James Turner (parathlete)
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Full name | James Michael Apsley Turner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales | 22 May 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disability class | T36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 400m (Previously 800m, 200m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Iryna Dvoskina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Michael Apsley Turner, from 2017 to 2023, he has won 7 gold medals.
Personal
James Turner was born on 22 May 1996 in Sydney, New South Wales. He has cerebral palsy. He grew up in Diamond Beach, New South Wales.[3] In 2015, he commenced a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wollongong.[4] He has since moved to Canberra and commenced a Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Canberra.
Football
Turner played
Athletics
Turner started with Forster-Tuncurry Athletics club as an eight-year-old and at the age of 15 joined the Hunter Academy of Sport AWD middle-distance running program. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Turner won the Men's 800m T36 in a world record time of 2:02.39.[1] In December 2016, he was named Australian Paralympic Rookie of the Year.[13]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Turner won three gold medals – Men's 200m T36 (world record time 24.09 (−0.4)), Men's 400m T36 and Men's 800m T36.[14][15][16] After the London 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships, Turner moved to Canberra to be coached by Iryna Dvoskina at the Australian Institute Of Sport.
Turner's Rio Paralympics gold medal event, the 800m, is not on the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics program. As a result, he has changed to short distances – currently the 100m and 400m.[17]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, Turner ran 11.72 and broke the world record in winning the Men's 100m T36 and followed up with gold in the Men's 400m T46 in a world record time of 51.71.[18][19]
Turner competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[20] He won gold in the Men's 400 metres T36, setting a new games record with a time of 52.80. He also won silver in the Men's 400 m T36 having qualified first in his heat.[2]
At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, Turner won gold medals in the Men's 100m and 400m T46 events.[21]
Turner has been selected to compete at the
Recognition
- 2016 – Athletics Australia - Male Para-athlete of the Year.[23]
- 2017 – Medal of the Order of Australia in 2017.[24]
- 2017 – Athletics Australia - Male Para-athlete of the Year.[25]
- 2019 – Athletics Australia - Male Para-athlete of the Year.[26]
- 2021 - CBR Sports Awards - Athlete of the Year - Para Sport
- 2023 - AIS Sport Performance Awards - Male Para-Athlete of the Year;[27] Athletics Australia - Russell Short Award for Male Para Athlete of the Year[28]
References
- ^ a b "James Turner". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Athletics provides Rio lifeline for Para footballer". Athletics NSW website. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Turner wins Pararoo Football Player of the Year". Football New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Damjanovic, Dijana (15 July 2014). "Rio 2016 Paralympics: Australia's Pararoos offside without government funding". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Pararoos are go". Football Australia. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Pararoos battle heroically but miss out on Rio". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "#AAC16". Athletics Australia. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Isis Holt smashes 200m world record at Canberra Grand Prix". International Paralympic Committee. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ McDonald, Mick (10 August 2016). "Turner targets gold in Rio". Great Lakes Advocate. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Six inducted into the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame". Australian Paralympic Committee. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha. "Reardon and Turner crowned kings of the track". Athletics Australia News, 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha. "Photo decider sees O'Hanlon reclaim glory". Athletics Australia News. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha. "Three from three for Turner as Team Australia finish with 28 medals". Athletics Australia News, 24 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "James Turner". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai – Day 4 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai – Day 8 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Para-athletics Stars Perris and Turner Secure Their Paralympic Passage to Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Turner Lights Fuse as four Australians earn Paris Podium". Athletics Australia. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Experience And Youth Combine For Paris Games | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Congrats James! Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder @Jimmy_T36 has been announced as Male Para-Athlete of Year 2016". Athletics Australia Twitter.
- ^ "OAM Final Media Notes (S-Z)" (PDF). Governor General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Our best athletes honoured at Athletics Australia Gala Dinner". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Athletics Australia Awards – 2019 Season Winners". Athletics Australia. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Commission, Australian Sports Commission; jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Australian Sports. "Swimming makes a big splash at AIS Performance Awards". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Australia, Athletics. "World Champion Nina Kennedy receives top honour for 2023 Athletics Australia Awards". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
- James Turner at Paralympics Australia
- James Turner at the International Paralympic Committee
- James Turner at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Athletics Australia Biography
- Athletics Australia Results