Lachlan Jones

Lachlan Stuart Jones, OAM[1] (born 4 March 1977)[2] is a former Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in Melbourne, and has cerebral palsy.[2] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m T32 event with a world record time of 0:19.90,[3][4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] He also participated without winning any medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games.[3] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5]

Lachlan Jones
Personal information
Full nameLachlan Stuart Jones
Nationality Australia
Born4 March 1977
Melbourne
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta Men's 100 m T32
IPC Athletics World Championships
1998 BirminghamMen's 200 m T33
1998 BirminghamMen's 400 m T33
1998 BirminghamMen's 100 m T33

References
  1. "Jones, Lachlan Stuart, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. International Paralympic Committee; Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (2000). Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. p. 6. OCLC 223030936.
  5. "Jones, Lachlan: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.


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