1. Scott Reardon won water skiing world championships in 2007 and 2009.
25 Facts About Scott Reardon
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Scott Reardon represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics, winning a silver medal in the Men's 100 m T42.
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Scott Reardon competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, his third games.
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Scott Reardon was born on 15 May 1990 in Temora, New South Wales.
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Scott Reardon grew up on his family's property near Temora, New South Wales.
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In 2002, Scott Reardon got his shoelace caught in the power take off shaft of a tractor and severed his right leg through the knee.
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Scott Reardon spent a month in hospital recovering and amazed doctors by relearning to walk in just one week.
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Scott Reardon continued to water-ski on one leg, representing Australia three times at the Water-Skiing World Championships and winning the world title twice in 2007 and 2009.
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The nephew of former Canterbury Bulldogs NRL player Steve Reardon, Scott Reardon was the 2005 Temora and District Sportsperson of the Year.
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At the 2011 World Championships in Christchurch, Scott Reardon finished fourth in the 100m sprint and fifth in the 200m, signalling his medal credentials for London 2012.
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Scott Reardon's parents have provided monetary support to help him waterski.
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Scott Reardon has competed in his state's able bodied water skiing competition, and was the first person with a disability to win it.
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Scott Reardon competed at the 2007 Disabled World Championships in Townsville, where he earned a gold medal For the jump event.
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Scott Reardon is based at the Australian Institute of Sport where he is coached by Iryna Dvoskina.
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Scott Reardon was active in sport before his accident and was concerned following his accident that he would not be able to run again.
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Scott Reardon was representing Australia in 2007 in the 100-metre event.
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Scott Reardon competed at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships making three finals but not winning a medal.
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Scott Reardon dead heated with Heinrich Popow from Germany in the Men's 100 m final.
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At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Scott Reardon won the Men's 100 m T42 in 12.13.
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Scott Reardon won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m T42 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in a Paralympic record time of 12.26.
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Scott Reardon was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2017.
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At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Scott Reardon won his third consecutive Men's 100 m T42 title with a time of 12.21.
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At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Scott Reardon came fourth in his100m T63 heat and qualified for the final.
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Scott Reardon failed to win a medal coming fifth in the final.
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Scott Reardon announced his retirement from competitive athletics in October 2021.