Eric Russell (athlete)

Eric Russell
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold 1976 Toronto Men's Discus 3
Gold 1976 Toronto Men's Pentathlon 3
Gold 1976 Toronto Men's Shot Put 3
Silver 1976 Toronto Men's Javelin 3

Eric Russell is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia.

Competitive athletics

He won three gold medals and a silver at the 1976 Toronto Games, with golds being earned in the Men's Discus 3, Men's Pentathlon 3 and Men's Shot Put 3 events. The silver was in the Men's Javelin 3 event.[1] In the discus competition, he set a world record. In winning the discus gold medal, he first rejected it because of politics being injected into the Games. The following day, he changed his mind and accepted the medal.[2]

Sport administration

Russell is involved with disability athletics. He has served in several positions including as a coach, sport administrator, sport event director. He also serves as an international Paralympic classifier in athletics.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=1976PG. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Associated Press (Aug 7, 1976). "Paraplegic defects in Toronto". The Spokesman-Review. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mvBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4164,2518402&dq=stoke-mandeville+australia&hl=en. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
  3. ^ "ARAFURA GAMES GROWING". No Limits! (Adelaide, South Australia: Wheelchair Sports South Australia): p. 14. July 2009. http://www.wheelchairsports-sa.org.au/newsletters/July09.pdf. Retrieved 4 January 2012.