Sam Rickard (born 8 September 1971, in Mona Vale, New South Wales) is an Australian vision impaired Paralympic athlete. He competed in four successive Paralympic Games 1988 to 2000, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games.[1] His nickname was 'the Sparrow'.[citation needed]
 Action shot of Rickard running at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1971 Mona Vale, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
At the 1988 Seoul Games, he competed in Men's 400m B3, Men's 800m B3 (5th) and Men's High Jump B3 (9th).[1] He competed in the World Championships and Games for the Disabled, Assen, Netherlands winning a bronze medal in the Men's 800m B3.[2]
At the 1992 Barcelona Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 800m B3 and competed in Men's 1500m B3 (5th).[1]
In 1994, he left the Northern Territory to accept an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athletes with a Disability residential scholarship in Canberra where he was coached by Chris Nunn. He departed the AIS in 1996.[3]
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, Sam competed in the Men's 400m T12 and Men's 1500m T12 (5th).[1] He was disadvantaged because the 800m, his specialist distance was dropped from the Atlanta Athletics program.[4]
Finally, 2000 Sydney Games he competed in three events – Men's 400m T13 (7th), Men's 800m T13 (4th) and Men 1500 T13 (6th).[1]
He has been a board member of Blind Sports Australia.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Sam Rickard Results". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ World Championships and Games for the Disabled - Athletics Results. Netherlands: Organising Committee. 1990.
- ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Comnmission. 2002. p. 132. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
- ^ Australian Institute of Sport Yearbook 1996. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 1996. p. 3.
- ^ "Financial Report" (PDF). Blind Sports Australia. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
stub
 | This biographical article relating to Australian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small}   | This article about a Paralympic medalist of Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |