Evan O'Hanlon
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Evan O'Hanlon is a triple gold medal winning Paralympic athlete
from Australia
, who competes mainly in category T38 sprint events. , he is ranked first in the world.
, New South Wales. He is 183 centimetres (72 in) tall and weighs 78 kilograms (172 lb). He has cerebral palsy
as a result of a prenatal stroke. He attended St Joseph’s College. He has five sisters, one of whom is Elsa O'Hanlon who rowed for Australia's national team. His father Terry O'Hanlon, who is heavily involved with rowing in Australia, has represented Australia on the international level. His mother has also represented Australia as a member of a national rowing squad. One of his personal heroes is the Anchorman character, Ron Burgandy.
he is working on a degree in landscape architecture. He is not married, and resides in Canberra
and Sydney.
from Australia
, competing mainly in category T38 sprint events. Prior to the start of his last year of high school, he competed only against able bodied athletes. In 2005, New South Wales Paralympic Talent Search Co-ordinator Amy Winters
, herself a former Paralympic competitor, recruited him to participate in Paralympic sport. That year, he represented Australia for the first time. In December, he moved to Canberra and started training full time with Irina Dvoskina
.
, he is coached by Irina Dvoskina
, and has a scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport
(AIS). When competing on the club level, he represents UTS North. At the age of nineteen, his records made him the fastest male cerebral palsy competitor in the world. During his career, he has had to deal with painful shin splits.
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing
, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 metres - T38 event, a gold medal in the men's 200m - T38 event and a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T35-38 event. He won all of these events in World Record times, in the T38 100M event with a time of 10.96 and in T38 200M event with a time of 21.98. His time of 10.96 was the first time a male cerebral palsy athlete had a sub 11 second record time. Personal best times outside the Paralympics include a time of 51.08 in the T38 400m event, a record he set in Brisbane, and a distance of 6.11 metres (20 ft) in the T38 long jump event that he set in Canberra. During 2011, he was training to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics
.
In 2005, he competed at the German Nationals and European Championships in the 100m and 200m events. These events were the first time he competed overseas. At the IPC Athletics World Championships in 2006 , he competed in the T38 100m, but did not finish; finished third in the T38 200m event; and got a pair of gold medals in the 4x100m relay 4x400m relay events. At the Australian Championships, he finished first in the T38 100m and T38 200m events in 2006, 2007 and 2008. His 2006 title was his first national one, when he won the T38 100m event. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, he won gold medals in the 100m and 200 events, a silver medal in the 400m event, and a bronze in the 4x100m relay event. He finished fourth in the men's long jump event. His two gold medals at the event counted for half the total men's Australian gold medal count.
In 2009 and 2010, he took time off from Paralympic athletics to compete in Australia's able-bodied domestic athletics season. He has a personal goal of being able to beat able-bodied athletes. One of his early goals was to beat the times of fellow Paralympian athlete Tim Sullivan
. He accomplished this, and was on a sprint team with Sullivan that won a Paralympic gold medal in the 4x100m event in Beijing.
As of 2011, he is ranked first in the world. In 2011, he was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder training and based in Canberra.
. His involvement as a player ended because of repeated injuries. He has also competed in rowing.
named him as a finalist in its 2008 Bachelor of the Year contest. In 2011, he was a nominee for The Age
's Sport Performer Award in the Performer with a Disability category.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, who competes mainly in category T38 sprint events. , he is ranked first in the world.
Personal
O'Hanlon was born on 4 May 1988 in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales. He is 183 centimetres (72 in) tall and weighs 78 kilograms (172 lb). He has cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
as a result of a prenatal stroke. He attended St Joseph’s College. He has five sisters, one of whom is Elsa O'Hanlon who rowed for Australia's national team. His father Terry O'Hanlon, who is heavily involved with rowing in Australia, has represented Australia on the international level. His mother has also represented Australia as a member of a national rowing squad. One of his personal heroes is the Anchorman character, Ron Burgandy.
he is working on a degree in landscape architecture. He is not married, and resides in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
and Sydney.
