Richard Colman
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Richard Andrew Colman OAM[1] (born 28 November 1984 in Stavanger, Norway)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete, competing mainly in category T53 sprint events. He was born with spina bifida.[2]
Paralympics
Colman competed at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the men's 800 m – T53 event,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] a silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 m relay – T53–54 event,[3] went out in the first round of the men's 100 m – T53 event,[4] finished seventh in the men's 200 m – T53 event,[5] finished sixth in the men's 400 m – T53 event,[6] went out in the first round of the men's 4 x 400 m relay – T53-54 event.[7]
He also competed at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, where he won a silver medal in the men's 200 m – T53 event,[3] a bronze medal in the men's 400 m – T53 event,[3] was disqualified in the men's 4 x 100 m relay – T53-54 event[8] and finished fourth in the men's 800 m – T53 event.[9]
At the 2012 London Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's 800 m T53 event and two bronze medals in the Men's 400 m T53 and Men's 4x400 m T53/54 events;,[3] he also came seventh in the Men's 200 m T53- event.[10]
Commonwealth Games
Colman won a silver medal in the 1500 m T54 at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and came fourth in the same event at the 2014 competition.[11][12]
IPC Athletics World Championships
Colman has competed at four IPC Athletics World Championships. In 2002, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 m T53. In 2006, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 800 m T53. At the 2011 Championships, he won a gold medal in the Men's s 800m T53 and a silver medal in the Men's 400 m T53. At the 2013 Championships in Lyon, France, he won bronze medals in the Men's 800m and 1500m T53 events.[13][14] He was selected to compete at the 2015 Championships in Doha but withdrew from the competition.[15]
References
- 1 2 "Colman, Richard Andrew, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Richard Colman". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2004: Men's 100 m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2004: Men's 200 m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2004: Men's 400 m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2004: Men's 4x400 m T53-54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2008: Men's 4x100 m T53/54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2008: Men's 800 m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "2012: Men's 200 m T53". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Fabulous Fearnley wins gold". ABC News. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Angela Ballard wins para-1500m gold, Kurt Fearnley claims silver". ABC News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "#IPC13: Medal rush continues for Australian Flame in Lyon". Athletics Australia News,. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "Evan O'Hanlon claims second gold medal at the IPC World Athletics Championships". News Limited Network. 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Doha 2015". Athletics Australia News, 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.