1. Matthew Cameron was born on 20 September 1985 and is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor.
13 Facts About Matthew Cameron
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Matthew Cameron carried the Paralympic torch during the 2000 Summer Paralympics torch relay.
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Matthew Cameron was named the 2003 Townsville's Australian Sportsperson of the Year.
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Matthew Cameron attended the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, where he earned a certificates in business and computer aided drafting.
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Matthew Cameron has popliteal web syndrome, a condition he has had since birth.
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Matthew Cameron has had twenty-five surgeries as a result of the syndrome and he cannot stand.
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Matthew Cameron has played wheelchair basketball and represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national under-20 wheelchair basketball team.
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Matthew Cameron is a T54 competitor, competing in 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres events.
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Matthew Cameron started competing in 2005, and first represented Australia in 2006.
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Matthew Cameron competed in the 2006 IPC World Championship in the men's T54 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres events.
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Matthew Cameron competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 100m and 4 x 100-metre relay team events.
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Matthew Cameron missed the finals in the 100m event by one spot.
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Matthew Cameron was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the 100-metre event.