John Lindsay (Paralympian)

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John Lindsay
File:John Lindsay showing his medal.jpg
John Lindsay showing the gold medal he won in the T52 100m event at the 1996 Paralympics.
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born 29 January 1970
Melbourne
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's 200 m TW3
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's 100 m T52
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's 100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Men's 100 m TW3
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Men's 200 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's 4x100 m Relay T54
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Men's 400 m TW3
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's 400 m T52
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Men's 200 m T53

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]

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