Ellie Cole Biography

Paralympian Ellie Cole is like no one you’ve ever met before. After losing her right leg to cancer at age three, Cole went on to become Australia’s most decorated female Paralympian, retiring from the pool with an extraordinary 17 Paralympic medals across four Games. In 2021, she was honored as Australia’s flagbearer at the Tokyo Paralympic Closing Ceremony and in 2024, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her significant service to sport and advocacy for diversity and inclusion.

Since retiring from elite sport, Cole has become one of Australia’s most respected media personalities, keynote speakers and event hosts. She is a key member of Channel 9’s "Wide World of Sports" presenting line-up and has played major on-air roles across the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Milano Cortina Paralympics in 2026.

Beyond media, Cole serves on a number of boards and advisory groups and was recently announced as General Manager of the 2027 Youth Commonwealth Games in Malta. She is also the author of the children’s book "Felix and His Fantastic Friends."

Funny, warm and refreshingly honest, Cole is a sought-after keynote speaker, MC and event host, known for her ability to genuinely connect with audiences of all kinds.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/07/2026.

Ellie Cole Speaking Topics

  • MOTIVATIONAL MINDSET

    Shifting your mindset can be the difference between a happy, fulfilled existence and a daily struggle. After a year of unsuccessful chemotherapy, Ellie Cole’s parents made the heartbreaking decision to amputate her leg. She jumped into a swimming pool eight weeks later for rehabilitation

    • and from that moment built an inspiring and glittering career.

    Ellie focuses on embracing life and adapting to change. She believes that having a disability has taught her that things don’t always go our way, and how important it is to focus on the positive and move forward.

    A lot of people have emotional limitations that prevent them from living the lives they want to live

    • but Ellie says these are stepping stones that are easy to overcome

    • once you know how.

  • DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION & POSITIVE IMPACT

    Throughout Ellie Cole’s career as a Paralympic athlete, she has seen first-hand how genuine acceptance and encouragement of diversity and inclusion practices can be a serious game changer. Not only does diversity provide society and individuals with an empowering competitive advantage, it also brings together people from different backgrounds to excel in creativity, problem solving and innovation.

    Here Ellie shares her tips and experiences in building brilliantly diverse teams and communities and the enormous benefit we can all enjoy from it.

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Ellie Cole Videos

Ellie Cole - ‍Paralympic Games

Ellie Cole - ‍Paralympic Games

Growing up in 1990s Australia Ellie Cole loved reading books but never saw herself depicted in the fictional characters.

Ellie Cole - "The House of Wellness"

Ellie Cole - "The House of Wellness"

The challenges of being a Paralympian: Ellie Cole's story

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Ellie Cole is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as MOTIVATIONAL MINDSET, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION & POSITIVE IMPACT and ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITIES & ENVIRONMENTS. The estimated speaking fee range to book Ellie Cole for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Ellie Cole generally travels from Sydney, Australia and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Victoria Arlen, Amy Van Dyken Rouen, Shannon Miller, Brad Snyder and Sarah Thomas. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ellie Cole for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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