Mark Soyer

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Mark Soyer
Benalla, Victoria
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportPara-alpine skiing
Event(s)Downhill
Super-G
Giant Slalom
Slalom
Medal record
New Zealand Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Queenstown Giant Slalom Sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Queenstown Super G Sitting

Mark Soyer (born 24 April 1978)

Pride of Australia
awards for courage.

Soyer took up skiing following his accident after attending a camp in Australia. He then travelled to

Sochi, Russia. He represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[2]

Personal

As a three-year-old, Soyer was diagnosed with

Benalla College.[6]

In November 2004, at the age of 26, Soyer severed his spinal cord during an accident while riding his motorbike on his parents' farm.[4][7] He was keen to exercise as soon as he could during his rehabilitation.[3] He tried several sports, including wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball,[5] following his accident in an attempt to find one that made him feel able-bodied.[4][7] He drove dune buggies and tried kayaking,[3] and in 2007 was learning how to para-glide.[5][3]

In 2007 and 2008, Soyer worked as a manufacturing

Australian Paralympic Committee's WorkCoverSA Paralympian Speakers Program.[11] In 2007, he helped conduct three adaptive skiing camps in Victoria,[8] and was a finalist for the Pride of Australia awards for courage.[12]

Skiing

Soyer at the 2012 IPC NorAm Cup

Soyer is an

Thredbo.[14]

Soyer trains at

Falls Creek in Australia, and in Colorado in the United States.[9] In 2007, he was ranked as Australia's second best sit-skier and was in the top 50 skiers in the world.[5] In December of that year, he competed at the Hartford Ski Spectacular at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado where he finished thirteenth in the giant slalom, with a time of 1:09.12 in his first run, and 1:08.67 in his second run for a combined run time of 2:17.79.[15]

In 2008, Soyer was trying to qualify for the

Australian Institute of Sports, and was trying to secure a spot for the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[4][9] In January 2012, he was in Austria to compete at the Abtenau IPCAS.[6][19] That year, Liberty Skis Corporation signed him to its professional team.[20]

His results at the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy were 13th in the Giant Slalom Sitting and Slalom Sitting, 17th in the Super G Sitting and did not finish in the Super Combined Sitting.[21]

At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, he competed in five events. He did not finish in three events and was 16th in the Men's Super-G Sitting and 18th in the Men's Giant Slalom, Sitting.[2][22]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Soyer". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Soyer". 2018 Winter Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kelly, Jen (13 August 2007). "Paraplegic defies ski slope odds Slip sliding away to top". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia. p. 12.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Peter Munro, Melissa Kent (13 May 2012). "When putting others first becomes second nature". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d Kelly, Jen (9 October 2007). "PRIDE OF AUSTRALIA 2007". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia. p. 41.
  6. ^ a b c d e Erin Byrnes (22 December 2011). "Soyer continues his stellar season on the slopes – Benalla". mmg.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Top skier's in for the long haul". Leader – Moreland. Melbourne, Australia. 26 May 2008. p. 405.
  8. ^ a b "Downhill to the top". euroa-gazette.com.au. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d "Executive Council – The Able Management Group". Ablemanagement.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Welcome to The Able Management Group – The Able Management Group". Ablemanagement.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Paralympic Speakers Program | APC Corporate". Staging.paralympic.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  12. ^ "OUR UNSUNG HEROES". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia. 17 October 2007. p. 30.
  13. ^ a b "Mark Soyer of Australia Competes in the Sitting Men LW LW11… News Photo | Getty Images AU | 90157433". Getty Images. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  14. ^ a b c Mark Soyer – Elite Alpine Athlete 8 February 2012. "Disabled Winter Sport Australia". Disabledwintersport.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Hartford Ski Spectacular" (pdf). Colorado. December 2007.
  16. ^ "Home-Crowd Hero Claims Victory at NZ Winter Games | IPC". Paralympic.org. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Mark Soyer of Australia Competes in the Mens Giant Slalom… News Photo | Getty Images AU | 121826233". Gettyimages.com.au. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  18. ^ a b Erin Byrnes (25 November 2011). "Mark Soyer takes out medals at Winter Games – Benalla". mmg.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  19. ^ a b "Winning start to winter season | APC Corporate". Paralympic.org.au. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  20. ^ "Liberty Announces New Team Member – Mark Soyer – News and Features". Mountainwatch. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  21. ^ "Mark Soyer". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Australian Paralympic Winter Team for PyeongChang 2018 announced". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

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