Aaron Chatman
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Aaron Chatman (born 11 May 1987) is an Australian right arm amputee
Athletics
At the 2006
IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump F44/46.[3] In 2007, he broke the world high jump record F44/46 with a jump of 2.05m at the 2007 ACT Championships.[3]
He competed in the
Irina Dvoskina. He nearly missed competing due to chicken pox keeping him isolated in Hong Kong prior to the Games.[3]
He returned to competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympics where he won the bronze medal in the Men's High Jump T45-47 with a jump of 1.99m.[1]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, he won a silver medal in the Men's High Jump T47 with a jump of 1.94 m and ewas coached by Gary Bourne. [5] Chatman finished fifth in the Men's High Jump T47 at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai with a jump of 1.87m.[6]
He was an
Irina Dvoskina.[7] He announced his retirement in November 2020 after experiencing complications with a chronic injury.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Aaron Chatman". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Aaron Chatman Athlete Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee Website. Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha. "Holt surges to gold once again". Athletics Australia News, 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 7 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Goodman honoured with prestigious Paralympic Medal". Athletics Australia. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Paralympian Aaron Chatman Announces Retirement". Paralymics Australia. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links
- Aaron Chatman at the International Paralympic Committee
- Aaron Chatman at Paralympics Australia
- Aaron Chatmann at Athletics Australia
- Aaron Chatman at Australian Athletics Historical Results (archive)
