Mark Ludbrook
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| Nationality | Canadian, Australian |
| Born | 19 January 1967 |
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| Sport | Alpine Skiing Swimming |
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Mark Ludbrook (born 19 January 1967) is a Canadian-Australian former Paralympic athlete who competed for Canada across five Paralympic Games in two sports.[2] A below-knee amputee, he swam at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Paralympics and competed in alpine skiing at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Paralympics, making him one of a small number of Canadians to have competed at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. He is a four-time Paralympic medalist, having won an individual bronze in the Men's 100 m Freestyle A4 in swimming at the 1984 Summer Paralympics and another bronze in the Men's Super-G LW4 in alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics.[3][4] He also medaled twice in the 1984 Summer Paralympics in relay swimming events, getting a bronze medal and a silver medal in the amputee (A1-A9) class for Canada.[5] At the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, he was Canada's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3][1]
Paralympic Career
[edit]Swimming (1984-1992)
[edit]Ludbrook competed at three Summer Paralympics, setting three Canadian records in disabled freestyle swimming.[3] He made his debut at the 1984 Games (Stoke Mandeville and New York), winning bronze in the Men's 100 m Freestyle A4, and winning two additional medals in the (A1-A9) swimming relay events. He got a bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay A1-A9 event, and a silver in the Men's 4x100m medley relay A1-A9 event.[1] He also competed at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 in the S10 classification.[4]
Alpine skiing (1998-2002)
[edit]Ludbrook transitioned to alpine skiing in the LW4 classification. At Nagano 1998 he won bronze in the Super-G and also skied slalom, giant slalom and downhill.[6] At Salt Lake City 2002, competing in his fifth Paralympic Games, he took part in all four alpine disciplines and served as Canada's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2][4][1]
Filmography
[edit]In 2002, Ludbrook was one of the subjects of Ski Bums, a National Film Board of Canada documentary directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Zaritsky, profiling skiers living in Whistler, British Columbia.[7][8]
In 2020, Ludbrook hosted the podcast GRIT FILES, interviewing other amputees on their life changing amputations and their resilience and perseverance afterwards. The podcast ran for seven episodes.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Alpine skier named Canada's Paralympic flag bearer | CBC Sports". CBC. March 7, 2002. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- 1 2 "Debates (Hansard) No. 153 - March 11, 2002 (37-1) - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- 1 2 3 Taylor, Alison (2002-03-08). "Whistler's Ludbrook to carry flag at Paralympics". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- 1 2 3 "Mark Ludbrook - Alpine Skiing, Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ CBC Sports. (March 7, 2002). "Alpine skier named Canada's Paralympic flag bearer".
- ↑ Cubie, Robin (2001-04-20). "No special treatment: Feature - Ludbrook". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ Burnett, Shari (2001-08-24). "The Life of Thrash, and other ski bums". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ "Ski Bums (2002) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ "GRIT FILES". Buzzsprout. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
External links
[edit]- Mark Ludbrook at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mark Ludbrook at Mediability
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