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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T38
Further personal information
Residence
Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Occupation
Unemployed
Languages
English
Higher education
Bonbeach TAFE: Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1982.
Club / Team
Eaglehawk YMCA Athletic Club: Bendigo, VIC, AUS
Name of coach
Brett Robinson [national], AUS
International debut
Year
1998
Competing for
Australia
General interest
Nicknames
Tim (paralympic.org.au, 29 Aug 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Becoming the first Australian to win 10 Paralympic gold medals after Australia won the 4x100m relay at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (paralympic.org.au, 29 Aug 2012)
Most influential person in career
His father. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Hero / Idol
Australian rules footballer Shane Crawford and Australian sprinter Matt Shirvington.(paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Try hard in everything you do. Winning isn't everything." (athletics.com.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Awards and honours
In 2004 he was named Australian Paralympian of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee [APC], and won the Victorian Institute of Sport's [VIS] Athlete with a Disability Award. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
In 2000 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] for services to sport, was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee [APC], and received the Victorian Institute of Sport's [VIS] Award of Excellence. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
In 2000 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] for services to sport, was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee [APC], and received the Victorian Institute of Sport's [VIS] Award of Excellence. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Impairment
He has cerebral palsy as the result of a car accident in 1983. (news.com.au, 03 Sep 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100 m T35-38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 200 m T38 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final Round | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T35-38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T35-38 | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's 200 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Heat 2 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m T38 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T35-38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T35-38 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T38 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m T20 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 400 m T20 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T20 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m T20 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m T20 | Heat 5 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x400 m T35-38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T35-38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final Round | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m T38 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-25 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final | 2011-01-26 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T35-38 | Final | 2011-01-27 | 3 | |
| Men's 400 m T38 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-28 | 3 | |
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final | 2011-01-29 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m T38 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-02 | 4 | |
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 5 | |
| Men's 200 m T38 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-07 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m T38 | Semifinal 2 | 2013-07-23 | 6 | |
| Men's 200 m T38 | Final 1 | 2013-07-24 | 7 | |
| Men's 400 m T38 | Final 1 | 2013-07-26 | 5 |