John Lindsay (Paralympian) Explained

John Lindsay
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia

John Lindsay, OAM[1] (born 29 January 1970)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete from Melbourne.[2] He competed in the 1988 Seoul games in distances ranging from 100 m to 800 m, but did not win any medals.[3] At the 1992 Barcelona Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 200 m TW3 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] a silver medal in the Men's 100 m TW3 event and a bronze medal in the Men's 400 m TW3 event.[3] That year, he had a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship.[4] He was also working as a fitness instructor in 1992, held world records in the 100 m and 200 m events, and was ranked 6th in the world in the 400 m.[4] He won a gold medal in the men's athletics 100 m T52 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics with a time of 15.22,[5] a silver medal in the 200 m T52 event with a time of 27.38,[6] and a bronze medal in the 400 m T52 event with a time of 52.93.[7] At the 2000 Sydney Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m T53 event, a silver medal as part of the Men's 4x100 m Relay T54 team, and a bronze medal in the Men's 200 m T53 event;[3] he was also part of the Men's 4x400 m Relay T54 team, which was the only one to qualify in its heat, but it did not make it to the finals.[8] At the 2004 Athens Games, he came seventh in the first round of the Men's 100 m T53 event[9] and sixth in the third round of the Men's 200 m T53 event.[10] He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1995 and 2000.[11]

In 1996, Kingston City Council created the John Lindsay Reserve in Patterson Lakes, Victoria. In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lindsay, John Lindsay, OAM. It's An Honour. 6 January 2012.
  2. Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20000120000000/http:/www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraathl.html. Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes. 20 January 2000. Australian Sports Commission. 2 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Athlete Search Results. International Paralympic Committee. 6 January 2012.
  4. Book: Barcelona Paralympics 1992 : Australian team members profile handbook. Australian Paralympic Federation. Glebe, New South Wales. 1992. 20779.
  5. Book: 7. Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. International Paralympic Committee. Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. Sydney, Australia. Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. 2000. 223030936.
  6. Book: 8. Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. International Paralympic Committee. Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. Sydney, Australia. Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. 2000. 223030936.
  7. Book: 9. Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. International Paralympic Committee. Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. Sydney, Australia. Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. 2000. 223030936.
  8. Web site: Men's 4x400 m Relay T54 Results. International Paralympic Committee. 6 January 2012.
  9. Web site: Men's 100 m T53 Results. International Paralympic Committee. 6 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Men's 200 m T53 Results. International Paralympic Committee. 6 January 2012.
  11. Book: Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. 2002. Australian Sports Commission. Canberra. 1-74013-060-X.
  12. Web site: Lindsay, John: Australian Sports Medal. It's an Honour. 10 January 2012.