Shannon Dallas was born on 16 August 1977 and is an Australian sit skier who receives support from the New South Wales Institute of Sport.
16 Facts About Shannon Dallas
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In 2009 and 2010, Shannon Dallas worked in wheelchair basketball development on New South Wales's central coast.
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Shannon Dallas had four relationships in four years in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
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Shannon Dallas dealt with necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating bug, that sidelined him for seven months.
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Shannon Dallas was featured on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's X Paralympic Games in March 2010.
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Shannon Dallas receives support from the New South Wales Institute of Sport, the Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Government Sports Training Grants program.
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Shannon Dallas competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, where he was the team captain.
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Shannon Dallas finished ninth in the super-G and crashed in the downhill.
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Shannon Dallas climbed back to finish 18th overall in the giant slalom following his second run which had a time of 57.32 seconds.
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Shannon Dallas withdrew from the Games before the slalom event, his last scheduled one.
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Shannon Dallas had a high speed crash at the 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Korea in the downhill event, which resulted in severe injuries that doctors thought might end his career.
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Shannon Dallas was officially named to the Australian 2010 Winter Paralympics team in November 2009.
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Shannon Dallas competed in the super combined, downhill and giant slalom events.
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Shannon Dallas did not place in the super combined event as he failed to finish his second run because he crashed.
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Shannon Dallas had been sitting in the sixth spot after his first run and kept sixth spot after his second run.
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The giant slalom course was difficult, and Shannon Dallas was one of only 30 out of 54 skiers to finish the course.