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John Lindsay

b. 1970

Australian Paralympic athlete

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About John Lindsay

Born 1970. John Lindsay is an Australian athletics competitor.

John Lindsay, OAM (born 29 January 1970) is an Australian Paralympic athlete from Melbourne. 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, 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. a silver medal in the 200 m T52 event with a time of 27.38, and a bronze medal in the 400 m T52 event with a time of 52.93. 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; At the 2004 Athens Games, he came seventh in the first round of the Men's 100 m T53 event and sixth in the third round of the Men's 200 m T53 event. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1995 and 2000.

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

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Victorian Institute of Sport
Awards
Australian Sports Medal; Medal of the Order of Australia

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped John Lindsay's

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Lindsay?

Australian Paralympic athlete

When was John Lindsay born?

John Lindsay was born on 29 January 1970 in Melbourne.

What is John Lindsay's occupation?

John Lindsay is an athletics competitor.

What nationality is John Lindsay?

John Lindsay is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Lindsay

· Wikidata: Q6244880

· DBpedia: John Lindsay (Paralympian)

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