Richard Colman

Richard Colman

Colman showing the silver medal he won in the 400 m at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
Personal information
Born	28 November 1984 Stavanger, Norway
Medal record Track and field (T53) Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 800 m – T53 2012 London 800 m – T53 2004 Athens 4x100 m – T53–54 2008 Beijing 200 m – T53 2008 Beijing 400 m – T53 2012 London 400 m – T53 2012 London 4 x 400 m Relay T53/54 IPC Athletics World Championships 2011 Christchurch Men's 800 m T53 2011 Christchurch Men's 400m T53 2002 Lille Men's 400 m T53 2006 Assen Men's 800 m T53 2013 Lyon Men's 800 m T53 2013 Lyon Men's 1500 m T53 Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 1500 m T54

Richard Andrew Colman OAM^[1] (born 28 November 1984 in Stavanger, Norway)^[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete, competing mainly in category T53 sprint events. He was born with spina bifida.^[2] He represented Australia at the four Paralympics - 2004 to 2016.^[3]

Paralympics

Colman at the 2012 London Paralympics

Colman competed at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the men's 800 m – T53 event,^[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,^[1] a silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 m relay – T53–54 event,^[4] went out in the first round of the men's 100 m – T53 event,^[5] finished seventh in the men's 200 m – T53 event,^[6] finished sixth in the men's 400 m – T53 event,^[7] went out in the first round of the men's 4 x 400 m relay – T53-54 event.^[8]

He also competed at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, where he won a silver medal in the men's 200 m – T53 event,^[4] a bronze medal in the men's 400 m – T53 event,^[4] was disqualified in the men's 4 x 100 m relay – T53-54 event^[9] and finished fourth in the men's 800 m – T53 event.^[10]

At the 2012 London Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's 800 m T53 event and two bronze medals in the Men's 400 m T53 and Men's 4x400 m T53/54 events;,^[4] he also came seventh in the Men's 200 m T53- event.^[11]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished 12th ranked in Men's 400 m T53 heats and 8th in the Men's 800 m T53 heats and did not advance to the finals. ^[12]

Commonwealth Games

Colman won a silver medal in the 1500 m T54 at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and came fourth in the same event at the 2014 competition.^[13][14]

IPC Athletics World Championships

Colman has competed at four IPC Athletics World Championships. In 2002, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 m T53. In 2006, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 800 m T53. At the 2011 Championships, he won a gold medal in the Men's s 800m T53 and a silver medal in the Men's 400 m T53. At the 2013 Championships in Lyon, France, he won bronze medals in the Men's 800m and 1500m T53 events.^[15][16] He was selected to compete at the 2015 Championships in Doha but withdrew from the competition.^[17]

References

External links

• Richard Colman - Athletics Australia Results
• Personal website