Matthew Cameron

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Matthew Cameron
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2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Cameron
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
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Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
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Men's paralympic athletics
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Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4x400 m T53/54

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Matthew Cameron (born 20 September 1985) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal.

Personal

Cameron was born on 20 September 1985[1] and is from Wakerley, Queensland.[2][3][4] He carried the Paralympic torch during the 2000 Summer Paralympics torch relay.[1][4] He was named the 2003 Townsville's Australian Sportsperson of the Year.[1][4] He attended the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, where he earned a certificates in business and computer aided drafting.[1] As of 2012, he works as a compliance enforcement officer[1] and lived in Wynnum, Queensland.[5]

Cameron has popliteal web syndrome, a condition he has had since birth.[1][4] He has had twenty-five surgeries as a result of the syndrome and he cannot stand.[1][4]

Wheelchair basketball

Cameron has played wheelchair basketball and represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national under-20 wheelchair basketball team.[1][4] In 2004, he had a wheelchair basketball scholarship from the North Queensland Sports Foundation.[6]

Athletics

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Cameron at the 2012 London Paralympics

Cameron is a T54 competitor,[1][2][7][8] competing in 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres events.[2][9] He started competing in 2005,[1] and first represented Australia in 2006.[1]

Cameron competed in the 2006 IPC World Championship in the men's T54 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres events.[9] He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 100m and 4 x 100-metre relay team events. He missed the finals in the 100m event by one spot. His relay team was disqualified[2][4][5][7][10][11][12][13] after he fell from his chair during the transition.[12][13] He competed in the 2011 City2Surf.[14] At the 2011 Australian Athletics Championships, he finished second in the 200-metre wheelchair race final.[15] He finished first in the 100-metre race.[15] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the 100-metre event.[1][2][3][5][16][17][18]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Cameron participated in the Men's 100 m T54 and Men's 4 × 400 m T53/54 events, winning a bronze in the 4 × 400 m.[19]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heslehurst, Brayden (6 June 2012). "Wakerley's Matthew Cameron named in Australian Paralympic team after missing Beijing games final | News, events and sport for Brisbane East". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chris Dutton (6 June 2012). "Canberra's Paralympic athletes aim for Games glory". Australian Capital Territory: Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."High hopes for Paralympic gold". Wynnum Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alston, Josh (6 June 2012). "Four locals announced in the Australian Paralympic squad at QSAC on Wednesday morning | Competitions from Quest Community Newspapers Southeast Queensland". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NQ Sports Foundation – Sports Bursaries". North Queensland Sports Foundation. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olivia McGrath (16 September 2008). "Francis, relay team add to gold tally". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Queensland Athletics". Queensland Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Athletics Australia – Beijing build-up begins for Paralympic stars". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aussie Paralympic athletics squad named". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olivia McGrath (10 September 2008). "Australia up to 26 medals". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  12. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Australia disqualified from 4x100m relay". Nine MSN. Retrieved 9 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McGarry, Andrew. "Francis bolts clear to 200m glory – 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games". ABC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aussie Paralympic champ ready for City2Surf 'heartbreak' with 2XU Compression!". 2XU. Retrieved 23 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Patmore closes Nationals with victory". Australian Paralympic Committee. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Australian Paralympic Team Announced". Athletics ACT. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Walters sprints for London – Teenager set for Paralympics debut". Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced the athletics team for the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre today, during the team's final training camp on home soil before the Games begin on 29 August". 2XU. Retrieved 23 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Matthew Cameron". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

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