Colin Harrison (sailor)
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Colin Harrison (born 20 February 1961)[1] is an Australian Paralympic sailor. He is a right forequarter amputee due to cancer.[1] He participated in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event at the 2004 Athens Games without winning a medal, and won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2008 Beijing Games.[2] His team finished 6th at the 2012 Games.[3]
At the 2013 IFDS World Championships in Kinsale, Ireland, he teamed with Jonathan Harris (sailor) and Russell Boaden to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.[4] In October 2013, the trio were named Yachting Australia's Sailors of the Year with a Disability.[5] At the 2014 IFDS World Championships in Halifax, Canada, Harrison teamed with Harris and Boaden to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.[6] In November 2014, Harrison shared the Yachting Australia Sailor of the Year with a Disability award with Daniel Fitzgibbon, Liesl Tesch, Jonathan Harris, Russell Boaden and Matthew Bugg. The Australian team of six sailors beat Great Britain by one point at the IFDS World Championship.[7]
At the 2015 IFDS Championships in Melbourne, Australiahe teamed with Boaden and Harris to win the silver medal behind the Great Britain crew. Their score was 37.0 to Great Britain's 36.0. [8]
References
- 1 2 Media guide : Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
- ↑ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "Colin Harrison". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bronze medal win for Australia at IFDS World Championships". Yachting Australia News. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ 21 October 2013 "Sonar crew win Yachting Australia award" Check
|url=value (help). Australian Paralympic Committee News. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013. - ↑ "Results". IFDS Worlds 2014 website. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Stellar night for Australian sailing at Yachting Australia Awards 2014". Yachting Australia News. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Excellence to the very end". 2015 Para World Sailing Championships at RYCV Melbourne, Australia website. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
External links
- Colin Harrison - Australian Paralympic Committee Profile
- Australian Sailing Team Committee Profile
- International Sailing Federation Profile and Results