, Japan and Canada.[ 5] F11 disability class .[ 5] 2015 Parapan American Games .[ 6] 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] 2019 World Para Athletics Championships .[ 7] AMI documentary series Mind Set Go in 2019 .[ 8] 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
Murby was born on 4 October 1985 in Melbourne , Australia .[ 7] [ 8] [ 11] Vancouver with his wife Eva Fejes, who met him in Japan.[ 11] [ 12]
References
^ 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 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 .
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