Competitive athletics
O'Hanlon is a Paralympic athleteTrack and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, competing mainly in category T38 sprint events. Prior to the start of his last year of high school, he competed only against able bodied athletes. In 2005, New South Wales Paralympic Talent Search Co-ordinator Amy Winters
Amy Winters
Amy Winters is an athletics competitor from Australia. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, the 2000 Summer Paralympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics. At these games, she won a total of five gold medals and two bronze medals. The first bronze medal was in 1996 in the 100 m T42-46 event. ...
, herself a former Paralympic competitor, recruited him to participate in Paralympic sport. That year, he represented Australia for the first time. In December, he moved to Canberra and started training full time with Irina Dvoskina
Irina Dvoskina
Irina Dvoskina was named the Coach of the Year in 2008 by the Australian Paralympic Committee. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she was the coach of five Australian athletics competitors who won a combined thirteen total medals. Athletes she coached included Heath Francis, Evan O’Hanlon, Christine...
.
, he is coached by Irina Dvoskina
Irina Dvoskina
Irina Dvoskina was named the Coach of the Year in 2008 by the Australian Paralympic Committee. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she was the coach of five Australian athletics competitors who won a combined thirteen total medals. Athletes she coached included Heath Francis, Evan O’Hanlon, Christine...
, and has a scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
(AIS). When competing on the club level, he represents UTS North. At the age of nineteen, his records made him the fastest male cerebral palsy competitor in the world. During his career, he has had to deal with painful shin splits.
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 metres - T38 event, a gold medal in the men's 200m - T38 event and a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T35-38 event. He won all of these events in World Record times, in the T38 100M event with a time of 10.96 and in T38 200M event with a time of 21.98. His time of 10.96 was the first time a male cerebral palsy athlete had a sub 11 second record time. Personal best times outside the Paralympics include a time of 51.08 in the T38 400m event, a record he set in Brisbane, and a distance of 6.11 metres (20 ft) in the T38 long jump event that he set in Canberra. During 2011, he was training to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.Even though 2012 will be London's...
.
In 2005, he competed at the German Nationals and European Championships in the 100m and 200m events. These events were the first time he competed overseas. At the IPC Athletics World Championships in 2006 , he competed in the T38 100m, but did not finish; finished third in the T38 200m event; and got a pair of gold medals in the 4x100m relay 4x400m relay events. At the Australian Championships, he finished first in the T38 100m and T38 200m events in 2006, 2007 and 2008. His 2006 title was his first national one, when he won the T38 100m event. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, he won gold medals in the 100m and 200 events, a silver medal in the 400m event, and a bronze in the 4x100m relay event. He finished fourth in the men's long jump event. His two gold medals at the event counted for half the total men's Australian gold medal count.
In 2009 and 2010, he took time off from Paralympic athletics to compete in Australia's able-bodied domestic athletics season. He has a personal goal of being able to beat able-bodied athletes. One of his early goals was to beat the times of fellow Paralympian athlete Tim Sullivan
Tim Sullivan (athlete)
Timothy Sullivan is an Australian athlete who has won ten gold medals at the Paralympic Games. This includes four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, in the T38 100m, 200m and 400m events, and as a member of the men’s 4x100m Relay team, and five gold medals at the 2000 Summer...
. He accomplished this, and was on a sprint team with Sullivan that won a Paralympic gold medal in the 4x100m event in Beijing.
As of 2011, he is ranked first in the world. In 2011, he was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder training and based in Canberra.
Other sports
O'Hanlon has participated in rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. His involvement as a player ended because of repeated injuries. He has also competed in rowing.
Recognition
He was AIS Junior Athlete of the Year in 2008, and was also named Athletics Australia's 2008 Athlete of the Year - Male AWD. Cleo magazineCleo (magazine)
CLEO is an Australian, New Zealand, South African, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thailand and Indonesian women's magazine.Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focused Dolly, the magazine is known for its CLEO Bachelor of the Year award....
named him as a finalist in its 2008 Bachelor of the Year contest. In 2011, he was a nominee for The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
's Sport Performer Award in the Performer with a Disability category.
External links
- evanohanlon on Twitter