Charmaine Cree
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Charmaine Cree (born 1952)[1] is an Australian athlete who won five medals at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics
Personal
[edit]In 1976, when she was 24, Cree had her left leg amputated below the knee due to bone cancer.[2][3] She has two sons, who were aged seven and nine in 1979. They nicknamed her "The only bionic Mum in Sydney"; they also trained in athletics with her.[3]
Career
[edit]A year after her operation, Cree won five medals at the Australian Amputee Sporting Association's New South Wales competition.[3] She then won two gold medals at the 1977 FESPIC Games, and won six gold medals in the Australian Amputee Sporting Association's Queensland championships in 1979.[3] At the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's High Jump C event, a silver medal in the Women's Long Jump C event, and three bronze medals in the Women's 100 m C, Women's Discus C, and Women's Javelin C events.[4]
Recognition
[edit]In 1980, Cree was named the New South Wales Sportswoman of the Year.[2] She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charmaine Cree". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Dorothy (19 October 1980). "Please, Define The Rules..." The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 45. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d Wells, Bill (21 November 1979). "'Our Bionic Mum – She's Great'". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Cree, Charmaine: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1952 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Sprinters with limb difference
- High jumpers with limb difference
- Discus throwers with limb difference
- Javelin throwers with limb difference
- Long jumpers with limb difference
- Paralympic sprinters
- Paralympic high jumpers
- Paralympic javelin throwers
- Paralympic discus throwers
- Paralympic long jumpers
- FESPIC Games competitors
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
- Australian amputees
- Australian female sprinters
- Australian female high jumpers
- Australian female discus throwers
- Australian female javelin throwers
- Australian female long jumpers
- 20th-century Australian sportswomen