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Charmaine Cree (born 1952) [1] is an Australian athlete who won five medals at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics
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Charmaine Cree (born 1952) [1] is an Australian athlete who won five medals at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics
In 1976, when she was 24, Cree had her left leg amputated below the knee due to bone cancer. [2] [3] She has two sons, who were aged seven and nine in 1979. They nicknamed her "The only bionic Mum in Sydney"; they also trained in athletics with her. [3]
A year after her operation, Cree won five medals at the Australian Amputee Sporting Association's New South Wales competition. [3] She then won two gold medals at the 1977 FESPIC Games, and won six gold medals in the Australian Amputee Sporting Association's Queensland championships in 1979. [3] At the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's High Jump C event, a silver medal in the Women's Long Jump C event, and three bronze medals in the Women's 100 m C, Women's Discus C, and Women's Javelin C events. [4]
In 1980, Cree was named the New South Wales Sportswoman of the Year. [2] She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000. [5]
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