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==Career==
==Career==
He won a bronze medal at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Games]] in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event.<ref name=IPC-AU2S/>
He won a bronze medal at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Games]] in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event.<ref name=IPC-AU2S/>
At the 2013 [[International Association for Disabled Sailing|IFDS]] World Championships in [[Kinsale]], Ireland, he teamed with Jonathan Harris and [[Colin Harrison (sailor)|Colin Harrison]] to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bronze medal win for Australia at IFDS World Championships|url=http://www.yachting.org.au/?Page=68835|work=Yachting Australia News|date=31 August 2013|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, the trio were named [[Yachting Australia]]'s Sailors of the Year with a Disability.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonar crew win Yachting Australia award|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/sonar-crew-win-yachting-australia-award |work=Australian Paralympic Committee News|date=21 October 2013|accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref> At the 2014 IFDS World Championships in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Canada, Boaden teamed with Harrison and Harris to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results|url=http://www.ifdsworlds2014.ca/view-results.html|website=IFDS Worlds 2014 website|accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, Boaden shared the [[Yachting Australia]] Sailor of the Year with a Disability award with [[Daniel Fitzgibbon]], [[Liesl Tesch]], [[Colin Harrison (sailor)|Colin Harrison]], [[Jonathan Harris (sailor)|Jonathan Harris]] and [[Matthew Bugg]]. The Australian team of six sailors beat Great Britain by one point at the IFDS World Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stellar night for Australian sailing at Yachting Australia Awards 2014|url=http://www.yachting.org.au/stellar-night-at-ya-awards-2014/|website=Yachting Australia News|date=1 November 2014|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>
At the 2013 [[International Association for Disabled Sailing|IFDS]] World Championships in [[Kinsale]], Ireland, he teamed with Jonathan Harris and [[Colin Harrison (sailor)|Colin Harrison]] to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bronze medal win for Australia at IFDS World Championships|url=http://www.yachting.org.au/?Page=68835|work=Yachting Australia News|date=31 August 2013|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, the trio were named [[Yachting Australia]]'s Sailors of the Year with a Disability.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonar crew win Yachting Australia award |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/sonar-crew-win-yachting-australia-award |work=Australian Paralympic Committee News |date=21 October 2013 |accessdate=19 November 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103040959/http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/sonar-crew-win-yachting-australia-award |archivedate= 3 January 2014 |df= }}</ref> At the 2014 IFDS World Championships in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Canada, Boaden teamed with Harrison and Harris to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results |url=http://www.ifdsworlds2014.ca/view-results.html |website=IFDS Worlds 2014 website |accessdate=25 August 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113834/http://www.ifdsworlds2014.ca/view-results.html |archivedate=26 August 2014 |df= }}</ref> In November 2014, Boaden shared the [[Yachting Australia]] Sailor of the Year with a Disability award with [[Daniel Fitzgibbon]], [[Liesl Tesch]], [[Colin Harrison (sailor)|Colin Harrison]], [[Jonathan Harris (sailor)|Jonathan Harris]] and [[Matthew Bugg]]. The Australian team of six sailors beat Great Britain by one point at the IFDS World Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stellar night for Australian sailing at Yachting Australia Awards 2014|url=http://www.yachting.org.au/stellar-night-at-ya-awards-2014/|website=Yachting Australia News|date=1 November 2014|accessdate=22 November 2014}}</ref>


