Sam Rickard Explained

Sam Rickard
Nicknames:The Sparrow
Birth Date:8 September 1971
Birth Place:Mona Vale, New South Wales

Sam Rickard (born 8 September 1971, in Mona Vale, New South Wales) is an Australian vision impaired Paralympic athlete. He competed in four successive Paralympic Games 1988 to 2000, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games.[1] His nickname was 'the Sparrow'.

At the 1988 Seoul Games, he competed in Men's 400m B3, Men's 800m B3 (5th) and Men's High Jump B3 (9th).[1] He competed in the World Championships and Games for the Disabled, Assen, Netherlands winning a bronze medal in the Men's 800m B3.[2]

At the 1992 Barcelona Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 800m B3 and competed in Men's 1500m B3 (5th).[1]

In 1994, he left the Northern Territory to accept an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athletes with a Disability residential scholarship in Canberra where he was coached by Chris Nunn. He departed the AIS in 1996.[3]

At the 1996 Atlanta Games, Sam competed in the Men's 400m T12 and Men's 1500m T12 (5th).[1] He was disadvantaged because the 800m, his specialist distance was dropped from the Atlanta Athletics program.[4]

Finally, 2000 Sydney Games he competed in three events – Men's 400m T13 (7th), Men's 800m T13 (4th) and Men 1500 T13 (6th).[1]

He has been a board member of Blind Sports Australia.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Rickard Results. International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. 6 February 2012.
  2. Book: World Championships and Games for the Disabled - Athletics Results. 1990. Organising Committee. Netherlands.
  3. Book: Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. 2002. Australian Sports Comnmission. Canberra. 1-74013-060-X. 132.
  4. Book: Australian Institute of Sport Yearbook 1996. 1996. Australian Sports Commission. Canberra. 3.
  5. Web site: Financial Report . . 8 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110319043454/https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/341298/Blind_Sport_Annual_Report_2009.pdf . March 19, 2011 . en . 30 June 2009.