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SPORTS - ATHLETICS
INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS PRODUCTS SOCIAL MEDIA
| Fuller, whose right leg was amputated after complications arising from a break sustained in a soccer game when he was 18, lists his heroes as Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson; both of whom he has been able to meet in recent years.
He won 4 gold medals at the Sydney Paralympics. |
| "All of his team-mates respect Don Elgin, but they still call him the freak.Off the track, Elgin says he likes to help young amputees live their lives to the fullest". He has won four medals at three Paralympics.
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| At the age of 22, John suffered multiple breaks following a car accident but refused to let his paralysis interfere with achieving his goals. During his four month recuperation period in hospital, John continued to set goals and plan his next sporting achievement.
As Australia's most prominent male wheelchair athlete, 34 year old Maclean has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia and the Australian Sports Medal for services to Australian Sport.John chose never to be defined by his wheelchair. He adapted to life in a wheelchair by pushing extraordinary boundaries in sporting achievement as a wheelchair athlete. He consciously challenged and changed his belief system.
In 2013 John embarked on his most extraordinary transformation to date, leaving the wheels behind…..he is a sought after Corporate Speaker. |
| The account of Jon's ascent of Kilimanjaro is now on sale. With a foreword written by Sir Chris Bonington the book charts the teams attempt to put Jon Amos, one of Britains leading wheelchair athletes on the summit of Africa's highest peak.
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| The Louise Sauvage 'Aspire to be a Champion' Foundation was established by multiple Olympic and Paralympic gold medallist Louise Sauvage OAM. Check out the Facebook page.
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| Marlon Shirley is the fastest paralympic athlete in the world. He has the world record in the 100m dash & the long jump. |
| When I was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy I was advised to "quit athletics and learn something useful like key punch". Other doctors said "Don't overdo it".
Not gonna happen.
I strive to live life to the fullest, to find my own limits, to redefine what is possible for an athlete living with MD and to ensure that people with similar disabilities are not told to "quit athletics".
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| Achilles is a worldwide organization, represented in sixty countries. Our mission is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics, to promote personal achievement, enhanced self esteem, and the lowering of barriers between people.
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| "They are some of the toughest miles in the sport: The Sadler's Midnight Sun Ultra Challenge in Alaska is the Mount Everest of wheelchair racing, an endurance contest that bruises the body and wastes the spirit". |
| The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 51,394 finishers in 2016 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. For some years now it has included a wheelchair division with a clean sweep to Switzerland in the male and female wheelchair winners for 2017. |
| Official site for this marathon race held in Japan - one of the best organised race events in wheelchair athletics. |
| SPORT-ON is a manufacturer of adaptive athletic equipment for people with physical disabilities. Every day we strive to meet and exceed our customer`s highest expectations. As we are not afraid to challenge the generally accepted design and construction standards, our products are unique and exceptional. In our design studio we develop the most extraordinary ideas and then transform them into tangible realities. Each customer receives our full, undivided attention, because customer satisfaction is our number-one goal. |
| From regular wheelchairs to sporting equipment including handcycles, basketball chairs, athletics racing chairs, beach and pool, All-Terrain wheelchairs, quad grips, etc. Sportaid covers a lot... |
| 'Wheelchair' is a commercial company that includes on it's website interviews with wheelchair athletes and a great collection of wheelchair sports and recreation videos including paragliding, tennis, dance, softball,wheelchair rugby or 'murderball',climbing, handcycling, power soccer, wheelchair hockey and more and more and more. Scroll down to see a collection of their videos.
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| "Following his injury Kevin Saunders got involved with wheelchair athletics and his life began to change. With rigorous workouts he drove himself to be one of the world's best pentathletes in the Paralympics. That sweat paid off in November 1988, when Saunders earned a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Seoul, South Korea". |
| "On January 26, the grueling 10k through the streets of Sydney marked the beginning of this year's series as well as the city?s Australia Day celebrations. More than 40% of competing athletes were from countries other than Australia."
?Residents kept their eyes on countrywoman Louise Sauvage, who had won the race in her category eight times. In the Men?s division, Greg Smith, Australia?s premier road and track athlete, would strive for his first Oz Day 10k victory, going up against 2001 winner Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa. |
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