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Simon Patmore, (born 29 August 1987) is an Australian Para-athletics and Para-snowboard competitor. He won a gold medal in the Men's 100m T46 at the
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, and bronze in the Men's 200m T46 at the
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. At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, Patmore won a gold medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL and bronze in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL.


Personal

Patmore was born on 29 August 1987. He was born with Erb's palsy affecting his left arm.


Para-athletics

Patmore is a T46-classified competitor in
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. At the
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, Patmore won a gold medal in the Men's 100m T46. In April 2011, he competed in the
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over 120 metres. At the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in
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, Patmore won a bronze medal in the Men's 200m T46 in 22.43 seconds. He won gold over 200m at the 2011
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in Melbourne. At the 2012
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, he won gold over 400m in 51.05 seconds. Patmore represented Australia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, where he won a bronze medal in the Men's 200m T46 in 22.36 seconds. He celebrated his 25th birthday on the day of the Opening Ceremony. Patmore is also a Queensland state record holder.


Para-snowboard

After learning an upper limb impairment class in Para-snowboard would be added to the Paralympic program at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, Patmore transitioned from
Para-athletics Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair ...
to Para-snowboard in 2014. Patmore made his World Cup debut in 2014 in
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, where he placed 10th in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL. At the 2017 World Para-snowboard Championships at Big White, Canada, he placed fifth in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL and sixth in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL. Patmore is also a
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silver medallist, Audi Quattro Winter Games silver medallist and dual Para-snowboard World Cup gold medallist. At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL. With this gold, he became the first Australian to win a Paralympic Winter Games gold medal since 2002, the first Australian man to win a medal at the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games, the first Australian to win a gold medal in Para-snowboard at the Paralympic Games, and the first Paralympic champion in snowboard cross in his classification. He also won a bronze medal in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL. At the 2019 World Para Snowboard Championships, Pyha,
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, Patmore won the silver medal in Men's Snowboard Cross UL and finished fourth in the Men's Banked Slalom UL.


Recognition

*2018 – Ski & Snowboard Australia – Athlete of the Year *2018 –
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– Open Athlete of the Year *2018 –
Queensland Academy of Sport The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1991 by the Queensland Government to support athletes in the state of Queensland. Its headquarters are currently located at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in ...
Peter Lacey Award for Sporting Excellence *2018 – AIS Sport Performance Awards – Para Performance of the Year *2020 –
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– for service to snowboarding as a Gold Medallist at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Games.


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