Anthony Clarke (judoka)

For other people named Anthony Clarke, see Anthony Clarke (disambiguation).

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 five Summer Paralympics, from 1992 to 2008, and wrote an autobiographical motivational book titled Achieving the Impossible.[4]

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1996 to 2000 in judo.[5]

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Wilde, Kevin (1999-07-17). "Blind judo champion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s37138.htm. 
  2. ^ "Anthony Clarke, ASM, OAM - Paralympian". e-Bility Pty Ltd. http://e-bility.com/speakers/clarke.php. Retrieved 2007-01-13. 
  3. ^ a b "1998 World Blind Judo Champ - The Final Results". International Judo Federation. 1998-07-19. http://www.ijf.org/event/qEventView.php?Page=1&MenuCode=151400&TableName=T_Event&Idx=353. Retrieved 2006-01-13. 
  4. ^ Clarke, Anthony (December 1997). Achieving the Impossible. ISBN 0646327070. 
  5. ^ Nihil, G. (2006). Australian Institute of Sport : celebrating excellence. Focus Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 1921156163. 
  6. ^ IBSA medal tally for Anthony Clarke
  7. ^ a b "Judo". Blind Sporting Council. http://web.archive.org/web/20060819201728/http://www.blindsport.com.au/judo.html. Retrieved 2006-01-13. 

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