Nicholas Hum
Current role: Owner of Peninsula Joinery Specialists
Current organsiation: Peninsula Joinery Specialists
What sport did you hold a scholarship for at VIS: Para-athletics
Time as VIS athlete: 2011 - 2024
Tell us about your life after your time as an athlete at the VIS?
Busy raising kids, building a business and making cabinets.
What is your proudest sporting achievement?
I'm really proud of the three Paralympic Games that I competed in. My first was Rio 2016, then I won bronze in Tokyo 2020 in the T20 long jump and came sixth in Paris, by which point I was 31 years old with three kids and my own business.
What is your proudest moment outside of sport?
I was awarded the Variety Children’s Charity Youth Ambassador in 2011.
What is the most valuable lesson you learnt during your time at the VIS?
Perseverance and gratitude make a happy and whole life. They are not feelings but habits.
