Anton Flavel

Anton James Flavel, OAM[1] (born 3 May 1969)[2] is an Australian athlete with an intellectual disability. He was born in the Western Australian town of Narrogin.[2] In his disability class he held a world record for the javelin and an Australian record in the shot put and high jump.[3]

Anton Flavel
2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Flavel
Personal information
Full nameAnton James Flavel
Nationality Australia
Born (1969-05-03) 3 May 1969
Narrogin, Western Australia
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap
Gold medal – first place 1992 Madrid Men's Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Madrid Men's Discus
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Madrid Men's High Jump
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Berlin Men's Shot Put F20
Bronze medal – third place 1998 BirminghamMen's Shot Put F20
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's Javelin F20

Competing at the 1st World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability in Härnösand, Sweden, he won two gold medals in the Men's Javelin and the Men's Discus, and a bronze medal in the Men's Long Jump.[4] At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap in Madrid, Spain, which were held immediately after the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics,[5] he won a gold medal in the men's javelin,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] He also won bronze medals in the Men's High Jump and Men's Discus.[6] He was coached in Perth, Western Australia by Hilda Collier.[6]

At the IPC Athletics World Championships in the Men's Shot Put F20 , he won a gold medal in 1994 and a bronze medal in 1998.[7][8] At the 2000 Sydney Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Javelin F20 event,[9] and came ninth in the Men's Shot Put F20 event.[10]

In 1997, he became the first intellectually disabled athlete to receive a residential scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and was coached by Chris Nunn.[3] The move to the AIS highlighted the more professional approach to training. In Perth, he was doing three sessions per week and at the AIS he was doing thirteen sessions.[3] He left the AIS after the 2000 Sydney Games.[11]

In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[12]

He married Trish Flavel, who won a bronze medal in the Women's 800m T20 at the 2000 Sydney Games.

References
  1. "Flavel, Anton James, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. "Doors Open for AIS Disabled". Australian Sports Commission. 23 January 1997. Archived from the original on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. "Sport results and detail". Canberra Times. 13 July 1989. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. DePauw, Karen P; Rich, Sarah (Winter 1993). "Paralympics for the mentally handicapped". Palaestra. Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 59–64.
  6. Australian Paralympic Federation. "Media Releases Days 1 - 7, September 1992". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "AIS Athletes Leave Their Mark on IPC World Track and Field Championships". Sports Chat (49): 1. August 1998.
  8. "Anton Flavel". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  9. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. "Men's Shot Put F20 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. "AIS Alumni News" (PDF). Australian Institute of Sport. Spring 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  12. "Flavel, Anton James: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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