Aaron Chatman

Aaron Chatman (born 11 May 1987) is an Australian right arm amputee Paralympic athlete competing in class T47 men's high jump, long jump and 100 m. He has won silver and bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

Aaron Chatman
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Born (1987-05-11) 11 May 1987
Medal record
Track and field (T46)
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's High Jump F44/46
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Men's 4x100m Relay T42–T46
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Men's High Jump T45-47
IPC Athletics World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Assen Men's High Jump F44/46
Silver medal – second place2017 LondonHigh jump - T47

Athletics

At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump F44/46.[3] In 2007, he broke the world high jump record F44/46 with a jump of 2.05m at the 2007 ACT Championships.[3]

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's high jump F44/46 event where he cleared 2.02m and a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m relay T42–46 event.[4] He was coached by Irina Dvoskina. He nearly missed competing due to chicken pox keeping him isolated in Hong Kong prior to the Games.[3]

He returned to competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympics where he won the bronze medal in the Men's High Jump T45-47 with a jump of 1.99m.[1]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, he won a silver medal in the Men's High Jump T47 with a jump of 1.94 m and ewas coached by Gary Bourne. [5] Chatman finished fifth in the Men's High Jump T47 at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai with a jump of 1.87m.[6]

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder coached by Irina Dvoskina.[7] He announced his retirement in November 2020 after experiencing complications with a chronic injury.[8]

References
  1. "Aaron Chatman". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. "Aaron Chatman Athlete Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee Website. Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  5. Ryner, Sascha. "Holt surges to gold once again". Athletics Australia News, 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 7 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. "Goodman honoured with prestigious Paralympic Medal". Athletics Australia. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  8. "Paralympian Aaron Chatman Announces Retirement". Paralymics Australia. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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