Graeme Martin
 2000 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Martin | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Graeme Martin | ||||||||||||
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 Australia | ||||||||||||
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11 March 1949 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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Close up of Australian sonar class sailors Graeme Martin, Jamie Dunross and Noel Robins sailing in the Sydney Harbour during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Graeme Martin, OAM[1] is an Australian Paralympic sailor.
Biography
Martin was born on 11 March 1949 in Perth, Western Australia. Formerly a firefighter, his left leg was amputated after an accident that occurred while he was fighting a fire caused by arson at a winery in the Perth suburb of Caversham.[2] In 2000, he won the North American championship for disabled persons in St. Petersburg, Florida with Noel Robins and Jamie Dunross, in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games.[2] At the games, he won a gold medal with Robins and Dunross in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event,[3][4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] At the 2008 Beijing Games, he won a bronze medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Martin, Graeme, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- 1 2 Smith, Neil (23 July 2000). "WA trio go for gold". The Sunday Times. p. 81.
- 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ↑ Lulham, Amanda (28 October 2000). "Age no barrier for former America's Cup Skipper". The Courier-Mail. p. 38.
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