Tennis Star Dylan Alcott Becomes First Person With Disability to Win Australian of the Year

Tennis Star Dylan Alcott Becomes First Person With Disability to Win Australian of the Year
Newly crowned Australian of the year Dylan Alcott at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards at the National Arboretum on January 25, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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Paralympian Dylan Alcott has been named 2022 Australian of the Year, becoming the first person with a disability to win the award in its 62-year history.

Last year, he became the first male tennis player in history to achieve the “golden grand slam” after winning singles titles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the US Open and at the Tokyo Paralympics, where he claimed his second singles Paralympic gold.

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