Anthony Clarke (athlete)

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Anthony Clarke
Anthony Clarke

Anthony Clarke (born 1961) OAM, ASM is a world class judoka who has been ranked in the top 10 worldwide, in the top 3 in Australia and as the top player in South Australia.

Blind since 17 he became a Paralympic Judo gold medallist in 1996, was world blind judo champion (in 1990 and 1998), and was 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 wrote an autobiographical motivational book titled Achieving the Impossible[4]

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[edit] Achievements

  • 1990 World Blind Judo Champion - 78kg class[5]
  • 1996 Paralympic Gold Medal
  • 1997 Order of Australia Medal
  • 1998 World blind Judo Champion - 90kg class[3]
  • 1998 Australian judo champion (against sighted opponents)[6]
  • 1999 Australian judo champion (against sighted opponents)[6]
  • 1999 Awarded the judo federation of Australia's Outstanding South Australian Judo Player of the Decade [6]
  • Paralympic and duel world vision impaired champion [6]


[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Wilde, Kevin (1999-07-17). Blind judo champion. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Anthony Clarke, ASM, OAM - Paralympian. e-Bility Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
  3. ^ a b 1998 World Blind Judo Champ - The Final Results. International Judo Federation (1998-07-19). Retrieved on 2006-01-13.
  4. ^ Clarke, Anthony (December 1997). Achieving the Impossible. ISBN 0646327070. 
  5. ^ IBSA medal tally for Anthony Clarke
  6. ^ a b c d Judo. Blind Sporting Council. Retrieved on 2006-01-13.

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