Intellectual Disability

Sport Inclusion Australia (formerly AUSRAPID) – A national sporting organisation established in 1986 to assist the inclusion of people with an intellectual disability into the mainstream community using sport as the medium.  Sport Inclusion Australia has worked within the Australian sporting sector with outstanding success and is proud of the increasing numbers of sporting organisations and clubs taking responsibility for inclusion with the focus on ability and based on social inclusion principles.

Inclusion WA is the WA branch of Sport Inclusion Australia and their role is to offer classification advice to people with an intellectual disability and to work with state sporting organisations to identify and develop pathways for local, national and international competition.

Athletes with a significant impairment in intellectual functioning and associated limitations in adaptive behaviour. The IPC primarily serves athletes with physical disabilities, but the disability group Intellectual Disability has been added to some Paralympic Games. 

Previous Champions

Singles Championships*

 YearWinnerRunner-UpEqual Third*
2023Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
Andrew Maddy
(Kardinya)
Michael Brandis (Armadale)
Robert Hughes (East Fremantle)
2022*Peter Pewsey
(Kalamunda)
Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
Michael Brandis (Armadale)
Julie Srhoy (Spearwood)
2021Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
Paul Hynd
(Spearwood)
 2020Peter Pewsey
(Kalamunda)
Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
 2019Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
Paul Hynd
(Spearwood)
 2018Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells) 
Robert Hughes
(East Fremantle) 
 2017Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells) 
Joseph Maiolo 
(Gosnells)
 2016Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
Robert Hughes
(East Fremantle) 
 2015Joseph Lehane
(Gosnells)
Robert Hughes
(East Fremantle)
* 2022 First year of Equal Thirds

Pairs Championships*

 YearWinnersRunner Ups
2023*Lead: Michael Pullinger – VI (Perth & Tattersalls)
Skip: Calvin Rodgers – VI (Harvey)
Lead: Ray Graham (Forrestfield)
Skip: Serge Ansquer (Frankland River)
2022*Lead: Michele Stanton – VI (Harvey)
Skip: Calvin Rodgers – VI (Harvey)
Lead: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
Skip: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda)
2021*Lead: Kane McSherry – VI (Rossmoyne)
Skip: Calvin Rodgers – VI (Harvey)
Lead: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda)
Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
 2020*Lead: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda)
Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
Lead: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
Skip: Peter Pewsey – I (Kalamunda)
 2019*Lead: Mavis Ballantyne – VI (VIBBWA)
Skip: Steven Hubbard – VI (Yanchep)
Lead: Joseph Maiolo – I (Gosnells)
Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
 2018Lead: Joseph Maiolo (Gosnells) 
Skip: Joseph Lehane (Gosnells)
Lead: Julie Srhoy (Spearwood)
Skip: Robert Hughes (East Fremantle)
 2017Lead: Joseph Maiolo (Gosnells) 
Skip: Joseph Lehane (Gosnells)
Lead: Julie Srhoy (Spearwood)
Skip: Robert Hughes (East Fremantle)
 2016Lead: Joseph Maiolo – I (Gosnells)
Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
Lead: Alan Cure – P (Fremantle)
Skip: Julie Srhoy – I (Spearwood)
 2015*Lead: Joseph Maiolo – I (Gosnells)
Skip: Joseph Lehane – I (Gosnells)
Lead: Jayne Parsons – VI (VIBBWA)
Skip: Julie Srhoy I (Spearwood)
* Combination Vision Impaired (VI) & Intellectual (I) Disability Pairs