Anton James Flavel, OAM[1] (born 3 May 1969)[2] is an Australian athlete with an intellectual disability.

[4] At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap in Madrid, Spain, which were held immediately after the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics,[5] he won a gold medal in the men's javelin,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.

[10] In 1997, he became the first intellectually disabled athlete to receive a residential scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and was coached by Chris Nunn.

[3] The move to the AIS highlighted the more professional approach to training.

[12] He married Trish Flavel, who won a bronze medal in the Women's 800m T20 at the 2000 Sydney Games.