Peter Hill (Paralympian)

Peter Hill
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1957 (age 68–69)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Breaststroke
Medal record
Men's Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 Arnhem25 m backstroke 1C
Silver medal – second place1980 Arnhem25 m breaststroke 1C

Peter Hill (born 1957) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer and athlete, who won two silver medals at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics.

Personal

Hill was born in Brisbane.[1] At the age of 18, a car accident left him a quadriplegic.[1] Before the accident, he was an apprentice plumber and was a sports champion at school.[1] Five years after the accident, he qualified as a dental technician.[1] He also designed and built wheelchairs.[1]

Sporting career

At the 1979 National Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Games in Perth Hill won gold medals in athletics events.[1] At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he competed in athletics and swimming events. He won silver medals in the Men's 25 m Backstroke 1C and Men's 25 m Breaststroke 1C events.[2]

In 1980, at the age of 23, he was named Young Australian of the Year.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Peter Hill". AustralianOfTheYear.org.au. Retrieved 18 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Peter Hill". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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