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Full name | Graeme Martin | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Born | 11 March 1949 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Graeme Martin, OAM 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 fire caused by," arson at a winery in the Perth suburb of Caversham. 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. At the "Games," he won a gold medal with Robins and Dunross in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. This gold medal achievement was initially the only medal ever won by Australian sailors at the Games. At the 2008 Beijing Games, he won a bronze medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event. At these Games, Martin competed alongside 2 other athletes; Russell Boaden and "Colin Harrison."
In 2020, Martin along with Noel Robins and Jamie Dunross were inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.
References※
- ^ "Martin, Graeme, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ Smith, Neil (23 July 2000). "WA trio go for gold". The Sunday Times. p. 81.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gold Medal Hero earns another chance | Seabreeze". seabreeze.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Sailing Medallists - Australian Sailing". www.sailing.org.au. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "2020 Honourees——to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame announced". Australian Sailing. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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