Stephen Muir

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Stephen Muir
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Medal record
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Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Men's Triple Jump A5

Stephen Muir is an Australian Paralympic amputee athletics competitor from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. [1]

He was born without any hands. [2] At the 1984 New York Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Triple Jump A5. [3]

He supported his athletics career by operating a lawn mowing business. [2] In 2005, he worked as a traffic controller and a groundsman. [2] In 2005, he was awarded a certificate for fifteen years service to Queensland State Emergency Service. [2]

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References

  1. "Roll of Honour". The Weekender. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Another major award for Stephen". Sunshine Coast Daily. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. "Stephen Muir". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 4 September 2012.