Jonty O'Callaghan  Jonty O'Callaghan (born 28 March 1997) is an Australian para-alpine skier who competes in downhill racing. He represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. O'Callaghan was born in London, England with right side cerebral palsy hemiplegia. O'Callaghan underwent 10 hours of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy a week over 15 years at the Royal Children's Hospital. He attended Xavier College. In 2016, he was awarded University of Melbourne Elite Athlete Program (EAP) sporting scholarship whilst studying for a Bachelor of Arts. He is also a descendant of Robert Hoddle, the surveyor who devised Melbourne’s famed inner-city grid system. He started skiing at age nine while on holiday with his family in Europe. He is classified as LW9-1. At the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, he finished 18th in Giant Slalom Standing and did not finish in the Slalom Standing. At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, he competed in five events and his best results were 22nd in the Men's Downhill Standing and 23rd in the Men's Giant Slalom Standing. He trains at Mount Buller, Victoria and is coached by Christian Geiger. In 2018, he is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.