Background
Milton was born in Canberra. He grew up into a skiing family, and after losing his leg he was determined to be able to ski again.
Milton was born in Canberra. He grew up into a skiing family, and after losing his leg he was determined to be able to ski again.
With 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze he is the most successful Australian Paralympic Athlete in the Winter Games. His left leg was amputated above the knee when he was nine years old due to bone cancer. In 2001, he was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport "Best of the Best".
In April 2005, he was the first person with a disability to break the 200 kilometres per hour mark with a speed of 210.4 km/h.
He then aimed to beat the Australian open record of 212.26 km/h, set in 1997 by able-bodied athlete Nick Kirshner. On 12 July 2007, it was announced on Sports Tonight that he had been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.
He had a six centimetre tumour removed from his throat and is now in remission. Less than a year later, he was selected for the Beijing Paralympics, his first Summer Paralympics, as a cyclist.
At the 2014 Sochi Games, he was the assistant alpine skiing coach of the Australian Paralympic Team.
Milton holds the open Australian downhill speed skiing record, beating the top recorded speeds by able-bodied skiers. His personal best downhill speed is 213 km/h (132 mph). 1992 - Order of Australia 2000 - Australian Sports Medal 2001 - Australian Institute of Sport "Best of the Best" inductee 2002 - Australian Paralympian of the Year 2007 - Australian Capital Territory Australian of the Year.
2014 - Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee 2015 - ACT Sports Hall of Fame inductee.