Anthony Clarke (athlete)
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Anthony Clarke (born 1961) OAM, ASM is a world class judoka who has been ranked in the top 10 wordwide, in the top 3 in Australia and as the top player in South Australia.
Blind since 17 he became the 1996 Paralympic Judo (96kg class) gold medallist, 1998 world blind judo champion (90kg class) and an official torch bearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 1997 He has represented australia at four summer paralympics and is the author of an autobiography and motivational book titled Achieving the Impossible[4]
[edit] Achievements
- 1996 Paralympic Gold Medal
- 1997 Order of Australia Medal
- 1998 World blind Judo Champion - 90kg class [3]
- 1998 Australian judo champion (against sighted opponents)[5]
- 1999 Australian judo champion (against sighted opponents)[5]
- 1999 Awarded the judo federation of Australia's Outstanding South Australian Judo Player of the Decade [5]
- Paralympic and duel world vision impaired champion [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilde, Kevin (1999-07-17). Blind judo champion. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Anthony Clarke, ASM, OAM - Paralympian. e-Bility Pty Ltd. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
- ^ a b 1998 World Blind Judo Champ - The Final Results. International Judo Federation (1998-07-19). Retrieved on January 13, 2006.
- ^ Clarke, Anthony (December 1997). Achieving the Impossible. ISBN 0646327070.
- ^ a b c d Judo. Blind Sporting Council. Retrieved on January 13, 2006.
