He was the first Australian to compete at both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, moving from skiing to athletics in 1992.

[3] He competed in both alpine and cross-country skiing at the 1980 Geilo Paralympics and competed in just alpine skiing at the 1984 Innsbruck, 1988 Innsbruck, and 1992 Tignes-Albertville Winter Paralympics,[5][6][7][8] which was his final Winter Games appearance[7] in the same year he had his first Summer Paralympics appearance.

[5][11] As the equivalent of a T44 competitor, he set an Australian national record at the 1992 Games on 12 September with a time of 19:24.28 in the 5,000 metres.

[12] He set an Australian Allcomers record two years later on 6 March 1994 in Canberra in the same event with a time of 21:11.94.

[13] He was one of fifty-one Australian Paralympians to carry the Olympic torch during the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay,[14] when he carried it on 14 September 2000, the 99th day of the relay.