Team South Australia is proud to be preparing for the 2026 Special Olympics National Games, with a delegation of 92 athletes and 30 volunteer team staff set to represent the state in Melbourne this October.

Fast Facts:

• Team SA consists of 92 athletes participating across 8 different sports, with a female participation of 40%.
• Team SA athletes range from the oldest athlete at 68 years old to the youngest athlete at 14 years old.
• The National Games provides athletes with an opportunity to build independence, confidence, friendships, and sporting excellence on the national stage. 

Team South Australia proudly celebrates inclusion, teamwork, and achievement, and thanks to its supporters, families, volunteers, and community partners for helping make the 2026 National Games experience possible. 

Team Management

Emily
Fulwood
Head of Delegation

Shaun
Lahkar
Assistant Head of Delegation

Leanne
Hamilton
Assistant Head of Delegation

Amy
Turner
Medical Team

Basketball

Donna
Georg-Dent
Head Coach

Gordon
Colmer
Head Coach

Damien
Pugsley
Team Coach

Arthur
Antonis
Team Coach

Daniel
Clough
Assistant Coach 

Laura
Roadknight
Assistant Coach

Scherrie
Pascoe
Team Support

Jason
Fulwood
Team Support

Kimberly
Gardner
SO South Australia

Shelley-Anne
Tonkin
SO South Australia

Maddison
Fox
SO South Australia

Missy
Pascoe
SO South Australia

Mia
Woods
SO South Australia

Elizabeth
Monk
SO South Australia

Krystal
Pugsley
SO South Australia

Hannah
Mexted
SO South Australia

Zachary
Georg-Dent
SO South Australia

Caleb 
Bruppacher-Rigney
SO South Australia

Kurt
Scott
SO South Australia

Riley
Williams
SO South Australia

Isaiah
Size
SO South Australia

Anton
Cobb
SO South Australia

Jack
Jones
SO South Australia

Nick
Fulwood
SO South Australia

Shane
Colmer
SO South Australia

Samuel
Villios
SO South Australia

Jayden
Schuhmacher
SO South Australia

Cruz
Chapman
SO South Australia

Sam
Lugg
SO South Australia

Reece
Le Couteur
SO South Australia

Jedd
Roadknight
SO South Australia

Gillaume
Hippolyte
SO South Australia

Isaiah
Hammat
SO South Australia

Stefan
Halas
SO South Australia

Benjamin
Goodall
SO South Australia

Julian
Antonis
SO South Australia

Leo
Bawden
SO South Australia

Morgan
Paynter
SO South Australia

Lucas
Bowyer
SO South Australia

Coby
Strong
SO South Australia

Equestrian

Briony
Wallace
Head Coach

Jayda
Gleeson
SO South Australia

Jaydan
Pilmore
SO South Australia

Rebekah
Tassie
SO South Australia

Football

Andrew
Considine
Head Coach

Christy-Anne
Clayton
Team Support

Toby
Sutherland
SO South Australia

Thomas
Seaton
SO South Australia

Ella
Cox
SO South Australia

Chantelle 
McKeon
SO South Australia

Rhys 
Balnaves
SO South Australia

Kelsey-Jane 
Clayton
SO South Australia

Shaun
Austin
SO South Australia

Nathaniel
Merrilees
SO South Australia

Gymnastics

Nicky
Walker
Head Coach

Samuel
Haley
SO South Australia

Netball

Lynda
Fulwood
Head Coach

Sheryn
Klose
Team Coach

Kate
Hall
Team Support

Rebecca
Shoumack
Team Support

Matt
Klose
Team Support

Benjamin
Jarrett
SO South Australia

Kimberly
Coulson
SO South Australia

Joshua
Hards
SO South Australia

Laura
Hester
SO South Australia

Isabella
Ivancic-Holland
SO South Australia

Siobhan
Jervis
SO South Australia

Susan
Monk
SO South Australia

Alexander
Monk
SO South Australia

Samantha
Walker
SO South Australia

Kim
Flannigan
SO South Australia

Joanna
Klaosen
SO South Australia

Amaechai
Bawden
SO South Australia

Skye
Elliot
SO South Australia

Stephanie
White
SO South Australia

Alisha
Hanks
SO South Australia

Sarah
Rogers
SO South Australia

Rebecca
Honey
SO South Australia

Swimming

Katherine
Roberts
Head Coach

Isaac
Della-Torre
SO South Australia

Danah
Gobbett
SO South Australia

Alex
Hurley
SO South Australia

Joseph
Russell
SO South Australia

Charlie
Wilkins
SO South Australia

Tennis

Fiona
Pobke
Head Coach

Roman
Bendikov
SO South Australia

Jaidyn
Pobke
SO South Australia

Ten Pin Bowling

Trevor
Dawkins
Head Coach

Gillian
Taylor
Team Coach

Nate
Scarman
Team Coach

Sharon
Fenwick
Team Support

Michelle
Morpeth
Team Support

Maxine
Bowden
Team Support

Andrew
Norman
SO South Australia

Ronald
Martin
SO South Australia

Steven
Bond
SO South Australia

Jordan
Lubcke
SO South Australia

Hayden
Lipschinski
SO South Australia

Michael
Evans
SO South Australia

Steven
Haylock
SO South Australia

Amanda
Kerry
SO South Australia

Rachel
Fenwick
SO South Australia

Adam
Pattison
SO South Australia

Jacob
Paul
SO South Australia

Andrew
Rufnak
SO South Australia

Nicole
Hill
SO South Australia

Benjamin
Pattison
SO South Australia

Daniel
Lapedota
SO South Australia

David
Guerriero
SO South Australia

Holly
Taylor
SO South Australia

Mahendra
Panwar
SO South Australia

Kane
Bruppacher
SO South Australia

Nathan
McKenzie
SO South Australia

Josh
Morpeth
SO South Australia

Kellie
Martlew
SO South Australia

Jarrod
Perry
SO South Australia

Warren
Thorne
SO South Australia

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