Jason Maroney (born 19 March 1967) is an Australian shooter. He was selected to represent

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at the

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in shooting. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.

Personal

Maroney was born on 19 March 1967. He is originally from

Glenrowan, Victoria Glenrowan is a town located in the Wangaratta local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is 236 kilometres north-east of Melbourne and 14 kilometres from Wangaratta and near the Warby Ranges and Mount Glenrowan. At the , Glenrow ...

. He spent time in the army. He became a quadriplegic as a result of a car accident when he was 19 years old. He uses a wheelchair.

Shooting

Maroney is a shooter. He is classified as a SH2 shooter. 010912 - Jason Maroney - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (02)

Maroney took up competitive shooting in 2004. He first represented Australia in 2005. In 2006, he demonstrated the sport to six people with disabilities as part of a Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) held the Shooting For All day event in Springvale. He competed at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

, making the finals in the mixed R5-10m air rifle prone SH2 event and finishing sixth overall. He finished fifth in the mixed R4-10m air rifle standing SH2 event. He finished first at the Korean hosted 2009 Open Asian Championships. He finished second at the 2010 World Championships. He was selected to represent

at the

in shooting in the R4 and R5 Air Rifle events. The 2012 Games were his second. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maroney, Jason Paralympic shooters for Australia Living people 1967 births Shooters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Australian male sport shooters Sportsmen from Victoria (state)