At a
Glance:
- First Place X
Country Ashton Grammar School 1978
- Fourth Place
Lancashire AAA Champs Junior Boys 400m
1978
- Outstanding
amputee athlete in BC 1983
- Most Improved
and Best Male Athlete - Canadian Amputee Sports
1983
- Represented
Canada 1984 Paralympics New York
- First Athlete
with a disability to obtain an Athletic Scholarship in
Canada 1986
- Fourth Place
Discus World Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden
1986
- Silver Medal
Discus 1987 International Game Paris,
France
- Chevron Canada
Award Post Secondary Sport 1987
- Represented
Canada at 1988 Paralympics Seoul, South
Korea
- Represented
Canada 1990 World Championships Assen,
Holland
- Retired from
Track and Field 1990
- First Place
Chilliwack Open Bench Press "disabled class"
1992
- 1994-96 Chair BC
Sport and Fitness Council for the
Disabled
- First Place
Vancouver Island Bench Press Champs 90kg class
1994
- Second Place
Vancouver Island Bench Press Champs 90kg class
1995
- Third Place
Canadian Bench Press Championships 1995 90kg
Class
- Banned from
Bench Press competition 1995
- First place
Discus and Shot - Paralympic trials
1995
- 1998 Published
"Irresistible Force" A 50 year History of Disability
Sport in Canada
- Returned to Bench Press competition 2001
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SFU
Track 1988
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1976-1978:
200m & 400m sprinter Pilkingtons H&AC,
St. Helens, Merseyside, England. Under 15
Personal Best 200m 25.2, 400m 55.1
To
see a picture of this race
July
1982 BC Games for the Physically Disabled
First "disabled" sport event, tried just about
every event going !
To
see a picture of this event
September
1982 Canadian Amputee Nationals, Edmonton,
Alberta New Canadian Record 9.17m Shot Put Bench
Press 2nd in 82.5kg class 125kg
To
see a picture of this event
August
1983 Canadian Games for the Physically
Disabled Sudbury, Ontario New Canadian Record
Shot Put 9.73m PB in Long Jump 3.99m (wind
assisted) Bench Press 1st in 82.5kg class
132.5kg
To
see a picture of this event
June 1984
International Games for the Disabled Long
Island, New York 6th Shot Put 9.28m 14th Long
Jump Bench Press "bombed out" To
see a picture of this event
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November 1984:
Canadian Nationals Windsor, Ontario 1st Javelin 27.75m
1st Discus 25.24m Bench Press 2nd 142.5kg 82.5kg
class
August 1985:
Canadian Games for the Physically Disabled Sault St
Marie, Ontario 1st Javelin 30.14m (Cdn Rec) 1st Discus
29.64m 1st Shot 9.88m (Cdn Rec)
June 1986
Canadian Nationals Brampton, Ontario 2nd Discus
33.67m(Dave Bowers of USA set a new world record 38.80m)
1st Shot Put 10.06m (Cdn Rec) 2nd Bench Press 147.5kg
82.5kg class .
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August
1986 World Championships Goteborg, Sweden
7th Shot Put 9.55m 4th Discus 32.40m
June
1987 Local Track Meet, Richmond, B.C. 1st
Shot Put 10.17m (Cdn Rec)
July
1987 International Games, Paris, France 2nd
Discus 34.75m 7th Shot 9.96m
July
1987 Can-Am Championship, Long Island, New
York 1st Discus 32.80m 1st Shot Put
9.70m
June
1988 British Les Autre Nationals, Aldershot,
England 1st Discus 33.06m 1st Shot
10.27m
July
1988 BC Track and Field Championships,
Richmond, BC 1st Shot Put 10.54m
October
1988 Paralympics, Seoul, Korea 7th Discus
32.08m 6th Shot Put 10.20m
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Australian Amputee Nationals, Adelaide
1988
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August 1989
Canadian Games for the Physically Disabled, Richmond,
BC
2nd Shot Put 10.17m
3rd Discus 30.40m
3rd Bench Press 140kg
July 1990
World Championships Assen, Holland 8th Discus
30.40m
Retired from
Athletics
March 1992
1st Place Chilliwack Open Bench Press
event
February
1995
1995 Canadian Bench Nationals, Chilliwack, BC
3rd 90kg class 155kg
SUBSEQUENTLY
BANNED FROM FURTHER "ABLE-BODIED" COMPETITION AFTER THIS
EVENT
August 1995
Canadian Athletics Nationals for the disabled, St Johns,
New Brunswick
1st Discus 33.06m
1st Shot Put 9.17m
October 1995
Atlanta Paralympic Powerlifting Qualifier, Georgia
USA.
3rd 90kg Class 155kg
September
2000
Commonwealth Games Society announces inclusion of
weightlifting for athletes with disabilities at the 2002
Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Currently
out-of-retirement and in training for this event - July
2002. If all goes to plan this will act as a "closing of
the circle" for my athletic career, ending where it all
began in the north west of England.
November
2000
IPF announce open events for lifter with disabilities,
removing the ban on amputees from sanctioned
events.
April 2001
BC Provincial Bench Press Championships
3rd 100kg Class 160kg
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