Hani Watson

Hani Watson, born on 20 September 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand, is an Australian para powerlifter who has lived in Queensland since she was a baby. She was the first Australian to qualify in para powerlifting in 12 years, making her debut at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, and she is a two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medalist. She was born with bilateral leg metaphyseal dysplasia, which bowed her tibia and femur bones, and underwent multiple surgeries from the age of nine until she was 34. She uses a wheelchair but can sometimes walk with difficulty or with crutches, and her disability is progressive and degenerative.