CORPORAL JASON MARSH

Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 Competitor

ADF service: I enlisted in the Australian Army in 1999 and posted to 6RAR where I served most of my career in the Infantry. I deployed overseas to the Solomon Islands (Operation Anode), East Timor (Operation Astute) and twice to Afghanistan (Operation Slipper, Reconstruction Task Force 3 and Mentoring Task Force 1). 

Other information: I am currently posted to the Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, where I started my Carpentry course in 2023. I will be medically discharged in early 2025 as a result of my injuries. 

Age: 42 

Hometown: Adelaide, SA 

Current town: Albury, NSW 

Competing in: Indoor rowing, snowboarding, swimming, and wheelchair basketball. 

What is the nature of your injury or illness? I have plantar fasciitis, osteoarthritis in the right ankle and both knees, lumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, bilateral rotator cuff syndrome and tinnitus. 

Sport background: I have been involved in CrossFit, Muay Thai, Aussie rules, rugby union, tennis, surfing and snowboarding. 

What role has sport played in your rehabilitation? Specifically for the sports I will be competing in at Invictus Games 2025, the training and preparation has given me the motivation and the ‘competitors edge’ that I used to have in my younger days. My training has always been goal-oriented towards something that I have wanted to achieve for myself or for a team. 

How did you feel when you were told you made the Invictus Games team? I was actually relieved! It was something I felt I needed rather than wanted. I have no words to describe how grateful I am for this opportunity. 

What is your greatest achievement to date? I would say my military career thus far, and also getting my Belgian mal, Peppa, to sit still on her mat! 

Why did you apply for Invictus Games? It was a matter of necessity. I needed something to strive for and to support my rehabilitation. 

What will ‘winning’ look like for you at the Games? Walking out with my fellow teammates at the opening ceremony. 

Who is supporting you at the Games? My good friend, Leisa Reeves, and her husband, Nathan, and their 2 kids, Ruby and Hudson.