1. Colin Sieders was born on 19 January 1982 and is an Australian paracanoeist and former racing driver.
11 Facts About Colin Sieders
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Colin Sieders competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
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CareFlight responded to the accident and Colin Sieders believes that they saved his life.
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Colin Sieders spent 88 days in intensive care, underwent 30 operations over 51 weeks in hospital.
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Colin Sieders was initially told he would never walk again.
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Colin Sieders took up paracanoe after the accident to improve his fitness and reduce weight gain.
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Colin Sieders helps run Colin Sieders V8 RacingTeam with his brothers and helps promote CareFlight, who helped save his life.
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Colin Sieders has only 30 percent use of his left leg and requires a unique 'hand-clutch' in his Ford Falcon V8 Supercar.
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Colin Sieders was the first permanently disabled driver to race in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Development Series.
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Colin Sieders ceased racing after a car accident in 2011.
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Colin Sieders took up canoeing after he was no longer able to race V8 Supercars.