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Paul Damian Cross, OAM (born 10 February 1979) is an Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He competed at the
Paul Damian Cross, OAM (born 10 February 1979) is an Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
It was the first Paralympic Games ...
in two events. At the 2000 Sydney Games
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
, he competed in eight events and won a gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S14 swimming event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal. In 1999, he was an Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...
Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder.
At the 1998 Christchurch IPC Swimming World Championships
The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic C ...
, he won silver medals in Men's 50m Butterfly and Men's 200m Individual Medley.
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Male Paralympic swimmers for Australia Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic swimmers Living people 1979 births Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Australian male butterfly swimmers Australian male medley swimmers Australian male freestyle swimmers S14-classified para swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Swimmers from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub