Grant Fitzpatrick
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Grant Fitzpatrick (born 18 March 1976)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He was born in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.[1] He won two silver medals at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 100 m Freestyle MH and Men's 50 m Freestyle MH events.[2] He had an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship in 1996.[3] In 1996, he was named Blacktown City Council's Sportsperson of the Year.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996. p. 72.
- ↑ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
- ↑ "Sportsperson of the Year". Blacktown City Council Website. Blacktown City Council. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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