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Timothy ("Tim") Francis Sullivan, OAM (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian Paralympic 
Sullivan as born in Melbourne, Australia. When Tim was eight years old, he was riding his bike to the Park with his sister and a friend, when they where approached by a couple of kids. One had a broken glass bottle and was threatening them. They started to chase Sullivan with the bottle, due to this he ran on to the road and was struck by a car. From this accident Sullivan suffered cerebral palsy. It limits his verbal communication: he speaks in tiny, fast sentences and sometimes one word answers It has also limited the use of the right side of his body.
Tim Sullivan, is an Australian
, ''The Age'', 1 July 2008 This includes five gold medals at the
, International Paralympic Committee, 1 November 2004 In addition to the gold medals won, Sullivan also set world records in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. At the conclusion of the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Tim was ranked 1st overall among athletes in his competitions. Tim represented
Timothy Sullivan
at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Tim 1975 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Australian male sprinters
athlete
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Personal
Sullivan as born in Melbourne, Australia. When Tim was eight years old, he was riding his bike to the Park with his sister and a friend, when they where approached by a couple of kids. One had a broken glass bottle and was threatening them. They started to chase Sullivan with the bottle, due to this he ran on to the road and was struck by a car. From this accident Sullivan suffered cerebral palsy. It limits his verbal communication: he speaks in tiny, fast sentences and sometimes one word answers It has also limited the use of the right side of his body.
Career
Tim Sullivan, is an Australian athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who has won ten gold medals at the Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
."Aussie Paralympic athletics squad named", ''The Age'', 1 July 2008 This includes five gold medals at the
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...
in Sydney
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(T38 200m; T38 100m; T38 400m; T38 4X400m relay; T38 4X100m relay), in which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
for his 'service to sport'. Tim also won four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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in Athens
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, in the T38 100m, 200m and 400m events, and as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m Relay team."Sullivan Wins Prestigious Award Down Under", International Paralympic Committee, 1 November 2004 In addition to the gold medals won, Sullivan also set world records in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. At the conclusion of the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Tim was ranked 1st overall among athletes in his competitions. Tim represented
Australia
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again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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in Beijing
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, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 m T35-38 and also at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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in London
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He held the Australian record for the highest gold medal count until being surpassed by Matthew Cowdrey
Matthew John Cowdrey (born 22 December 1988) is an Australian politician and Paralympic swimmer. He presently holds numerous world records. He has a congenital amputation of his left arm; it stops just below the elbow. Cowdrey competed at the 2 ...
in 2012.
Tim did not medal at the 2012 Games.
Recognition
In 2000, Sullivan was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Australian Paralympic Committee. In the same year, Sullivan also received the Victorian Institute of Sport's Award of Excellence. In October 2004, he was named "Paralympian of the Year" by the Australian Paralympic Committee. In 2004, Sullivan was also awarded the Victorian Institute of Sport's ''Athlete With a Disability'' award.See also
* Athletes with most gold medals in one event at the Paralympic GamesReferences
External links
Timothy Sullivan
at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Tim 1975 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Australian male sprinters