Anthony Clarke (judoka)

Anthony Clarke

Clarke faces his opponent, Great Britain's Ian Rose, at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full name Anthony Laurence Clarke
Nationality  Australia

Anthony Laurence Clarke, OAM[1] (born 1961 in Adelaide) is an Australian judoka.

Blind since 17 he became a Paralympic Judo gold medallist in 1996, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] was world blind judo champion (in 1990 and 1998), and was an official torch bearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5]

He has represented Australia at five Summer Paralympics, from 1992 to 2008, and wrote an autobiographical motivational book titled Achieving the Impossible.[6]

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1996 to 2000 in judo.[7]

Achievements

Australian judoka Anthony Clarke competes on his way to a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Clarke, Anthony Lawrence, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Wilde, Kevin (1999-07-17). "Blind judo champion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Clarke, ASM, OAM - Paralympian". e-Bility Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1998 World Blind Judo Champ - The Final Results". International Judo Federation. 1998-07-19. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Clarke, Anthony: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Anthony (December 1997). Achieving the Impossible. ISBN 0-646-32707-0.
  7. ↑ Nihil, G. (2006). Australian Institute of Sport : celebrating excellence. Focus Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 1-921156-16-3.
  8. ↑ IBSA medal tally for Anthony Clarke
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Judo". Blind Sporting Council. Retrieved 2006-01-13.

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