17 Facts About Blake Cochrane

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Blake Cochrane, was born on 25 January 1991 and is a retired Australian Paralympic swimmer.

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Blake Cochrane won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, two gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics, a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and a silver and one bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Blake John Cochrane born on 25 January 1991 in Charleville, Queensland.

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Blake Cochrane has multiple congenital limb deficiencies affecting his hands and his feet.

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Blake Cochrane went on to win a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 event.

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Blake Cochrane was one of the stars of the 2009 World Short Course Championships, winning two gold medals and one silver.

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Blake Cochrane has been honoured with Blue awards by both University of Queensland, 2010 and the University of the Sunshine Coast, 2011.

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Blake Cochrane blitzed the field at the 2011 Para Pan Pacific Championships in Canada, winning five gold medals and breaking the world record in the 100m breaststroke.

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At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Blake Cochrane broke the world record in winning the gold medal in the Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7.

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In 2015, Blake Cochrane was coached by Jan Cameron at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

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At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Blake Cochrane won the silver medal in Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7.

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At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, Blake Cochrane won the bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7.

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Blake Cochrane competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the Men's 100 m breaststroke SB7.

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Blake Cochrane won the bronze medal with a time of 1:16.97, close to 5 seconds behind the winner Carlos Serrano Zarate of Columbia.

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Blake Cochrane participated in the heats of the 34pts 4x100m Medley but not in the final.

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In 2011, Blake Cochrane was a nominee for The Ages Sport Performer Award in the Performer with a Disability category.

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Blake Cochrane has been awarded the 'Graham Sherman Sunshine Coast Senior Sports Star of the Year' for 2013.