Stephen Wilson (athlete) explained

Stephen Wilson
Full Name:Stephen Raymond Wilson

Stephen Raymond Wilson, OAM[1] (born 28 December 1971)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete.

Personal

Wilson was born in Sydney on 28 December 1971.[3] In 1986, while he was a student at Newington College (1984–1987),[4] Wilson was hit by a truck and doctors were forced to amputate his right leg just below the knee.[5] He is married and has five children. He was a physical education teacher, was the principal of Dalby Christian College and is currently the principal of Livingstone Christian College.

Competitive career

Wilson took up competitive running in 1997; in that year he competed at his first national competition and received the Developing Paralympian of the Year Award.[2] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won two gold medals in the Men's 4x100 m Relay T46 and Men's 4x400 m Relay T46 events,[6] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, his competitive sport participation was sponsored by the Motor Accidents Authority in New South Wales.[7] At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4x400 m T42–46 event and a bronze medal in the Men's 4x100 m T42–46 event.[6] At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 4x100 m T42–46 event.[6] He has retired from competitive athletics.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilson, Stephen Raymond . It's an Honour . 25 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128065958/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886969 . 28 November 2020 . live.
  2. Web site: Stephen Wilson . . 9 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509063334/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/stephen-wilson . 9 May 2012 . dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Athlete's Profile . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20001204130000/http:/www.paralympic.org.au/athletes/athleteprofile0af3.html . 4 December 2000 . . 9 May 2012.
  4. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 779
  5. News: Our blades have no place at Olympics . Wilson . Chris . 6 July 2008 . . 17 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917162512/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23974611-5014066,00.html . 17 September 2008 . live.
  6. Web site: Athlete Search Results . . 9 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000014/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Wilson&fname=Stephen&gender=all . 4 March 2016 . live.
  7. Web site: Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Success . Parliament of New South Wales . 12 November 2011 . 1 November 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140522194945/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20001101011 . 22 May 2014 . live.

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