Curtis McGrath
- January 9, 2024
- Canoeist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Curtis McGrath |
| Occupation | Canoeist |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 31, 1988(1988-03-31) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | New Zealand |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Curtis McGrath Biography
| Name | Curtis McGrath |
| Birthday | Mar 31 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | New Zealand |
| Birth Country | New Zealand |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Curtis McGrath is one of the most popular and richest Canoeist who was born on March 31, 1988 in New Zealand, New Zealand.
Curtis Wain McGrath, OAM (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian paracanoeist who took up canoeing competitively after having both of his legs amputated as a result of a mine blast whilst serving in the Australian Army in Afghanistan. McGrath has won ten gold medals at ICF Paracanoe World Championships between 2014 and 2019. He won the gold medal in the Men’s KL2 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
McGrath joined the Australian Army in 2006. On 23 August 2012, as a combat engineer with the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, he was badly injured by an Improvised explosive device during operations in Khas Urozgan District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The explosion resulted in McGrath losing his left leg below the knee and his right leg at the knee. He suffered shattered bones in his wrist, burnt left arm, perforated ear drums and large wound at the back of his thigh. He was originally taken to an American medical base in Germany and then to Royal Brisbane Hospital for rehabilitation. Within three months, he was walking on prosthetic legs.
Curtis McGrath Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Canoeist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Curtis McGrath is one of the richest Canoeist from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Curtis McGrath 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
McGrath was born in New Zealand on 31 March 1988. His parents are Kimberley and Paul, and he has two siblings – Brent and Sophia. He grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand and attended Wakatipu High School. As a ten year old, his farming family moved to the Western Australian Wheatbelt but then returned to Queenstown. In his last year at high school, he was awarded the Bruce Grant Memorial Trophy for Outdoor Education. His family later relocated to Brisbane, Queensland. McGrath had a desire to become a jet pilot but became a combat engineer.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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McGrath competed at 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida, where he won IR4 one minute row. He also competed in swimming events.
Facts & Trivia
Damien Ranked on the list of most popular Canoeist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Curtis McGrath celebrates birthday on March 31 of every year.
At the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team Launch in Sydney, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the following comments about McGrath: