has helped to increase support and respect for athletes with a disability. He has overseen the Australian team's preparations for eight successful Paralympic Games. In fact, the Australian team has not finished outside the top five in the medal tally at the Summer Paralympic Games during Greg's tenure, with Australian athletes earning 85 medals at the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games. Greg helped to introduce world-class national programs in classification and talent identification, and improved the pathways for athletes with higher levels of disability to transition from community sport to the national team. International Paralympic Committee On 23 November 2009, Hartung was elected the vice-president of the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board at a meeting of the IPC General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur. He was the first Australian to become a vice-president of the IPC. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee Co-ordination Commission for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and a member of the International Olympic Committee Radio and Television Commission. Hartung did not seek re-election in the 2013 IPC Governing Board election. Swimming Australia In October 2020, Hartung was elected to the Swimming Australia Board. He resigned in April 2021. Business career Hartung owned the company Access Communications. This company specialised in publishing, political monitoring and databases. Hartung sold Access Communications to CCH in 2000. He currently the Company Director and Principal of GNH Management. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Recognition Hartung has been recognised for his work, receiving several awards including: 2019 - Paralympic Order 2013 – Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 2008 – Inaugural Life Member of the Oceania Paralympic Committee 2002 – Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) 2001 – Centenary Medal 1996 – Life Member and Fellow of the Confederation of Australian Sport References External links Australian Paralympic Board International Paralympic Committee Profile Gregory Hartung interviewed by Robin Poke for the Sport oral history project, National Library of Australia, 2008 Greg Hartung interviewed by Ian Jobling , Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies Oral History Project, National Library of Australia, 2011 Papers of Greg Hartung, National Library of Australia, 2021 Australian Sport Commission Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Centenary Medal Australian sports executives and administrators 1948 births Living people Paralympics Australia officials