Luke Cain

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Luke Cain

2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Cain
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1980-02-03) 3 February 1980
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 10m air rifle prone
10m air rifle standing
Club Springvale Range Club

Luke Cain (born 3 February 1980) is an SH2-classified Australian shooter who became a paraplegic after an accident while playing Australian rules football. He started competing in 2007, as the sport suited his disability, and has been a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder since 2008. He first represented Australia internationally in 2009 at a World Cup event in South Korea. He came in first at the 2010 Oceania Shooting Federation Continental Championship, and finished second in the 10m air rifle prone event at the 2011 Great Britain International Shooting Competition. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Mixed R5-10m Air Rifle Prone-SH2 and Mixed R4-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH2 shooting events, in which he finished 27th and 28th, respectively. His cousin is Travis Cloke, an AFL All-Australian full-forward.

Personal

Cain was born on 3 February 1980 in Rosebud, Victoria.[1][2][3] He started playing Australian rules football when he was seven years old for the Rye Football Club. He played senior football for Rosebud Football Club as a full-forward.[4] In August 1999, at the age of nineteen, he was playing for Rosebud in a game against Hastings Football Club when he broke his neck after being sandwiched between a teammate and an opposing player.[4][5][6][7][8] He is a paraplegic,[4] and requires use of a wheelchair because of paralysis that affects him from the chest down. He has limited use of his fingers and no use of his hands.[6][7] Before his accident, he participated in a range of sports, including basketball, athletics, waterskiing, kneeboarding and wakeboarding.[4][8] After his accident, he continued in some sports, including angling.[2] As of 2012, he resides in Boneo, Victoria.[2][3]

His cousin is Travis Cloke, an AFL All-Australian full-forward.[5] Cain has been an inspiration to his cousin on the football field.[5] At the same time, Cloke has supported Cain.[6] Other cousins include AFL players Jason Cloke and Cameron Cloke.[2]

Shooting

Cain is an SH2-classified shooter competing in 10m air rifle prone and 10m air rifle standing events.[1] He has been a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder since 2008,[5] and is a member of the Springvale Range Club.[1] He is coached by Miro Sipek as an individual and when on the national team.[2]

As a youngster, Cain hunted with his father and cousin.[4] He took up the sport of shooting because it was one of the few available to people with his physical limitations.[7] As of 2012, he was sponsored by Miall's Gun Shop of Frankston, Victoria, who provided him with competition gear including cleaning supplies, a rifle case and a rifle. He holds two world records, one in the individual 600-600 R4 prone event, and another in the R4 10-metre standing event.[7][9]

Cain started competing in 2007, and made the Australian national team the same year.[1][10] During Australia's 2009 domestic series, the Australia Cup, an invitation-only series for the top shooters in the country,[11] he earned a bronze, silver and gold medal.[1] That year, he made his national team debut at an international event when he represented Australia at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in South Korea.[8] By early 2010, he was looking for a sponsor to assist with costs for his international competitions.[10] He set a personal best of 598 out of 600 in the SH-2 prone air event at the 2010 World Cup in Germany, and not long after, set a new personal best when he shot 599 at the same event at the 2010 World Cup in France.[8][12] He came in first at the 2010 Oceania Shooting Federation Continental Championship.[7][10] At the 2010 IPC World Shooting Championships in Zagreb,[13] he came in first in the SH-2 prone air event by setting a world record of 600 points, a perfect score.[7][12] At the 2011 Great Britain International, he finished second in the 10m air rifle prone event.[1][14] He competed in the United States-hosted International Paralympic Committee World Cup in 2011,[5] finishing fourth in the R5 Air Rifle Prone event with a score of 599. He earned a gold medal in the team event with teammates Jason Maroney and Bradley Mark.[15] In 2012, he trained up to six days a week.[7] At the Australian nationals, he finished second in the prone event behind New Zealander Michael Johnson, and third in the standing event behind fellow Australian Bradley Marks and Johnson.[16]

Cain was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Mixed R5-10m Air Rifle Prone-SH2 and Mixed R4-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH2 shooting events.[1][2][7][17] Competing on 3 September,[18] he did not medal, finishing 27th in the standing event and 28th in the prone event.[2][19]

