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[[File:231000 - Sailing Jamie Dunross Noel Robins Graeme Martin portrait 2 - 3b - 2000 Sydney candid photo.jpg|thumb|left|Australian sailors Jamie Dunross (seen left), Noel Robins and Graeme Martin at Sydney Harbour with their boat during the 2000 Summer Paralympics]] |
[[File:231000 - Sailing Jamie Dunross Noel Robins Graeme Martin portrait 2 - 3b - 2000 Sydney candid photo.jpg|thumb|left|Australian sailors Jamie Dunross (seen left), Noel Robins and Graeme Martin at Sydney Harbour with their boat during the 2000 Summer Paralympics]] |
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'''Jamie Barry Dunross''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=886932&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Dunross, Jamie Barry, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref> is an Australian sailor. A former miner, |
'''Jamie Barry Dunross''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=886932&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Dunross, Jamie Barry, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref> is an Australian sailor. He was born on 28 August 1968 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria]]. <ref name=media>{{cite book|title=Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games|year=2000|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney}}</ref> A former miner, he became a [[tetraplegic|quadriplegic]] after an explosion at a gold mine in [[Kalgoorlie]].<ref name="sundaytimes">{{cite news|title=WA trio go for gold|publisher=[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]|date=23 July 2000|page=81|first=Neil|last=Smith}}</ref> He cannot use his legs, and has very restricted use of his arms.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/07/25/2963702.htm?site=perth|title=Father gets sailing record|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=25 July 2010|accessdate=29 January 2012|format=video}}</ref> |
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He had [[major depressive disorder|depression]] for five years after the accident, and his passion for sailing helped him to recover from it.<ref name="ABC"/> In 2000, he won the North American championship for disabled persons in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] with [[Noel Robins]] and [[Graeme Martin]], in preparation for the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Games]].<ref name="sundaytimes"/> At the games, he won a gold medal with Robins and Martin in the Mixed Three Person [[Sonar (keelboat)|Sonar]] event,<ref name="IPC">{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Dunross&fname=Jamie&gender=all|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="courier2">{{cite news|title=Age no barrier for former America's Cup Skipper|publisher=[[The Courier-Mail]]|date=28 October 2000|page=38|first=Amanda|last=Lulham}}</ref> for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref name="oam"/> He also participated in the same event at the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Games]], but did not win a medal.<ref name="IPC"/> In 2010, he became the first person with quadriplegia to circumnavigate Australia unassisted.<ref name="ABC"/> He has two children.<ref name="ABC"/> |
He had [[major depressive disorder|depression]] for five years after the accident, and his passion for sailing helped him to recover from it.<ref name="ABC"/> In 2000, he won the North American championship for disabled persons in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] with [[Noel Robins]] and [[Graeme Martin]], in preparation for the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Games]].<ref name="sundaytimes"/> At the games, he won a gold medal with Robins and Martin in the Mixed Three Person [[Sonar (keelboat)|Sonar]] event,<ref name="IPC">{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Dunross&fname=Jamie&gender=all|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="courier2">{{cite news|title=Age no barrier for former America's Cup Skipper|publisher=[[The Courier-Mail]]|date=28 October 2000|page=38|first=Amanda|last=Lulham}}</ref> for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref name="oam"/> He also participated in the same event at the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Games]], but did not win a medal.<ref name="IPC"/> In 2010, he became the first person with quadriplegia to circumnavigate Australia unassisted.<ref name="ABC"/> He has two children.<ref name="ABC"/> |
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Jamie Barry Dunross, OAM[1] is an Australian sailor. He was born on 28 August 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria. [2] A former miner, he became a quadriplegic after an explosion at a gold mine in Kalgoorlie.[3] He cannot use his legs, and has very restricted use of his arms.[4] He had depression for five years after the accident, and his passion for sailing helped him to recover from it.[4] In 2000, he won the North American championship for disabled persons in St. Petersburg, Florida with Noel Robins and Graeme Martin, in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games.[3] At the games, he won a gold medal with Robins and Martin in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event,[5][6] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] He also participated in the same event at the 2004 Athens Games, but did not win a medal.[5] In 2010, he became the first person with quadriplegia to circumnavigate Australia unassisted.[4] He has two children.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Dunross, Jamie Barry, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ^ a b Smith, Neil (23 July 2000). "WA trio go for gold". The Sunday Times. p. 81.
- ^ a b c d "Father gets sailing record" (video). ABC News. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Lulham, Amanda (28 October 2000). "Age no barrier for former America's Cup Skipper". The Courier-Mail. p. 38.
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