Jeff Hardy (swimmer)

Jeff Hardy
Close up of Hardy in action at the pool at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Lewis Hardy
Nationality Australia
Born (1959-03-13) 13 March 1959
Narrabri, New South Wales
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaMen's 100 m Butterfly B2
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaMen's 400 m Freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyMen's 400 m Freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaMen's 200 m Medley B2
Hardy dives into the pool during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lewis Hardy, OAM[1][2] (born 13 March 1959)[3] is an Australian swimmer with a vision impairment. Hardy was born in the New South Wales town of Narrabri.[3] At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, he won two gold medals in the Men's 100 m Butterfly B2 and Men's 400 m Freestyle B2 events, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and a bronze medal in the Men's 200 m Medley B2 event.[4] On 16 November 1997 in Brisbane, he set a 1500 m S12 world record that has remained unsurpassed as of August 2017, with a time of 18:57.10.[5] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's 400 m Freestyle S12 event.[4] In 2001, he was inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Hardy, Jeffrey Lewis, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Swimmers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "IPC Swimming World Records Long Course" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jeff Hardy (2001) Swimming". Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.


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