Sam McIntosh
 2016 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of McIntosh | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 13 July 1990 Drysdale, Victoria |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre |
Sam McIntosh (born 13 July 1990) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.[1]
Personal
McIntosh was born on 13 July 1990.[2][3] In 2007, while riding a BMX bike on a family holiday in Coffs Harbour, he had an accident that left him a quadriplegic.[2][4][5] Following his accident, he initially played wheelchair rugby.[2][5] On 31 December 2011, on a dance floor, his neck was broken for a second time. He spent two weeks in hospital and three months doing rehabilitation before he was able to continue his athletics career.[4] As of 2012[update], he lives in Drysdale, Victoria and designs T-shirts.[2]
Athletics
McIntosh is a T52 classified athlete who competes in the 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre events.[3][3]
McIntosh switched from wheelchair rugby to athletics following a meeting with Kaye Colman, the mother of Richard Colman.[2][5] He started competing in 2009.[6] In 2010, he was coached by Mandi Cole.[5] That year, he was able to purchase a racing wheelchair that fit him better.[6] At the 2011 Australian National Titles, he earned a gold medal in the 100 metre event, and a silver medal in the 200 metre event.[2]
In 2012, he participated in a national team training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport.[4] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the 100 m and 200 m events.[2][3] He did not medal at the 2012 Games.[7]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's 100 m T52.[7]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, he finished sixth in 100m T52 (18.69s (+0.4)) and ranked 12th in the Men's 400m T52.[8] McIntosh was one of three Geelong Para Athletes, as well as Martin Jackson and Jemima Moore, to be selected for the Championships.[9]
Notes
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Wednesday, 15 August 2012 (13 July 1990). "Coles and VIS present Gateway to London | Sam McIntosh | Paralympic Athletes". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "Sam McIntosh". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Name: (will appear on website) (1 August 2012). "Sam overcomes selection setback". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Go-go Sam embraces life". Geelong Advertiser. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Sam's Paralympic dreams given boost". Geelong Advertiser. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Sam McIntosh". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha. "A trio of gold medals bolsters Australia's medal tally". Athletics Australia News, 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ http://www.geelongathletics.com/single-post/2017/06/12/London-2017---Para-World-Champs
External links
- Sam McIntosh at the Australian Paralympic Committee
- Sam McIntosh at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Sam McIntosh at Australia Athletics Historical Results
