APHANSO CUNNINGHAM, O.D.
Alphanso“Ambassador” Cunningham’s credentials as a paralympian achiever is well known and celebrated. Confidently efficient, he is very familiar with the top of the medal podium at international championships in track and field where the national anthem is played in recognition of his golden successes.
2003
World Games, Birmingham, England
Gold – Discus
2003
Para Pan American Games, Argentina
Gold, Discus (Pan American Record)
Gold, Javelin
2004
Paralympic, Athens, Greece
Gold, Discus (World/Olympic Record)
2006
World Games, Assens, Netherlands
Silver, Discus
2007
Para Pan American Games, Brazil
Gold, Discus
Silver, Javelin
2008
Paralympic, Beijing, China
Placed 4th in the Discus Final
2010
USA Americas Cup (Qualifying Event) USA
Gold, Discus (Meet Record)
Gold Javelin (Meet Record)
2011
Para Pan American Games,Guadalajara, Mexico
Gold, Discus (Para Pan American Record)
Silver, Javelin
2012
Paralympic Games, London, UK
Gold, Javelin (Regional Record)
2015
Para Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
Gold, Discus (F51/F52/F53/F57)
Bronze, Javelin (F51/F52/F53/F57)
2016
Paralympic Gamea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Placed 5th Men’s F54 Javelin.
Placed 10th Men’s F54 Shot Put
Also a wheelchair basketball athlete with distinction, Alphanso has been there, done it and continues to do it with supreme authority.
Alphanso Cunningham, a Paralympian with vision and on a mission.
SHANE HUDSON
From the tender age of six, Shane demonstrated a serious love for running competitively, which to date has not waned, but rather has intensified with the successes he has earned in his amateur career.
At Grayer Field Basic School, he was admired for his ability to move fast while others seemed at a stand still and this reputation followed him toMoneaguePrimary where he represented the school, while in Grade Four, in the 60m dash and 150m. On graduating to Grade Five, he participated in the 100m, 200m and 400m where he seldom was in any position other than first.
MoneagueJunior High was no different. Being the competitor he is, he represented the school, while in Grade seven, in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and the relays and was its golden boy. Being the multifaceted person he is, his exploits extended to the long jump where the measure of his talentwasjust short of the length of the pit.
But it was at Ocho Rios High that others became truly appreciative of his talent as an athlete while competing at the Central Championships and Western Relays in the 200m and 400m which have now become his signature events. Medals were gained and more came when in 2006 and 2007 he represented Jamaica, as a Special Olympian, at the celebrated Penn Relays in Frankfield, in the United States, where on each occasion he ran from behind the leaders on the anchor leg to strike gold for his country.
He graduated to theparalympicmovement in 2009 and then began what no doubt would be an inspiring record in athletics.
2010
Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
Placed 3rd insemi-final 100m
2011
Para Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
Silver – T 47400m
Placed 6th – T 47 200m final
2013
IPC World Athletics Championships, Lyon,France Finalist T47 400m(dns)
2015
Para Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada Silver – T 47 400m
2015
IPC World Athletics Championships, Doha, Qatar. Silver T 47 400m
2016
Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Placed fourth T 47 400m
Shane Hudson, a Paralympian with vision and on a mission.
SYLVIA GRANT, O.D.
Sylvia Grant, the most decorated Jamaican female paralympian in recent history.
Focused and centered, Sylvia is a study of concentration and determination in achieving success and her loyalty to the Paralympic movement is admirable and so is her record.
