Lachlan Jones

Lachlan Stuart Jones, OAM[1] (born 4 March 1977)[2] is a former Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in Melbourne, and has cerebral palsy.[2] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m T32 event with a world record time of 0:19.90,[3][4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] He also participated without winning any medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games.[3] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5]

Lachlan Jones
Personal information
Full nameLachlan Stuart Jones
Nationality Australia
Born4 March 1977
Melbourne

References

  1. "Jones, Lachlan Stuart, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. International Paralympic Committee; Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (2000). Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. p. 6. OCLC 223030936.
  5. "Jones, Lachlan: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.


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