Dominic Monypenny

Dominic Monypenny (born 9 October 1960)[1] is an Australian Paralympic rower and skier.

He is a two-time world champion in the adaptive fixed seat single-sculls rowing category.

In 1996 Monypenny fell 30 metres (98 ft) while rock climbing in the Cataract Gorge in Launceston resulting in paraplegia.

[2] After his fall Monypenny continued to remain active in a range of sports including wheelchair tennis and Basketball, wheelchair racing, hand cycling, indoor rock climbing and skiing before concentrating on adaptive rowing.

Monypenny holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry[1] and is currently working at Lilydale District High School.