Stephen Eaton

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Stephen Eaton
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2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Eaton
Personal information
Full nameStephen Robert Eaton
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1975-09-15) 15 September 1975 (age 49)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Medal record
Wheelchair athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Men's Discus F32–33
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Men's Discus F34
IPC World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Birmingham Men's Discus F34
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Lille Men's Shot-put F33-34
Eaton seen during discus competition at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics 62 ACPS Atlanta 1996 Field Stephen Eaton.jpg
Eaton seen during discus competition at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics
Eaton relaxes on the grass during the discus F34 final at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics 231000 - Athletics discus F34 final Stephen Eaton relaxes - 3b - 2000 Sydney event photo.jpg
Eaton relaxes on the grass during the discus F34 final at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics

Stephen Robert Eaton, OAM [1] (born 15 September 1975) is an Australian athlete with cerebral palsy from Toowoomba, Queensland who competes at the national and international level in discus throwing and shot put at events such as the Paralympic Games and IPC Athletics World Championships. [2]

Eaton first began to participate in track and field events at the age of eight, under the guidance of coach Anne Marsh. [2] He represented Australia at a Paralympic level for the first time in 1993, and won two gold medals at the 1994 FESPIC Games. [2] He won a bronze medal in the Men's Discus F32–33 event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. [3] He won a silver medal in the men's discus at the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships. [4] He had an Australian Institute of Sport Athletics with a Disability scholarship from 1997 to 2000. [2] He was also supported by the Queensland Academy of Sport. [5]

He won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the men's discus F34 event, [3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. [1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal. [6]

Eaton has highlighted the therapeutic value of sport for anyone with a disability. He commented "If I didn't play sport I don't know what I would do. I get to meet people and to travel." [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Childhood coach inspires Paralympian". Australian Sports Commission. 11 October 2000. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Stephen Eaton". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. "AIS Athletes leave their mark on IPC World Track and Field Championships Fi". Sports Chat (49): 1. August 1998.
  5. "Elite athletes inspire school kids to get active". Government of Queensland. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  6. "Eaton, Stephen Robert: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 17 January 2012.