Toby Kane

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Toby Kane
Toby Kane in April 2013
Personal information
NicknameTobes
NationalityAustralian
Born (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37)
Sydney, New South Wales
Sport
Disability classLW2
Medal record
Men's
para alpine skiing
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Super-G
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Wildschönau Super-G LW2
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sestriere Slalom Standing

Toby Kane (born 30 December 1986) is an Australian

Bibian Mentel-Spee were named winners of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award
, which is presented at every Paralympic Games for outstanding performances and overcoming adversity.

Personal

Cameron Rahles Rahbula, Mitchell Gourley and Toby Kane interview originally done for Wikinews
Toby Kane competing in the super-G during the second day of the 2012 IPC Nor Am Cup at Copper Mountain

Toby Kane was born in Sydney on 30 December 1986,[1] the oldest son of Sally and Steve Kane. He has an older brother Tim.[1] At the age of two, he lost his lower right leg after being run over by a car on the footpath. He took up skiing because his aunt and uncle owned a chalet in the Snowy Mountains at Smiggin Holes, New South Wales.[2] He has a Bachelor of Medical Science, and studied for a double degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney.[3][4]

Skiing

Kane's talent was identified whilst skiing at

downhill, coming 9th; slalom, coming 16th; and the giant slalom, in which he did not finish.[1]

At the

super G, in which he did not finish.[1] He had the honour of being Australia's flag bearer at two Winter Paralympic Games – carrying the flag at the closing ceremony in Torino,[5] and at the opening ceremony in Vancouver.[6]

Kane won a bronze medal in the men's super G LW2 at the 2004

IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup season, he won another bronze in the giant slalom, and during the 2012/13 season, won a gold, two silvers and a bronze medal at the 2012 North America Cup. He followed this up with bronze in the giant slalom in the World Cup series.[3]

Kane was an Australian Institute of Sport and New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 2002 to 2014.[8] In 2011, he received a Sport Achievement Award from the Australian Institute of Sport.[9]

Kane competed in five events at the

Bibian Mentel-Spee were named winners of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, which is presented at every Paralympic Games for outstanding performances and overcoming adversity.[4][12]

Kane announced his retirement following the 2014 Paralympics, with the intent to pursue a career in medicine.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Toby Kane – Athlete Biographies". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Paralympians hit their medal target". The Age. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Toby Kane". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^
    Courier-Mail
    .
  5. ^ "Sydney skier Toby Kane named Winter Paralympics flagbearer". Daily Telegraph. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Margie (27 February 2014). "Toby Kane fires with Sochi looming". The Australian. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ^ "World Championship Results". IPC Alpine Skiing. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile – Toby Kane". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Sport Achievement Awards". Australian Institute of Sport. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Sochi 2014 Latest Results". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Toby Kane wins bronze in Super-G for Australia's first Paralympic medal in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 March 2014.
  12. ^ Paxinos, Stathi (15 March 2014). "Sochi Winter Paralympics: Toby Kane becomes first Australian to win Games' top award". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

External links

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