Andrew Dawes (coach) explained

Birth Date:30 September 1969
Birth Place:Orange, New South Wales
Sport:Wheelchair racing
Now Coaching:Head Coach of the NSWIS Wheelchair Track & Road Program

Andrew John Dawes OAM is an Australian seven time Paralympic wheelchair coach. He has coached Australian athletes to 19 gold medals at Paralympic Games. Including Louise Sauvage, Kurt Fearnley and Greg Smith. He currently is the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Wheelchair Track and Road head coach.

Personal

Dawes was born on 30 September 1969 in Orange, New South Wales.[1] He is married to Paralympic athlete Christie Dawes who he also coaches.[2] [3] They have a son who was born in 2011.[4]

Coaching career

Dawes began his career as a physical education teacher.[5] He went on to become a coach for the Australian wheelchair track and road team at the 1996 Paralympics.[5] In the 1998 IPC World Track and Field Championships, Dawes was named as the national team coach.[6] He has gone on to coach several successful athletes including Louise Sauvage, Greg Smith and Fabian Blattman.

He has attended four successive Summer Paralympics from 2000-2012 as an assistant coach and as a coach.[7] [8] [9] In the 2004 Summer Paralympics Dawes coached Kurt Fearnley to success where he won gold.[10] Additionally, his wife Christie won silver in the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsIn 2012 three of Dawes' athletes, Christie Dawes, Kurt Fearnley and Rosemary Little,[11] participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Where Christie won bronze,[12] Fearnley won silver and bronze[13] and Little won bronze.[14] Currently, Dawes is the head coach of the NSWIS Wheelchair Track & Road Program.[15]

Recognition

In 2014 Dawes was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to athletics as a wheelchair track and road coach.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Dawes. Australian Commonwealth Games Association-Results. 12 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205651/http://www.commonwealthgames.com.au/results/person/2377.htm. 23 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Congratulations Coaches. Athletics New South Wales. 12 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Christie Dawes. Australian Paralympic Committee. 12 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Hadgraft. Beverley. Overcoming the odds. Body and Soul. 9 October 2011. 12 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Mannion . Tim . Paralympic Legend: Andrew Dawes . Australian Paralympic Committee . 5 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403195651/http://www.paralympic.org.au/paralympic-legend-andrew-dawes . 3 April 2012 .
  6. Web site: Sporting Programs For People With Disabilities. Parliament of New South Wales. 21 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Australian Paralympic Committee MEDIA GUIDE ATHENS 2004. Ausport. 23 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Australian Paralympic Committee Media Guide Beijing 2008. ausport. 22 June 2015.
  9. Web site: AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE MEDIA GUIDE -London 2012 Paralympic Games. Australian Paralympic committee. 22 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329131329/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/sites/london2012.paralympic.org.au/files/uploads/APC_London%20Paralympic%20Media%20Guide%202012_Web.pdf. 29 March 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: Halloran. Jessica. Wheels turn a dream into golden obsession. Sydney Morning Herald. 23 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Congratulations Coaches. Athletics NSW. 23 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Christie Dawes IPC Profile. IPC. 23 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Kurt Fearnley IPC profile. IPC. 23 June 2015.
  14. Web site: Rosemary Little IPC Profile. IPC. 23 June 2015.
  15. Web site: Wheelchair Track and Road. NSWIS. 12 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150304044551/http://www.nswis.com.au/sports/sport-programs/wheelchair-track-road/wheelchair-track-road.aspx. 4 March 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Australian Honours. itsanhonour.gov.au. 12 April 2015.

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