At the 2015 IFDS Championships in [[Melbourne (Victoria)|Australia]], he teamed with Colin Harrison and Jonathan Harris to win the silver medal behind the Great Britain crew. Their score was 37.0 to Great Britain's 36.0.<ref name=melbourne>{{cite web|title=Excellence to the very end|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10017-0-0-0&sID=298118&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=38323216|website=2015 Para World Sailing Championships at RYCV Melbourne, Australia website|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> Boaden, Harris and Harrison won the bronze medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar class at the 2016 World Championships held in [[Medemblik]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Para World Sailing Championship|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/39792.php#.V0zcpb5-9jp|website=World Sailing website|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref> They won the gold medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar class at [[2016 Summer Paralympics]]. During the event they had three first placings and four second placings.<ref name="rio">{{cite web|title=3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) - Standings|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/sailing-standings-sa-3-person-keelboat-sonar|website=Rio Paralympics Official site|accessdate=18 September 2016}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Order of Australia Medal]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/OAM%20Final%20Media%20Notes%20(A-E).pdf |title=OAM Final Media Notes (A-E) |publisher=Governor General of Australia |access-date=26 January 2017 }}</ref>
At the 2015 IFDS Championships in [[Melbourne (Victoria)|Australia]], he teamed with Colin Harrison and Jonathan Harris to win the silver medal behind the Great Britain crew. Their score was 37.0 to Great Britain's 36.0.<ref name=melbourne>{{cite web|title=Excellence to the very end|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10017-0-0-0&sID=298118&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=38323216|website=2015 Para World Sailing Championships at RYCV Melbourne, Australia website|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> Boaden, Harris and Harrison won the bronze medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar class at the 2016 World Championships held in [[Medemblik]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Para World Sailing Championship|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/39792.php#.V0zcpb5-9jp|website=World Sailing website|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref> They won the gold medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar class at [[2016 Summer Paralympics]]. During the event they had three first placings and four second placings.<ref name="rio">{{cite web|title=3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/sailing-standings-sa-3-person-keelboat-sonar |website=Rio Paralympics Official site |accessdate=18 September 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923075757/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/sailing-standings-sa-3-person-keelboat-sonar |archivedate=23 September 2016 |df= }}</ref> He was awarded the [[Order of Australia Medal]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/OAM%20Final%20Media%20Notes%20(A-E).pdf |title=OAM Final Media Notes (A-E) |publisher=Governor General of Australia |access-date=26 January 2017 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:04, 8 May 2017

Russell Boaden
2016 Australian Paralympic Team Portrait
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born15 December 1969
Medal record
Sailing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Mixed Three Person Sonar
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Mixed Three Person Sonar
IFDS World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kinsale Mixed Three Person Sonar
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Halifax Mixed Three Person Sonar
Silver medal – second place 2015 Melbourne Mixed Three Person Sonar
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Medemblik Mixed Three Person Sonar

Russell Boaden OAM (15 December 1969)[1] is a Paralympic sailor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics,[2] and a won a gold medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[3][4]

Personal

Boaden was born on 15 December 1969. His brachial plexus was damaged as a result of a motorbike accident.[1]

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Mixed Three Person Sonar event.[2] At the 2013 IFDS World Championships in Kinsale, Ireland, he teamed with Jonathan Harris and Colin Harrison to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.[5] In October 2013, the trio were named Yachting Australia's Sailors of the Year with a Disability.[6] At the 2014 IFDS World Championships in Halifax, Canada, Boaden teamed with Harrison and Harris to win the bronze medal in the Sonar Class.[7] In November 2014, Boaden shared the Yachting Australia Sailor of the Year with a Disability award with Daniel Fitzgibbon, Liesl Tesch, Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris and Matthew Bugg. The Australian team of six sailors beat Great Britain by one point at the IFDS World Championship.[8]

At the 2015 IFDS Championships in Australia, he teamed with Colin Harrison and Jonathan Harris to win the silver medal behind the Great Britain crew. Their score was 37.0 to Great Britain's 36.0.[9] Boaden, Harris and Harrison won the bronze medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar class at the 2016 World Championships held in Medemblik, Netherlands.[10] They won the gold medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar class at 2016 Summer Paralympics. During the event they had three first placings and four second placings.[4] He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2017.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Media guide : Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Australia's Paralympic Sailors set sail for their last Games". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b "3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) - Standings". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Bronze medal win for Australia at IFDS World Championships". Yachting Australia News. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Sonar crew win Yachting Australia award". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Results". IFDS Worlds 2014 website. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Stellar night for Australian sailing at Yachting Australia Awards 2014". Yachting Australia News. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Excellence to the very end". 2015 Para World Sailing Championships at RYCV Melbourne, Australia website. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  10. ^ "2016 Para World Sailing Championship". World Sailing website. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  11. ^ "OAM Final Media Notes (A-E)" (PDF). Governor General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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