Maria Strong (athlete)

Maria Strong (born 11 March 1971) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. They won a bronze medal in Women's shot put F33 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal in the Women’s 100m T72 frame running and a silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F33 events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.^[1][2]

Maria Strong

Personal information
Nickname	Maz
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 54)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Club	Athletics Essendon
Coached by	John Eden
Medal record Para-athletics Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's shot put F33 World Para Athletics Championships 2023 Paris Women’s 100m T72 2023 Paris Women’s Shot Put F33

They have been selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics in Women's Shot put F33, where they finished 8th.^[3]

Strong is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.^[4]