Stephen Wilson (athlete)

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

Stephen Wilson
Personal information
Full nameStephen Raymond Wilson
Nationality Australia
Born28 December 1971 (1971-12-28) (age 51)
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m T46
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x400 m T46
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×400 m T42–T46
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4×100 m T42–T46
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m T42–T46
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Birmingham 4×400 m T42–T46
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham 200 m T44
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham 400 m T44

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 five children. He was a physical education teacher, was the principal of Dalby Christian College and is currently the principal of Livingstone Christian College.

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 4 × 400 m 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. "Wilson, Stephen Raymond". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. "Stephen Wilson". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 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. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  6. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  7. "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Success". Parliament of New South Wales. 1 November 2000. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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