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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T12, F12
Further personal information
Family
Sons Jim and William
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began competing in 1982.
Why this sport?
He played a number of sports at high school, but as his sight worsened he could no longer compete in swimming, diving or basketball. He found he enjoyed throwing events, so he took up discus and shot put.
Club / Team
Glenhuntly Athletic Club: Melbourne, VIC, AUS
International debut
Year
1988
Competing for
Australia
General interest
Nicknames
Russ (vis.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Hobbies
Camping with this children. (paralympic.org.au, 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Setting a world record in the F12 discus at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (paralympic.org.au, 2016)
Injuries
He fell off an embankment and broke his elbow two months before competing at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. As a result of the injury he had to change his training programme, but still managed to compete at the Games. (theweeklyreview.com.au, 28 Jun 2012)
Awards and honours
He was Australia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
In 1993 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
He has received an Advance Australia Award for his contributions to sport. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
In 1993 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
He has received an Advance Australia Award for his contributions to sport. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Impairment
He has macular degeneration, an eye condition that causes the gradual loss of central vision. (paralympic.org.au, 19 Sep 2016)
Other information
CHALLENGES
He has trekked the 96-kilometre Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, and spent eight days paddling from Australia to New Guinea across the Torres Straight. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
He has trekked the 96-kilometre Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, and spent eight days paddling from Australia to New Guinea across the Torres Straight. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put B3 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw B3 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Javelin B3 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F11/12 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F13 | Final Round | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F13 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put B3 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw B3 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Javelin B3 | Final Round | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final | 2011-01-22 | 2 | |
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final | 2011-01-28 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F11/12 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final 1 | 2013-07-20 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-22 | 7 | |
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-31 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-22 | 5 | |
| Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-23 | 7 |