Rackham at the 1996 Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sharon Margaret Rackham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1974 (age 50) Tongatapu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sharon Margaret Rackham, OAM (born 25 July 1974) is an Australian Paralympic athlete.
Biography
She was born on 25 July 1974 in Tongatapu, Tonga. She won a gold medal in the T20 200m at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a silver medal in the 200 m T20 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharon Rackham.
- ^ a b "Rackham, Sharon Margaret, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Rackham, Sharon: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
- Sharon Rackham at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Sharon Rackham at the International Paralympic Committee
