Anthony Clarke (athlete)

Anthony Clarke (athlete)

Anthony Clarke (born 1961) OAM, ASM is a world class judoka who has been ranked in the top 10 worldwide, in the top 3 in Australia and as the top player in South Australia.

Blind since 17 he became a Paralympic Judo gold medallist in 1996, was world blind judo champion (in 1990 and 1998), and was an official torch bearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [cite web|url =http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s37138.htm |title = Blind judo champion |date=1999-07-17 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |last=Wilde |first =Kevin] [cite web|url= http://e-bility.com/speakers/clarke.php |title =Anthony Clarke, ASM, OAM - Paralympian | accessdate =2007-01-13 | publisher =e-Bility Pty Ltd] cite web |url=http://www.ijf.org/event/qEventView.php?Page=1&MenuCode=151400&TableName=T_Event&Idx=353 |title= 1998 World Blind Judo Champ - The Final Results |accessdate =2006-01-13 |publisher =International Judo Federation|date=1998-07-19]

He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 1997.

He has represented Australia at five Summer Paralympics, from 1992 to 2008, [cite web |title=Athlete Search Results |year=2008 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=AUS&name=clarke&fname=anthony&gender=all |accessdate=2008-09-29] and wrote an autobiographical motivational book titled "Achieving the Impossible". [cite book |title= Achieving the Impossible |last=Clarke |first= Anthony |isbn = 0646327070 |month=December |year=1997]

Achievements

*1990 World Blind Judo Champion - 78kg class [ [http://www.ibsa.es/eng/deportes/judo/estrellas3.htm IBSA medal tally for Anthony Clarke] ]
*1996 Paralympic Gold Medal - 95kg class [cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Judo - Men's Up To 95 kg | publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_results.html?sport=judo&competition=1996PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Up+To+95+kg&eclass= |accessdate=2008-09-06]
*1997 Order of Australia Medal
*1998 World blind Judo Champion - 90kg class
*1998 Australian judo champion (against sighted opponents)cite web| title=Judo | url =http://www.blindsport.com.au/judo.html |publisher =Blind Sporting Council |accessdate =2006-01-13]
*1999 Australian judo champion (against sighted opponents)
*1999 Awarded the judo federation of Australia's "Outstanding South Australian Judo Player of the Decade"
*Paralympic and duel world vision impaired champion

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.ibsa.es/eng/deportes/judo/estrellas3.htm ISBA List of Medals - Anthony Clarke]

External links

* [http://e-bility.com/speakers/clarke.php Anthony Clarke, ASM, OAM - Paralympian] - speaker profile at e-bility.com


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