1. Ben Tudhope was born on 13 December 1999 and is an Australian Paralympian who has competed in para-snowboard cross at three Winter Paralympics 2014 to 2022.
13 Facts About Ben Tudhope
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Ben Tudhope was the youngest competitor at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games from any country.
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Ben Tudhope was born with cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen to the brain during his birth and damage caused to the white matter in his brain, which caused hemiplegia on the left side of his body and damage connecting nerve tissue vital for movement.
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In 2014, Ben Tudhope was 150 centimetres tall, and his French-made snowboard is 141 centimetres long.
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Ben Tudhope competed in the 2013 European Cup to qualify for the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
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Ben Tudhope was the youngest competitor at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games from any country.
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Ben Tudhope finished 10th out of 33 competitors in the Men's Para-snowboard Cross, and was chosen to carry the Australian flag at the closing ceremony.
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In 2017, Ben Tudhope became part of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program which included him being mentored by former Australian rugby union captain Nick Farr-Jones.
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At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, Ben Tudhope finished seventh in the banked slalom SB-LL2 and tenth in the snowboard cross SB-LL2.
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At the 2019 World Para Snowboard Championships, Pyha, Finland, Ben Tudhope won the silver medal in Men's Snowboard Cross LL2 and finished fourth in the Men's Banked Slalom LL2.
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Ben Tudhope won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and the bronze medal in the men's dual banked slalom SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.
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At the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, Ben Tudhope won the bronze medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and finished ninth in the men's snowboard banked slalom SB-LL2 event.
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Ben Tudhope was second on the Para Snowboard Overall World Cup standings.