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Rheed McCracken (born 20 January 1997) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He named the 2012 Junior Athlete of the Year as part of the Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards. He represented Australia at the 2012 London Paralympics, 2016 Rio Paralympics,
McCracken is a wheelchair racer, competing in the T34 class. He competes in 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres.
He began competing in athletics in 2005, and started wheelchair racing in 2010. He is a member of the Bundaberg Athletic Club.
In 2008, at the Queensland 12 years and under Track and Field Championships, McCracken came in first place in the boys 11 years AWD 100m, 200m, long jump, shot put and discus events. In 2008, he participated in the Pan Pacific Games in Canberra. He took home first place in the Athletes With a Disability (AWD) 11 years boys' 100m, long jump, shot put and discus events. In 2009, he participated in the Queensland State Championships in the boys 12 years Athletes With a Disability long jump, 100m, discus and shot put events, winning every one of them.
In 2010, McCracken competed in the Queensland Secondary Schools Championships, where he won the AWD boys 400m event. That year, he also competed at the Queensland State Championships and the Australian National Championships.
In 2011, McCracken made his Australian national team debut During 2011, in preparation for the Paralympics, he completed six total training sessions a week. He finished third at the Gold Coast Airport Marathon's wheelchair half-marathon in July 2011. In 2011, he competed in Sydney's City2Surf event in the first year the event had an elite wheelchair category. In December, he competed at the 2011 International Wheelchair and Amputee Championships in Dubai, where he won the 100 metre wheelchair racing event with a time of 16.86 seconds. The time qualified him for the 2012 Paralympics as the qualifying time was 17 seconds. Other events he competed in included the 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres, taking silver in the 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres events. He was half a second slow in the 200 metres event from setting a Paralympic qualifying time. Making his national team debut, he was one of the youngest members of the Australian team at the event. In December 2011, he participated in a national athletics team training camp in Canberra.
In January 2012, McCracken participated in the Australia Day Series in Canberra, where he finished second with a time of 24.38 in the junior race. In January 2012, he trained in Sydney. He later trained with Kurt Fearnley in Newcastle. In January 2012, he finished second the Oz Day 10K men's junior division. He was selected to represent 
At the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's 100m T34. McCracken finished seventh in his Men's 800m T34 heat and qualified for the final. He came sixth in the final and failed to win a medal in this event.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 800m T34 and finished fourth in the Men's 100m T34.
He is coached by Louise Sauvage OAM.
Rheed McCracken
at Australian Athletics
Rheed McCracken
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * *
Rheed McCracken
at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (archived
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCracken, Rheed Paralympic athletes for Australia Living people 1997 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Wheelchair-category Paralympic competitors World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Bundaberg Athletes from Queensland Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
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and the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where he won three silver and three bronze medals.
Personal
McCracken was born on 20 January 1997, and is from Bundaberg. McCracken hascerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, spasticity, stiff muscles, Paresis, weak muscles, and tremors. There may b ...
, a condition he was born with. He started using a wheelchair in late 2009 because it was less painful. He attended Avoca State School. He later attended Bundaberg State High School
Bundaberg State High School is a heritage-listed Queensland State High Schools, state high school and technical college at 37 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg South, Queensland, Bundaberg South, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. ...
.He has completed a TAFE Certificate 3 in Community Pharmacy.
Athletics
McCracken is a wheelchair racer, competing in the T34 class. He competes in 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres.
He began competing in athletics in 2005, and started wheelchair racing in 2010. He is a member of the Bundaberg Athletic Club.
In 2008, at the Queensland 12 years and under Track and Field Championships, McCracken came in first place in the boys 11 years AWD 100m, 200m, long jump, shot put and discus events. In 2008, he participated in the Pan Pacific Games in Canberra. He took home first place in the Athletes With a Disability (AWD) 11 years boys' 100m, long jump, shot put and discus events. In 2009, he participated in the Queensland State Championships in the boys 12 years Athletes With a Disability long jump, 100m, discus and shot put events, winning every one of them.
In 2010, McCracken competed in the Queensland Secondary Schools Championships, where he won the AWD boys 400m event. That year, he also competed at the Queensland State Championships and the Australian National Championships.
In 2011, McCracken made his Australian national team debut During 2011, in preparation for the Paralympics, he completed six total training sessions a week. He finished third at the Gold Coast Airport Marathon's wheelchair half-marathon in July 2011. In 2011, he competed in Sydney's City2Surf event in the first year the event had an elite wheelchair category. In December, he competed at the 2011 International Wheelchair and Amputee Championships in Dubai, where he won the 100 metre wheelchair racing event with a time of 16.86 seconds. The time qualified him for the 2012 Paralympics as the qualifying time was 17 seconds. Other events he competed in included the 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres, taking silver in the 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres events. He was half a second slow in the 200 metres event from setting a Paralympic qualifying time. Making his national team debut, he was one of the youngest members of the Australian team at the event. In December 2011, he participated in a national athletics team training camp in Canberra.
In January 2012, McCracken participated in the Australia Day Series in Canberra, where he finished second with a time of 24.38 in the junior race. In January 2012, he trained in Sydney. He later trained with Kurt Fearnley in Newcastle. In January 2012, he finished second the Oz Day 10K men's junior division. He was selected to represent Australia
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at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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in athletics in the 100 metre and 200 metre events. He qualified for the Games in December 2011 as a fourteen-year-old.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...
McCracken won a silver in the Men's 100 m T34 and a bronze in the Men's 200 m T34. Competing at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2013 World Para Athletics Championships, IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 Jul ...
in Lyon
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, France, he won three silver medals in the Men's 100 m, 200 m T34 and Men's 400 m and a bronze medal in Men's 800 m T34.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's 100 m T34 and a bronze medal in the Men's 800 m T34.
At the Swiss National Championships in Arbon
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Arbon is located on the southern shore of Lake Constance, on a railway line between Konstanz/Romanshorn and ...
on 28 May 2017, McCracken set a new world record in the Men's 100m T34 with a time of 14.92.
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic athletics, Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 ...
in London, England, McCracken won the silver medal in the Men's 100m T34 (15.40 (+0.3)) and a bronze medal in the Men's 200m T34 (27.81 (-1.5)).
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships
The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic athletics, Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from ...
in Dubai
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, he won his third world championship silver medal in the Men's 100 m T34.
At the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's 100m T34. McCracken finished seventh in his Men's 800m T34 heat and qualified for the final. He came sixth in the final and failed to win a medal in this event.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 800m T34 and finished fourth in the Men's 100m T34.
He is coached by Louise Sauvage OAM.
World records
Recognition
*2012 Junior Athlete of the Year as part of the Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards. *2016 – Junior Male Athlete of the Year – Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association.Notes
External links
Rheed McCracken
at Australian Athletics
Rheed McCracken
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * *
Rheed McCracken
at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (archived
alternate link
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCracken, Rheed Paralympic athletes for Australia Living people 1997 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Wheelchair-category Paralympic competitors World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Bundaberg Athletes from Queensland Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)