Stephen Wilson (athlete)

Stephen Wilson
Personal information
Full name Stephen Raymond Wilson
Nationality  Australia
Born 28 December 1971
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Men's 4x100 m Relay T46
2000 Sydney Men's 4x400 m Relay T46
2004 Athens Men's 4x400 m T42–T46
2004 Athens Men's 4x100 m T42–T46
2008 Beijing Men's 4x100 m T42–T46

Stephen Raymond Wilson, OAM[1] (born 28 December 1971)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete.

Personal

Wilson was born in Sydney on 28 December 1971.[3] In 1986, while he was a student at Newington College (1984–1987),[4] Wilson was hit by a truck and doctors were forced to amputate his right leg just below the knee.[5] He is married and has four children. He was a physical education teacher, and is currently the principal of Dalby Christian School.[2]

Competitive career

Stephen Wilson (second from left, with dark hair), interviewed with relay teammates Tim Matthews (left), Neil Fuller (obscured) and Heath Francis after winning the 4x400m relay event at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.

Wilson took up competitive running in 1997; in that year he competed at his first national competition and received the Developing Paralympian of the Year Award.[2] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won two gold medals in the Men's 4x100 m Relay T46 and Men's 4x400 m Relay T46 events,[6] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, his competitive sport participation was sponsored by the Motor Accidents Authority in New South Wales.[7] At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4x400 m T42–46 event and a bronze medal in the Men's 4x100 m T42–46 event.[6] At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 4x100 m T42–46 event.[6] He has retired from competitive athletics.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wilson, Stephen Raymond". It's an Honour. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Stephen Wilson". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 779
  5. ↑ Wilson, Chris (6 July 2008). "Our blades have no place at Olympics". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Success". Parliament of New South Wales. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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