[5] In 1992, he accepted a scholarship in the newly established Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athletes with a Disabilities program and was coached by Chris Nunn.

[6] In joining the AIS program, Nugent commented "It’s very hard for athletes to finance their own training – I did it for years and it was tough.

[2] Nugent won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games in the Men's 4x100 m Relay TS2,4 event, a world record.

[4] In an interview in 2011, Nugent commented that sport allowed him to achieve the goals he had as an able bodied athlete and played a significant role in his rehabilitation.

[7] He is the Australian special olympics head athletics coach and has also filled this role at the state level for New South Wales.