About me

G’day I’m Richard Colman, Australian Paralympic Wheelchair Athlete

Career Highlights

2011 IAAF World Championships
Gold Medal - Men's 400 meters T54

2010 Commonwealth Games
Silver Medal - Men's 1500 meters T54

2008 Beijing Paralympic Games,                             
Silver Medallist T53 200m, Bronze Medallist T53 400m

Telstra 2008 Athletics Australia National Championships
Gold Medalist:: 100mt, 200mt, 400mt, 800mt

2006 IPC World Athletics Champioinships           
Bronze Medallist T53 800m

2004 Athens Paralympic Games                                 
Gold Medallist T53 800m and Paralympic Record,
Silver Medallist T53/54  4X100 Relay

2002 IPC world Athletics Championships               
Bronze medallist T53 400m

Records

Oceania Record Holder T53 200m, 400m, 800m

Australian Record Holder T53 200m, 400m, 800m

Order of Australia Medal 2004

Personal details

Sport: Wheelchair Athletics.
CoachCH: Mandi Cole
Classification: T53 Wheelchair.
Club: Chilwell Athletic Club. VIS scholarship holder.
Trains & competes: at Geelong Landy Field.
Track Events: 100mt, 200mt, 400mt, 800mt, 1500mt.
Lives: Geelong, Victoria.
Began racing: 1995 at Little Athletics.

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