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Matthew Elliston

Coach, Powerlifting

Hometown: Edgewater

How long have you been with Special Olympics and with which sports?
3 amazing years [Powerlifting].

How has Special Olympics changed your life? SO has brought a massive ray of sunshine into my life.

What makes you most proud? Watching my athletes succeed after they thought they couldn't do something.

Who do you admire the most? My parents. My dad is the reason I coach. He used to say "those with an ability to help, have a responsibility to help."