Jeff Wiseman

Jeff Wiseman (born 26 January 1950) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who has competed at two Paralympics and is a wheelchair mechanic. He has played a significant role in the development of wheelchair sport in New South Wales.

Jeff Wiseman

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1950-01-26) 26 January 1950 (age 75)

Wiseman was born on Australia Day 26 January 1950.^[1] Wiseman competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville in five events with fourth place in the athletics slalom his best result.^[2] At the 1988 Seoul Games, he competed in four events with seventh in the marathon his best place.^[2] He was captain of the Australian team that competed at the 1982 FESPIC Games in Hong Kong.^[3]

Wiseman, with Peter Trotter, was responsible for establishing the Oz Day 10K Wheelchair Road Race in Sydney.^[4] Wiseman has competed in the City2Surf^[5] and City-Bay^[6] community road races. Wiseman's contribution has been recognised through being a Life Member of Wheelchair Sports NSW^[1] and Manly Pathway of Olympians.^[7] Wiseman lives in Sydney's Northern Beaches where he operates a wheelchair maintenance business.^[8]