Jacqueline Freney is the Paralympian of the Year 2012.

Jacqueline Freney is the Paralympian of the Year 2012.

A deserving recipient, Freney was named Paralympian of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee last night (8 November 2012) at a Sydney awards ceremony. Previous Paralympians of the Year commemorated on an instant stamp sheetlet were Siohban Paton and Matthew Cowdrey.

Born in Brisbane and now residing on the NSW North Coast, 20-year-old Freney is our most successful Paralympian at a single Games, having won a remarkable eight gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. She won a gold medal for every event in which she competed and won more gold medals than any other competitor from any country at the London Games.