1988
Para-Olympic, Korea
Silver, Pentathlon (Silver, Discus, Silver, Javelin)
1989
Pan American Games, Venezuela
Gold, Pentathlon (Gold Discus, Gold, Javelin)
1990
World Games, England Birmingham
Silver, Pentathlon (Gold, Discus, Silver, Javelin)
1992
Para-Olympic, Barcelona, Spain
Silver, Discus
1996
Para-Olympic, USA, Atlanta
Bronze, Discus
1999
Pan American Games, Mexico
Gold, Discus
2000
Paralympic Games, Sydney, Australia Finalist
2002
World Games, France
Silver, Discus
2003
World Games, England, Birmingham
Bronze, Discus
Bronze, Javelin
2003
Para Pan American Games, Argentina
Gold, Discus
Silver, Javelin
2004
Paralympic, Athens Finalist
2006
World Games, Netherlands, Assens Finalist
2007
Para Pan American Games, Brazil
Silver, Javelin
2008
Paralympic Games, Beijing, China Finalist
2010
USA Americas Cup
Gold, Discus
Silver, Javelin
2011
Para Pan American Games
Silver, Javelin (Para Pan American Record, F57)
She continues the journey of accomplishments with untiring faith in her own ability and buoyed by her several successes
Sylvia Grant, a Paralympian with vision and on a mission.
TANTO CAMPBELL, O.D.
Anyone who knows Tanto Campbell or even has a nodding acquaintance with him, will attest to the mettle of the man who is a champion of his game on and off the field of competition. competition.
He is a competitor, fair but firm. He is sportsman by the rules and by example; and he is a Paralympian in nature and by achievement.
Just take a look at his enviable track record:
2002
Orlando, Florida, USA
Silver – Discus
2003
British Open, England
Gold – Discus
2003
Para Pan American Games, Argentina
Gold – Discus
2004
Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece
Bronze – Discus
2006
IPC World Athletic Championships, Assens, Netherlands
Gold – Discus (World Record)
2006
Commonwealth Games – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Gold – Discus
2007
Para Pan American Games, Brazil
Silver – Discus
2008
Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
Bronze – Discus
2011
Para Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
Silver – Discus
2013
IPC World Athletics Championshops
2015
Para Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
Gold, Men’s F56 Javelin
Silver Men’s F56 Discus
IPC World Athletics Championships, Doha, Qatar Placed 5(h Men’s F56 Discus
Placed 7th Men’s F56 Javelin
Yet with all that metallic glory he remains grounded and determined to help capitalise and give value to the Paralympic movement with a personal investment of loyalty, commitment and goodwill.
Chairman of the Jamaica Wheelchair Basketball Federation and the Federation’s delegate to the Americas Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Tanto is dedicating his time and overtime to the development of this Paralympic sport nationally and regionally. His gaze is focused on the basket, his hand is steady yet nimble for the shoot and his mission will be accomplished.
A Capital and Credit Merchant Bank scholarship recipient, his goal is to read law in his bid to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree and thereafter to qualify as Counsel at the Jamaica Bar.
So for him, the journey has not ended. It continues as he climbs new mountains in reaching further horizons.
Tanto Campbell, a Paralympian with vision and on a mission.
TEVAUGHN THOMAS
Tevaughn is a Paralympic youth on a mission which he will tell you has a destination at the top of the podium at an international game and thereafter a destiny characterised with regional and global medals.
He hails from the parish of Saint Ann where his Paralympic life was born and only recently migrated next door to the parish of St. Mary where he now attends St. Mary High School.
A determined talent, his advent at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games provides a first experience which will wet his feet for greater feats.
Tevaughn, a Paralympian with vision and on a mission..
SHAUNAKAY HINES

Focused and determined, she complements these attributes with an appetite to learn and a humility to master the art and science of the sport. Taekwondo is her sport and she continues to own it with conviction.
January 2017
US Open Para-Taekwondo Championships
Silver Medal (Class K44 58g)
May 2017
Aruba Open Taekwondo Championships
Earned points towards 2020 Paralympic qualification
2017 RJR Gleaner Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award:
– Para Sports Female Athlete of the Year; and
– Taekwondo Athlete of the Year
January 2018
US Open Taekwondo Championships
Silver Medal (Class K44 58g)
July 2018
Pan Am Para Open International Taekwondo Championships
Bronze Medal (Class K44 58g)
2018 RJR/Gleaner Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award:
– Para Sports Female Athlete of the Year
Shauna Kay Hines, a para-athlete on a mission and with a clear destination in mind.