Paul Cross (swimmer) explained

Paul Cross
Fullname:Paul Damian Cross
Nicknames:crossy / reddog
Birth Date:10 February 1979
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland

Paul Damian Cross, OAM[1] (born 10 February 1979)[2] is an Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability.[3] He was born in Brisbane, Queensland.[2] He competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in two events. At the 2000 Sydney Games, he competed in eight events and won a gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S14 swimming event,[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5] In 1999, he was an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder.[6]

At the 1998 Christchurch IPC Swimming World Championships, he won silver medals in Men's 50m Butterfly and Men's 200m Individual Medley.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cross, Paul Damien, OAM. It's an Honour. 30 January 2012.
  2. Book: Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. 1996. Australian Paralympic Federation. Sydney. 70.
  3. Web site: University students help train swimmer for Paralympics. University of Queensland News, 31 July 1996. 15 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528033722/http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=725. 28 May 2012.
  4. Web site: Athlete Search Results. 10 September 2011. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. Web site: Cross, Paul: Australian Sports Medal. It's an Honour. 30 January 2012.
  6. Book: Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. 2002. Australian Sports Commission. Canberra. 1-74013-060-X.
  7. Book: Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games, Sydney, Australia. 2000. Australian Paralympic Committee. Sydney. 129.

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