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{{Medal|Sport | [[Para canoeing]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold| [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Men's 5000 m T54]]}} |
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'''Curtis McGrath'' (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian Paracanoeist who took up canoeing after having both is legs amputated as a result of a mine blast whilst serving in the Australian Army in [[Afghanistan]]. |
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'''Nicholas Grant 'Nick' Dean''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}<ref name=honours>{{cite web|title=Australia Day Honours 2014|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20OAM%20(A-E)%20(final).pdf|work=Govenor-General's website|accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> (born 1952) is a leading [[Australia]]n sport administrator and wine industry consultant. Dean has made a significant contribution to the Australian Paralympic movement. |
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[[File:121213 - Nicholas Dean - 1a.jpg|150px|right|Nick Dean, Australian Paralympic administrator]] |
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==Personal== |
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McGrath was boen on 31 March 1988 in New Zealand. His parent are Kim and Paul, and has two siblings - Brent and Sophia. He grew up in [[Queenstown, New Zealand]] and attended [[Wakatipu High School]]. In his last year at high school he was awarded the Bruce Grant Memorial Trophy for Outdoor Education. His family relocated to [[Brisbane, Queensland]]. |
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He joined the Australian Army in 2006. On the 23rd of August 2012, as a combat engineer with the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, he was badly injured by an improvised explosive device during operations in in Khas Urozgan, [[Uruzgan Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. The explosion resulted in McGrath loosing his left leg below the knee and his right leg at the knee. He suffered shattered bones in his wrist, burnt left arm, perforated my ear drums and large wound at the back of his thigh. He was originally taken to an American medical base in Germany and then to Royal Brisbane Hospital for rehabilitation. Within three months, he was walking on prosthetic legs. |
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==Sporting Career== |
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Dean's father Henry who died in 2008 was born [[India]], fought in [[World War II]] and was a ski instructor.<ref name=Australian>{{cite news|last=Schliebs|first=Mark|title=Rare blend sought by investors|url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/rare-blend-sought-by-investors/story-fn9656lz-1226535609731#|accessdate=28 January 2014|newspaper=Australian|date=13 December 2013}}</ref> Dean has three children and lives in [[Adelaide]]. <ref name=Australian/> |
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Prior to his military injury, McGrath was a keen rugby player and swimmer. He took up canoeing and swimming. His first Paralympic experience was at the United States Marine Games in San Diego where he won three gold medals in swimming. In devoting his energy to sport , McGrath commented ''In sport, you are getting your body to do things you don't do every day. It helps your body to adjust more easily to everyday things.'' |
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In Paracanoeing he competes in V1 (Va’a Outrigger Canoe) and TA (Trunk and arms_ discipline. In 20014, he won the Australian and Oceania Championships in V1 200, 500 and 1000 m events. Almost two years after loosing his legs in Afghanistan, he won the gold medal in the V1 200 TA event in world record time at the [[2014 ICT Sprint Canoeing World Championships]] in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. After winning the gold medal m McGrath commented ''Even when I was on the stretcher getting carried to the medevac chopper I said I was going to be in the Paralympics, and this is the first step''. His aim is to compete at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio Paralympics]], where para canoeing makes it debut. He lives on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] and trains 7 times a week on the water and 3 times a week in the gym. McGrath is supported by Mates4Mates, branch of the QLD RSL. |
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Dean became involved in the [[Australian wine]] industry through his father. His family has vineyards in the [[Adelaide Hills]] and is a major supplier of grapes to Petaluma Wines ([[Lion Nathan]]).<ref name=Australian/> He is chair of Project Wine, which provides "crush" services. He is currently employed by [[Colliers International]] as a specialist consultant to the Australian wine industry. <ref name=apc/> Dean has stated that Colliers has provided support to allow him to dedicate time to the Paralympic movement. <ref name=Australian/> |
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==Skiing== |
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[[File:030913 - Finneran and Dean Thredbo - 1a.jpg|150px|right|Two of the founders of Disabled Wintersport Australia, Ron Finneran (L) and Nick Dean (R) at a function on 3 September 2013 in Thredbo during the first IPC alpine skiing world cup event to be held in Australia, conducted by the Australian Paralympic Committee]] |
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Dean's involvement in skiing was through his father Henry who took him to the [[Australian Alps]] in 1963. <ref name=Australian/> In 1972, after completing university, Dean moved to [[Thredbo, New South Wales|Thredbo Ski Resort]] to work as a ski instructor.<ref name=Australian/> He was a ski instructor for ten years working in [[United States]] ski resorts during the Australian summer.<ref name=Australian/>Whilst working at Thredbo he became involved with people skiing with a disability including [[Ron Finneran]]. <ref name=Australian/> In 1978, he was at the inaugural meeting to establish the Australian Disabled Skiers Federation (ADSA) which was later called [[Disabled Winter Sport Australia]]. He was President of Disabled WinterSport Australia from 1990 to 2004 and 2008-2009, Treasurer from 2005 to 2007. <ref name=honours/> In 1975, a founding member and the first Vice President of the Australian Professional Ski Instructors Association, a position he held between 1975 to 1980. <ref name=honours/>Since 2007, he has been a member of the [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC) Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee. <ref name=honours/> |