Performance

Event Competition Date Score Finish Notes Reference
Prone Air — SH2 2012 Summer Paralympics Sept-12 Shot 592 27th [2][19]
Prone Air — SH2 International Paralympic Committee World Cup 2011 Shot 599+105.6 4th [15]
Prone Air — SH2 World Cup GB Oct-10 Shot 598 4th [12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 World Championships Croatia Jul-10 Shot 600 9th New personal best [3][12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 Aus Cup Jul-10 Shot 599 2nd [12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 AISL GP Jul-10 Shot 597 3rd [12]
Prone Air — SH2 World Cup France May-10 Shot 599 9th New personal best [8][12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 World Cup Germany May-10 Shot 598 10th New personal best [8][12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 Australia Cup May-10 Shot 596 1st [12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 Nationals Mar-10 Shot 593 2nd [12]
Prone Air — SH2 Australia Cup Feb-10 Shot 597 2nd [12][20]
Prone Air — SH2 Oceania Dec-09 Shot 597 1st [10][12]
Prone Air — SH2 Aus Cup Final Oct-09 Shot 597 3rd [12]
Prone Air — SH2 Aus Cup Sep-09 Shot 597 1st [12]
Prone Air — SH2 Arafura May-09 Shot 595 3rd [12]
Prone Air — SH2 Korea Cup Apr-09 Shot 596 11th [12]
Prone Air — SH2 Nationals Apr-09 Shot 597 3rd [12]
Prone Air — SH2 Aus Cup Mar-09 Shot 591 3rd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 2012 Summer Paralympics Sept-12 Shot 586 28th [2][19]
Standing Air — SH2 International Paralympic Committee World Cup 2011 Shot 596+103.1 6th [15]
Standing Air — SH2 AISL GP Jul-10 Shot 593 3rd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 World Cup France May-10 Shot 593 11th [12]
Standing Air — SH2 World Cup Germany May-10 Shot 592 13th [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Aus Cup May-10 Shot 586 1st [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Nationals Mar-10 Shot 588 2nd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Aus Cup Feb-10 Shot 590 2nd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Oceania Dec-09 Shot 597 2nd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Aus Cup Final Oct-09 Shot 592 2nd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Aus Cup Sep-09 Shot 594 1st [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Arafura May-09 Shot 587 2nd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Korea Cup Apr-09 Shot 587 10th [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Nationals Apr-09 Shot 592 2nd [12]
Standing Air — SH2 Aus Cup Mar-09 Shot 592 2nd [12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Luke Cain". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Luke Cain". London 2012 Paralympics. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Paralympics Athlete Bio". BigPond Sport. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "A bit about me". Luke Cain. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Luke guns for gold, Trav aims at flag". Melbourne, Victoria: Herald Sun. Retrieved 2012-07-25. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Langmaid, Aaron (2010-09-28). "Travis won't choke in AFL Grand Final replay says Cloke family". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2012-07-25. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Morris, Deborah. "Olympic gold in his sight for Boneo star". Mornington Peninsula Leader. Retrieved 2012-07-25. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Luke Cain". Osa Brands. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  9. ↑ "My Sponsors". Luke Cain. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 McEvoy, Simon (2010-01-27). "CAN YOU HELP? On target for world title". Mornington Peninsula Leader. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  11. ↑ "AISL Competitions". Australian International Shooting Limited. Retrieved 2012-11-25. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 "Achievements". Luke Cain. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  13. ↑ "Welcome to the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships, Zagreb, Croatia". Croatian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2012-11-25. 
  14. ↑ "Shooting Luke Cain wins world shooting medal". Weekly Times Now. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Australia shines at the IPC World Cup, Fort Benning". Ausshooting.org. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  16. ↑ "2012 NATIONALS". Tra.org.au. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  17. ↑ Niav Owens. "Kosmala shoots for her 11th Games -". Australia: ABC Grandstand Sport — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Paralympics London 2012 - Day Three - 4:00am Sunday, September 02 2012". ABC Television. 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "So Close: Aussies edged out at the Paralympics". Sport Shooting Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 "Luke Cain". Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). 1980-03-02. Retrieved 2012-09-16. 

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