Bart Bunting
 Bart Bunting (left) at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Slalom Super combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2002 Winter Paralympics, 2010 Winter Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bartholomew Bunting (born 19 July 1976) is an Australian blind Paralympic alpine skier. He started skiing in 1998 with his guide Nathan Chivers. He won two gold medals and a silver medal with Chivers at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics.
Personal
[edit]Bunting was born on 19 July 1976,[1] and has been blind since birth.[2] Bunting attended the secondary school Oakhill College.[3] He has a degree in computer science from the University of Technology, Sydney.[4][5] He was featured on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's X Paralympic Games in March 2010.[2] In 2022, Bunting was living in the New South Wales north coast town of Nimbin with his wife and two children. He works in information technology remotely.[6]
Skiing
[edit]Bunting skied with his guide Nathan Chivers, whom he has known since high school.[4][7] He began skiing in 1998 at a "tryout camp" for people with disabilities. He found it difficult at first, but in 2000, he won a gold medal in the downhill and giant slalom at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Anzère, Switzerland.[7] From 2001 to 2003 and in 2009, he had an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship for alpine skiing.[8]
Bunting won two gold medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games in the downhill B1–3 and super-G B1–3 events, and a silver medal in the giant slalom B1–2 event.[9] Due to these achievements, he carried the Australian flag during the closing ceremony of the Games.[5] Bunting and Chivers retired after 2002 due to Chivers breaking a leg in a motorbike accident.[10] He returned to competition with Chivers in 2009 with the aim of competing at the 2010 Vancouver Games.[10] He competed but did not win any medals at these games[9] with Nathan Chivers as his guide.[11] While he was scheduled to ski in the second run of the giant slalom at the 2010 Games, he withdrew from that competition to focus on the downhill event.[12] He had been in 14th place after his first run.[11] By June 2011, he had retired from elite skiing.[13]
References
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- ^ "Australian Team Media Guide: 2002 Salt Lake City Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ a b Walters, Conrad (18 March 2010). "Critic's view Saturday, March 20". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 32. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Bart Bunting crashes out of Paralympics". Hills Shire Times. 23 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Bart Bunting". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Bart Bunting". Crew and Recruits. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Sygall, David (19 January 2022). "How Australia's Best Winter Games Results Were Stamped". Paralympics Australia. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b Jordan, Bev (16 February 2010). "It's snow time for blind Hills skier Bart Bunting". Hills Shire Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Nihil, G. (2006). Australian Institute of Sport : celebrating excellence. Focus Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 1-921156-16-3.
- ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ a b McDonald, Margie (12 August 2009). "Bart Bunting and Nathan Chivers rekindle Paralympic flames". The Australian. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b Caruana, Patrick (17 March 2010). "Aussies struggle in fog at Creekside". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Aussie Dallas sixth in giant slalom". Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Coaching Coup Brings Sochi Success Closer". International Paralympic Committee. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- 1976 births
- Australian male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic alpine skiers for Australia
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors
- Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic skiers
- Skiers from Sydney
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- University of Technology Sydney alumni
- Australian blind people
- People educated at Oakhill College
- Living people