Kerrod McGregor
Personal information | |
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Full name | Kerrod Glenn McGregor |
Nationality | Australia |
Born | 23 April 1962 |
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Disability class | P42 |
Medal record |
Kerrod Glenn McGregor (born 23 April 1962) is an Australian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category P42 pentathlon events.
He was born 23 April 1962 in Gladstone, Queensland.[1] He competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics in New York City, United States. There he won a gold medal in the men's Javelin throw - A2 event, a gold medal in the men's Long jump - A2 event, a silver medal in the men's Discus throw - A2 event, finished fifth in the men's High jump - A2 event and finished fifth in the men's Shot put - A2 event. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he received a gold medal in the men's Discus throw - A2A9 event, a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - A2A9 event, a bronze medal in the men's Long jump - A2A9 event, a bronze medal in the men's Javelin throw - A2A9 event and finished ninth in the men's High jump - A2A9 event. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he received a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - PS3 event, finished ninth in the men's 100 metres - TS1 event, finished tenth in the men's Discus throw - THS2 event, finished sixth in the men's Javelin throw - THS2 event, finished fourth in the men's Long jump - J1 event and finished sixteenth in the men's Shot put - THS2 event. He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There he won a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - P42 event.
In 2012, McGregor had successful osseointegration surgery at Macquarie University Hospital performed by Dr Munjed Al Muderis of The Osseointegration Group of Australia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ^ "The Osseointegration Group of Australia". Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
External links
[edit]- Kerrod McGregor at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kerrod McGregor at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Australian pentathletes
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Australian male long jumpers
- Australian male discus throwers
- Australian male javelin throwers
- People from Gladstone, Queensland
- Long jumpers with limb difference
- Discus throwers with limb difference
- Javelin throwers with limb difference
- Paralympic long jumpers
- Paralympic discus throwers
- Paralympic javelin throwers
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen