Sullivan shown on the gold medal podium at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He won five gold medals at these games.
Sullivan as born in Melbourne, Australia. When Tim was eight years old, he was riding his bike to the Park with his sister and a friend, when they where approached by a couple of kids. One had a broken glass bottle and was threatening them. They started to chase Sullivan with the bottle,due to this he ran on to the robe and was struck by a car.From this accident Sullivan suffered cerebral palsy. It limits his verbal communication: he speaks in tiny, fast sentences and sometimes one word answers It has also limited the use of the right side of his body.
These fact are true as told by his sister Jackie. The other information was wrong
Career
Sullivan at the 2012 London Paralympics
Tim Sullivan, is an Australian athlete who has won ten[3] gold medals at the Paralympic Games.[4] This includes five gold medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney (T38 200m; T38 100m; T38 400m; T38 4X400m relay; T38 4X100m relay),[5] in which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his 'service to sport'.[1] Tim also won four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, in the T38 100m, 200m and 400m events, and as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m Relay team.[6] In addition to the gold medals won, Sullivan also set world records in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.[7] At the conclusion of the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Tim was ranked 1st overall among athletes in his competitions.[8]
In 2000, Sullivan was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee. In the same year, Sullivan also received the Victorian Institute of Sport's Award of Excellence.[8]
In October 2004, he was named "Paralympian of the Year" by the Australian Paralympic Committee.[6] In 2004, Sullivan was also awarded the Victorian Institute of Sport's Athlete With a Disability award.[8]
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^"A look back at the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics" 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Bureau of Statistics
^ ab"Sullivan Wins Prestigious Award Down Under" 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee, 1 November 2004
^(PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ abc"Athlete Bio". www.paralympic.org. from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^Foreman, Glenn (6 September 2012). "Matt Cowdrey becomes Australia's greatest Paralympian with 11th gold medal". News Limited Network. from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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External links
Timothy Sullivan at Australian Athletics Historical Results
January 07, 2023
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Timothy Tim Francis Sullivan OAM 1 born 16 September 1975 2 is an Australian Paralympic athlete Tim Sullivan2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of SullivanPersonal informationBorn16 September 1975Medal record Athletics T38 Paralympic Games2000 Sydney 100 m T382000 Sydney 200 m T382000 Sydney 400 m T382000 Sydney 4 x 100m T35 382000 Sydney 4 x 400m T35 382004 Athens 100 m T382004 Athens 200 m T382004 Athens 400 m T382004 Athens 4 x 100 m T35 382008 Beijing 4 x 400 m T35 38IPC Athletics World Championships2002 Lille 100 m T382002 Lille 200 m T382006 Assen 100 m T382006 Assen 200 m T382006 Assen 400 m T382006 Assen 4 x 100 m T35 382006 Assen 4 x 400 m T35 382011 Christchurch 400 m T382011 Christchurch 4 x 100 m T35 38Action shot of Sullivan winning gold in the 200 m T38 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Contents 1 Personal 2 Career 3 Recognition 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal Edit Sullivan shown on the gold medal podium at the 2000 Summer Paralympics He won five gold medals at these games Sullivan as born in Melbourne Australia When Tim was eight years old he was riding his bike to the Park with his sister and a friend when they where approached by a couple of kids One had a broken glass bottle and was threatening them They started to chase Sullivan with the bottle due to this he ran on to the robe and was struck by a car From this accident Sullivan suffered cerebral palsy It limits his verbal communication he speaks in tiny fast sentences and sometimes one word answers It has also limited the use of the right side of his body These fact are true as told by his sister Jackie The other information was wrongCareer Edit Sullivan at the 2012 London Paralympics Tim Sullivan is an Australian athlete who has won ten 3 gold medals at the Paralympic Games 4 This includes five gold medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney T38 200m T38 100m T38 400m T38 4X400m relay T38 4X100m relay 5 in which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to sport 1 Tim also won four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens in the T38 100m 200m and 400m events and as a member of the men s 4 100 m Relay team 6 In addition to the gold medals won Sullivan also set world records in the 100m 200m and 4 100 m relay at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games 7 At the conclusion of the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens Tim was ranked 1st overall among athletes in his competitions 8 Tim represented Australia again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing 4 where he won a gold medal in the men s 4 100 m T35 38 and also at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London 2 He held the Australian record for the highest gold medal count until being surpassed by Matthew Cowdrey in 2012 9 Tim did not medal at the 2012 Games 10 Recognition EditIn 2000 Sullivan was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee In the same year Sullivan also received the Victorian Institute of Sport s Award of Excellence 8 In October 2004 he was named Paralympian of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee 6 In 2004 Sullivan was also awarded the Victorian Institute of Sport s Athlete With a Disability award 8 See also EditAthletes with most gold medals in one event at the Paralympic GamesReferences Edit a b Sullivan Timothy Francis OAM It s an Honour Archived from the original on 18 October 2018 Retrieved 25 January 2012 a b Tim Sullivan Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 31 August 2012 Retrieved 8 September 2012 Tim Sullivan Paralympic org International Paralympic Committee a b Aussie Paralympic athletics squad named Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Age 1 July 2008 A look back at the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bureau of Statistics a b Sullivan Wins Prestigious Award Down Under Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine International Paralympic Committee 1 November 2004 Victorian Institute of Sport Annual Review PDF Clearinghouse for Sport Archived from the original PDF on 1 April 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2017 a b c Athlete Bio www paralympic org Archived from the original on 18 August 2017 Retrieved 18 August 2017 Foreman Glenn 6 September 2012 Matt Cowdrey becomes Australia s greatest Paralympian with 11th gold medal News Limited Network Archived from the original on 6 September 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2012 Tim Sullivan Events and results london2012 com Archived from the original on 15 September 2012 Retrieved 16 September 2012 External links EditTimothy Sullivan at Australian Athletics Historical Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Sullivan athlete amp oldid 1131503600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
