Ness Murby

Ness Ashby Murby (born 4 October 1985) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw and javelin throw.[1][2][3][4]

Ness Murby
Personal information
Full nameNess Ashby Murby
Born (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityHyperferritinemia
Disability classF11
Event(s)
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2015 DohaWomen's javelin throw F11
2017 LondonWomen's javelin throw F11
Parapan American Games
2015 TorontoWomen's javelin throw F11
2015 TorontoWomen's discus throw F11

Career

Murby has competed in goalball, powerlifting and para-athletics, and has represented Australia, Japan and Canada.[5] They compete 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, they 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] Murby participated in the second season of the AMI documentary series Mind Set Go in 2019.[7] In November 2020, they came out as genderqueer and transmasculine.[5] They have qualified to compete in women's discus throw at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, meaning they could become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics or the Paralympics after coming out.[5][8][9]

Personal life

Murby was born on 4 October 1985 in Melbourne, Australia.[10] They were born with limited eyesight, which deteriorated while they were a teenager, and are now blind.[7][8] Murby lives in Vancouver with their wife Eva Fejes, who met Murby in Japan.[8] Murby uses he/him and they/them pronouns.[5]

References
  1. Murby, Ness [@nessmurby] (9 November 2020). "I am. Ness Ashby Murby [...]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Ness Murby - IPC Athlete Bio". Infostrada Sports. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Our Team - Ness Murby". Athletics Canada. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. "The Power and the Story". Kingston Life. Vol. 13 no. 8, November/December 2011. 1 November 2011. ISSN 1488-5239. OCLC 1082716265.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "Murby". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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