Russell Boaden

Russell Boaden
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born 15 December 1969
Medal record
Sailing
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Mixed Three Person Sonar
IFDS World Championships
2013 Kinsale Mixed Three Person Sonar
2014 Halifax Mixed Three Person Sonar
2015 Melbourne Mixed Three Person Sonar

Russell Boaden (15 December 1969)[1] is a Paralympic sailor from Australia. His brachial plexus was damaged as a result of a motorbike accident. [1] He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event.[2]

At the 2013 IFDS World Championships in Kinsale, Ireland, he teamed with Jonathan Harris and Colin Harrison to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.[3] In October 2013, the trio were named Yachting Australia's Sailors of the Year with a Disability.[4] At the 2014 IFDS World Championships in Halifax, Canada, Boaden teamed with Harrison and Harris to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.[5] In November 2014, Boaden shared the Yachting Australia Sailor of the Year with a Disability award with Daniel Fitzgibbon, Liesl Tesch, Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Matthew Bugg. The Australian team of six sailors beat Great Britain by one point at the IFDS World Championship.[6]

At the 2015 IFDS Championships in Australia, he teamed with Colin Harrison and Jonathan Harris to win the silver medal behind the Great Britain crew. Their score was 37.0 to Great Britain's 36.0. [7]


References

  1. 1 2 Media guide : Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bronze medal win for Australia at IFDS World Championships". Yachting Australia News. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 21 October 2013 "Sonar crew win Yachting Australia award" Check |url= value (help). Australian Paralympic Committee News. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Results". IFDS Worlds 2014 website. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stellar night for Australian sailing at Yachting Australia Awards 2014". Yachting Australia News. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Excellence to the very end". 2015 Para World Sailing Championships at RYCV Melbourne, Australia website. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

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