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==Australian Paralympic Committee== |
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In 1992, he joined the Board of the [[Australian Paralympic Committee]], a position that he has held continuously except for 1995. <ref name=honours/> He was Vice-President from 2000 to 2013. He was Chef De Mission for the [[Australia at the Winter Paralympics|Australian Winter Paralympic Games]] teams that competed at the [[Australia at the 1994 Winter Paralympics|1994 Lillehammer Games]], [[Australia at the 1998 Winter Paralympics|1998 Nagano Games]], [[Australia at the 2002 Winter Paralympics|2002 Salt Lake City Games]] and Assistant Chef de Mission at Australian Winter Paralympic Games teams at [[Australia at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|1992 Albertville Games]], [[Australia at the 2006 Winter Paralympics|2006 Torino Games]], [[Australia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics|2010 Vancouver Games]] and Australian Summer Paraympics teams at [[Australia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Games]] and [[Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Games]]. <ref name=honours/> In 2005, the Committee warded him the Paralympic Medal for his commitment to sport for people with a disability.<ref name=honours/> <ref name=apc/> |
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==Recognition== |
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Dean has been recognised for his work, receiving several awards including: |
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*2000 - [[Australian Sports Medal]] <ref name=apc/> |
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*2002 - Contribution to Skiing Award, Australian Ski Federation <ref name=honours/> |
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*2005 - Paralympic Medal in 2005 for his commitment to sport for people with a disability. <ref name=apc>{{cite web|title=Board Members|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/content/apc-board-staff|work=Australian Paralympic Committee website|accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> |
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*2014 - Medal of the Order of Australia <ref name=honours/> |
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In 2013, McGrath with his father Paul, participated 1,000km paddle from Sydney to Queensland to raise funds for the Mates4Mates,, a charity that provides support for injured ex-servicemen and women . |
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/180538630 Nick Dean interviewed by Mick Fogarty in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies Oral History Project, National Library of Australia, 2013] |
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'Curtis McGrath (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian Paracanoeist who took up canoeing after having both is legs amputated as a result of a mine blast whilst serving in the Australian Army in Afghanistan.
Personal
McGrath was boen on 31 March 1988 in New Zealand. His parent are Kim and Paul, and has two siblings - Brent and Sophia. He grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand and attended Wakatipu High School. In his last year at high school he was awarded the Bruce Grant Memorial Trophy for Outdoor Education. His family relocated to Brisbane, Queensland.
Military Career
He joined the Australian Army in 2006. On the 23rd of August 2012, as a combat engineer with the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, he was badly injured by an improvised explosive device during operations in in Khas Urozgan, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The explosion resulted in McGrath loosing his left leg below the knee and his right leg at the knee. He suffered shattered bones in his wrist, burnt left arm, perforated my ear drums and large wound at the back of his thigh. He was originally taken to an American medical base in Germany and then to Royal Brisbane Hospital for rehabilitation. Within three months, he was walking on prosthetic legs.
Sporting Career
Prior to his military injury, McGrath was a keen rugby player and swimmer. He took up canoeing and swimming. His first Paralympic experience was at the United States Marine Games in San Diego where he won three gold medals in swimming. In devoting his energy to sport , McGrath commented In sport, you are getting your body to do things you don't do every day. It helps your body to adjust more easily to everyday things.
In Paracanoeing he competes in V1 (Va’a Outrigger Canoe) and TA (Trunk and arms_ discipline. In 20014, he won the Australian and Oceania Championships in V1 200, 500 and 1000 m events. Almost two years after loosing his legs in Afghanistan, he won the gold medal in the V1 200 TA event in world record time at the 2014 ICT Sprint Canoeing World Championships in Moscow, Russia. After winning the gold medal m McGrath commented Even when I was on the stretcher getting carried to the medevac chopper I said I was going to be in the Paralympics, and this is the first step. His aim is to compete at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where para canoeing makes it debut. He lives on the Gold Coast, Queensland and trains 7 times a week on the water and 3 times a week in the gym. McGrath is supported by Mates4Mates, branch of the QLD RSL.
In 2013, McGrath with his father Paul, participated 1,000km paddle from Sydney to Queensland to raise funds for the Mates4Mates,, a charity that provides support for injured ex-servicemen and women .