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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW3
Further personal information
Languages
English
Higher education
Medicine - University of Sydney: Australia
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began competing in para-skiing in 2004.
Why this sport?
He grew up skiing prior to the amputation of his legs and returned to the sport following his rehabilitation.
Handedness
Right
International debut
Year
2005
Competing for
Australia
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Abtenau
General interest
Most influential person in career
His father. (APC, 13 Mar 2010)
Hero / Idol
Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, Australian track cyclist Anna Meares, Australian para-skier Michael Milton. (APC, 13 Mar 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Be the change you want to see in the world." [Ghandi] (abc.net.au, 11 Mar 2010)
Impairment
He contracted meningococcal meningitis at age 16. He fell into a two-week coma and required both his legs to be amputated below the knee. (APC, 13 Mar 2010)
Other information
RETIREMENT
He retired from para-alpine skiing following the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (paralympic.org, 26 Oct 2012; paralympic.org.au, 09 Dec 2010)
NUMB FEET
His father took him skiing to Thredbo, NSW, Australia, before his legs were amputated. He remembers the experience and describes the sensation of skiing with his prosthetics as like skiing with 'numb feet'. (smh.com.au, 12 Feb 2010)
He retired from para-alpine skiing following the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (paralympic.org, 26 Oct 2012; paralympic.org.au, 09 Dec 2010)
NUMB FEET
His father took him skiing to Thredbo, NSW, Australia, before his legs were amputated. He remembers the experience and describes the sensation of skiing with his prosthetics as like skiing with 'numb feet'. (smh.com.au, 12 Feb 2010)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final Round | 33 | ||
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 19 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 21 | ||
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 24 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Final | 2009-02-23 | 8 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final | 2009-02-23 | 7 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Run 2 | 2009-02-24 | 6 | |
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final | 2009-02-28 | 6 |