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John Lindsay
John Lindsay showing the gold medal he won in the T52 100m event at the 1996 Paralympics.
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born29 January 1970 (1970-01-29) (age 54)
Melbourne, Australia
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200 m TW3
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m T52
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 m TW3
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4x100 m Relay T54
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 400 m TW3
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 400 m T52
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 200 m T53
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Berlin 200 m T52
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham 100 m T54
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham 200 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2002 Lille 100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Berlin 100 m T52

John Lindsay, OAM[1] (born 29 January 1970)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete from Melbourne.[2] He competed in the 1988 Seoul games in distances ranging from 100 m to 800 m, but did not win any medals.[3] At the 1992 Barcelona Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 200 m TW3 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] a silver medal in the Men's 100 m TW3 event and a bronze medal in the Men's 400 m TW3 event.[3] That year, he had a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship.[4] He was also working as a fitness instructor in 1992, held world records in the 100 m and 200 m events, and was ranked 6th in the world in the 400 m.[4] He won a gold medal in the men's athletics 100 m T52 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics with a time of 15.22,[5] a silver medal in the 200 m T52 event with a time of 27.38,[6] and a bronze medal in the 400 m T52 event with a time of 52.93.[7] At the 2000 Sydney Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m T53 event, a silver medal as part of the Men's 4x100 m Relay T54 team, and a bronze medal in the Men's 200 m T53 event;[3] he was also part of the Men's 4x400 m Relay T54 team, which was the only one to qualify in its heat, but it did not make it to the finals.[8] At the 2004 Athens Games, he came seventh in the first round of the Men's 100 m T53 event[9] and sixth in the third round of the Men's 200 m T53 event.[10] He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1995 and 2000.[11]

In 1996, Kingston City Council created the John Lindsay Reserve in Patterson Lakes, Victoria. In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lindsay, John Lindsay, OAM". It's An Honour. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b Barcelona Paralympics 1992 : Australian team members profile handbook. Glebe, New South Wales: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1992. 20779.
  5. ^ International Paralympic Committee; Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (2000). Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. p. 7. OCLC 223030936.
  6. ^ International Paralympic Committee; Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (2000). Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. p. 8. OCLC 223030936.
  7. ^ International Paralympic Committee; Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (2000). Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. p. 9. OCLC 223030936.
  8. ^ "Men's 4x400 m Relay T54 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Men's 100 m T53 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Men's 200 m T53 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
  12. ^ "Lindsay, John: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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