Jamie Dunross

Jamie Dunross
2000 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Dunross
Personal information
Full name Jamie Barry Dunross
Nationality  Australia
Born (1968-08-28) 28 August 1968
Melbourne, Victoria)
Medal record
Sailing
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Mixed Three Person Sonar

Jamie Barry Dunross, OAM[1] (born 28 August 1968)[2] is an Australian sailor who won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

Personal

Dunross was born in Melbourne on 28 August 1968).[2] A former miner, he became a quadriplegic after an explosion at a gold mine in Kalgoorlie.[3] He cannot use his legs, and has very restricted use of his arms. Jamie had depression for five years after the accident, and his passion for sailing helped him to recover from it. He has two children.[4]

Australian sailors Jamie Dunross (seen left), Noel Robins and Graeme Martin at Sydney Harbout with their boat during the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Career and aftermath

In 2000, in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games, Dunross won the North American championship in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event in St. Petersburg, Florida with Noel Robins and Graeme Martin. At the Sydney Games, Jamie won a gold medal with Robins and Martin again in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event,[5][6] in which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his 'service to sport'. [1] He also participated in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event at the 2004 Athens Games, but did not win a medal.[5] In 2010, Dunross became the first person with quadriplegia to circumnavigate around Australia unassisted.[4]

On 9 August 2016, his 2000 Paralympic gold medal was stolen during a burglary at the Royal Perth Yacht Club.[7] He said he was devastated by the theft. "I was really shocked, actually quite numb. All of a sudden the memories started flowing back from 2000 ... getting the medal put around my neck, and to think that I might not see it again, it really did hit home", he said. He also stated that if the medal was returned, it would go back on display at the Royal Perth Yacht Club.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dunross, Jamie Barry, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Smith, Neil (23 July 2000). "WA trio go for gold". The Sunday Times. p. 81.
  4. 1 2 "Father gets sailing record" (video). ABC News. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Lulham, Amanda (28 October 2000). "Age no barrier for former America's Cup Skipper". The Courier-Mail. p. 38.
  7. 1 2 Powell, Graeme; Bembridge, Courtney (11 August 2016). "Paralympic sailor Jamie Dunross 'shocked' as gold medal stolen in Perth yacht club burglary". ABC News. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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